Malta, MT | |||||||||||||
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Location | 51 South 1st Street East Malta, Montana United States | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°21′38″N107°52′19″W / 48.3605°N 107.8719°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | BNSF Railway | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Milk River Subdivision | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: MAL | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | June 18, 1893 [1] [2] | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
FY 2022 | 3,610 [3] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
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