East Glacier Park (Amtrak station)

East Glacier Park

Station statistics

Address

400 Hwy 49 North
East Glacier Park, MT 59434

Lines

Empire Builder

Parking

Yes; free

Baggage check

Yes

Other information

Opened

1913

Accessible

Code

GPK

Owned by

BNSF Railway

Traffic

Passengers (2007)

13,663 ▲ 23%

East Glacier Park is a seasonal station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in East Glacier Park, Montana. The Empire Builder is a Passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The Empire Builder is a Passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. East Glacier Park is a Census-designated place (CDP in Glacier County, Montana, United States. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The station is served daily from April to October, and caters mostly to tourists visiting Glacier National Park. It FY07, it was the fourth-busiest Amtrak stop in Montana, on average boarding or detraining 75 passengers daily. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The Empire Builder serves eleven other communities in the state.

The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway. The BNSF Railway headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the four remaining Transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in ^[1]^[2] This station operates during the summer only.

Notes and references

^ Amtrak - Great American Stations. Amtrak. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 Retrieved on 2007-02-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
^ Grau, Kara; Bruns-Dubois, Melissa; Nickerson, Norma P. (December 2006). The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana (PDF). Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana. Retrieved on 2007-02-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen

External links

East Glacier Park(GPK) Station, Great American Stations website

Amtrak - Stations - East Glacier Park, MT

East Glacier Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)

Preceding station		Amtrak		Following station
Essex toward Seattle or Portland		Empire Builder		Browning toward Chicago

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 Essex Montana is the only Flag stop on the Amtrak Empire Builder route King Street Station is a Train station in Seattle Washington. "Portland (Amtrak station" redirects here For the train station in Maine see Portland Maine (Amtrak station. The Empire Builder is a Passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. Browning Montana is a seasonal station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in Browning Montana. Union Station is a Chicago Train station that opened in 1925 replacing an earlier 1881 station and is now the only Intercity rail terminal in Chicago

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