Devils Lake station

Devils Lake, ND
Devils Lake station in May 2017
General information
Location	Railroad Avenue and Third Street Devils Lake, North Dakota United States
Coordinates	48°06′37″N98°51′41″W / 48.1104°N 98.8615°W / 48.1104; -98.8615
Line	BNSF Devils Lake Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: DVL
History
Opened	c. 1885
Rebuilt	1907
Passengers
FY 2024	3,922 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Rugby toward Seattle or Portland Empire Builder Grand Forks toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station Grand Harbor toward Seattle Main Line Via Grand Forks Keith toward St. Paul Terminus Devils Lake  – Fargo Fort Totten toward Fargo
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Official name	Devils Lake Great Northern Railway Passenger Depot
Designated	October 24, 1993
Part of	Devils Lake Commercial District
Reference no.	89001675 [2]
Architectural style	None Specified
Location

Devils Lake station is an Amtrak train station in Devils Lake, North Dakota. It is served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder train.

History

The St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway reached Devils Lake in 1885, though the village was not incorporated until 1887. The railroad merged with the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in 1889 to become the Great Northern Railway (GN). In 1907, the GN spent $50,000 to build a new station at Devils Lake. ^[3]

The station is a contributing property to the Devils Lake Commercial District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ^[4]

In 2025, Amtrak completed a $4.5 million renovation of the station to improve accessibility. The project included a 300-foot-long (91 m) platform with a snowmelt system. ^[5]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
2. "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service . Retrieved November 27, 2015.
3. "Devils Lake, ND (DVL)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. October 2025.
4. Ramsey County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places (District - #89001675)
5. "Amtrak Celebrates Upgrades at North Dakota Stations" (Press release). Amtrak. October 17, 2025.

External links

• Media related to Devils Lake station at Wikimedia Commons
• Devils Lake, ND – Amtrak
• Devils Lake, ND – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)