Miles City station

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Miles City, MT
inter-city rail station
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Miles City station in 2022
General information
Location500 Pacific Avenue, Miles City, Montana 59301
Platforms1 side platform (removed)
Tracks2
History
Opened1924
Closed1979
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Forsyth
toward Seattle
North Coast Hiawatha Glendive
toward Chicago
Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station
Hathaway
toward Seattle or Tacoma
Main Line Benz
toward St. Paul
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Rosebud
towards Seattle or Tacoma
Main Line Kinsey
towards Chicago
Northern Pacific Railway Depot
USA Montana location map.svg
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Location500 Pacific Ave, Miles City, Montana
Coordinates 46°24′11″N105°50′56″W / 46.4031°N 105.84876°W / 46.4031; -105.84876
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1924
Built byWinston-Grant Construction
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No. 10000132 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 1, 2010

The Miles City station of Miles City, Montana is located at 500 Pacific Avenue and was built in 1924. It was a replacement commissioned to be designed by the Northern Pacific Railway in 1922 despite economic downturn that had reduced prosperity in Miles City. The station served Miles City for 50 years. [2] The station also served Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha from 1971 until 1979.

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, as the Northern Pacific Railway Depot. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Kate Hampton (August 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Northern Pacific Railway Depot". Montana Memories.

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