Detroit Lakes station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder. The building was originally built by the Northern Pacific Railroad and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1988 as the Northern Pacific Passenger Depot.
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 The Detroit Lakes station from the south | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 116 Pioneer Street Detroit Lakes, Minnesota United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°49′11″N 95°50′45″W / 46.81972°N 95.84583°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Staples Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Architect | John Skooglun | |||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival | |||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: DLK | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1908 | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 4,182[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||
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Northern Pacific Passenger Depot | ||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 88002833[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | December 20, 1988[3] | |||||||||||||||||
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The station was renovated in 2010 under the direction of the local White Earth Reservation and the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The exterior brickwork was cleaned; wood soffits repaired; and window and door trim painted. On the interior, the space was reconfigured to accommodate retail kiosks.[4]
The station is one of three in Minnesota and 78 across the Amtrak network listed in a 2021 settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over inaccessible facilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.[5] Under the company's ADA Stations Program (ADASP), new station platforms, walkways, lighting, and other accessibility improvements will be constructed between Amtrak's fiscal year 2025 and 2027.[6]
In 2023, $4 million was included in the Minnesota state budget to study a daytime train service between the Twin Cities and Fargo, North Dakota,[7] a service that would include stops at Detroit Lakes station.
References
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Minnesota" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Becker County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Detroit Lakes Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "$2.25 Million Fund Available in Justice Department Settlement with Amtrak" (Press release). U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs. January 29, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Minnesota" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Teigen, Danielle A. (June 7, 2023). "Commuter train from Fargo to St. Paul would include additional stops in Detroit Lakes, Staples". Detroit Lakes Tribune. Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Detroit Lakes (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Detroit Lakes, MN – Amtrak
- Detroit Lakes, MN – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
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