Malta station

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Malta, MT
Malta Train Station.jpg
Station from across the platform
General information
Location51 South 1st Street East
Malta, Montana
United States
Coordinates 48°21′38″N107°52′19″W / 48.3605°N 107.8719°W / 48.3605; -107.8719
Owned by BNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Milk River Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks4
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: MAL
History
OpenedJune 18, 1893 [1] [2]
Passengers
FY 20223,610 [3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Havre
toward Seattle or Portland
Empire Builder Glasgow
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Exeter
toward Seattle
Main Line Strater
toward St. Paul

Malta station is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in Malta, Montana. The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway. [4] [5]

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Notes and references

  1. Allen 1893, p. 500.
  2. "The Railroads". The Detroit Free Press . June 18, 1893. p. 19. Retrieved November 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. "Amtrak - Great American Stations". Amtrak . Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  5. Grau, Kara; Bruns-Dubois, Melissa; Nickerson, Norma P. (December 2006). "The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana" (PDF). University of Montana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2007-02-01.

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