Chemult station

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Chemult, OR
Chemult Amtrak Station 2012.jpg
The station shelter, August 2012
General information
LocationDepot Street at GC Palmer Street
Chemult, Oregon
Coordinates 43°13′00″N121°46′53″W / 43.21665°N 121.78144°W / 43.21665; -121.78144
Owned by Union Pacific Railroad, loaned to Amtrak
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Other information
Station code Amtrak: CMO
History
OpenedOctober 26, 1980 (Amtrak) [1]
Rebuilt2010
Original company Southern Pacific
Passengers
FY 20222,618 [2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Klamath Falls
toward Los Angeles
Coast Starlight Eugene
toward Seattle
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Umli
toward Oakland Pier
Shasta Route Yamsay
toward Portland

Chemult station is an Amtrak train station in Chemult, Oregon. It is not staffed and only consists of a platform structure and a warming shelter, which replaced a smaller structure in 2010.

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History

Chemult was originally a station on the Southern Pacific Cascade Line, with regular service by the Klamath and limited service by the Cascade . [3] The station became a stop on the Coast Starlight in 1980. [4] [5]

A new Chemult station was built on the site in 2010. The old structure, which was uninsulated and therefore too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter, had been the subject of much criticism for being too small. [6] The new station cost $600,000 and was built in the Cascadian architecture style. [7] Construction began in May 2010 and was completed in November, in time for a November 10 opening. [7]

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References

  1. "Amtrak Stops in Chemult". The Corvallis Gazette-Times. October 27, 1980. p. 8. Retrieved March 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Oregon" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. "Time Tables" (PDF). Southern Pacific. January 15, 1954. pp. 28–29. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  4. "Timetable". The Museum of Railway Timetables. Amtrak. August 3, 1980. p. 49. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  5. "Amtrak National Train Timetables". The Museum of Railway Timetables. Amtrak. October 26, 1980. p. 50. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  6. Chiang, Chuck (June 14, 2006). "Proposed Chemult, Ore., Amtrak station could boost area tourism, officials say". Bend Bulletin .
  7. 1 2 "Chemult Train Station/Welcome Center Project". Oregon Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

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