Rugby station (North Dakota)

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Rugby, ND
Rugby Amtrak station.jpg
Rugby station with a BNSF Railway freight train
General information
Location201 West Dewey Street
Rugby, North Dakota
United States
Coordinates 48°22′11″N99°59′52″W / 48.3697°N 99.9977°W / 48.3697; -99.9977
Owned by BNSF Railway
LineBNSF Devils Lake Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks5
Construction
ParkingYes; free
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: RUG
History
Rebuilt1907
Passengers
FY 20243,361 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Minot
toward Seattle or Portland
Empire Builder Devils Lake
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Turnbridge
toward Seattle
Main Line
Via Grand Forks
Pleasant Lake
toward St. Paul
Leverich
toward Antler
Antler  – Rugby Terminus
Great Northern Passenger Depot
Built1907
Architect Great Northern Railway and Samuel L. Bartlett
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 91001466 [2]
Added to NRHPSeptember 26, 1991 [3]
Location
Rugby station (North Dakota)

Rugby station is a train station in Rugby, North Dakota served by Amtrak's Empire Builder line. The station was built in 1907 as the Great Northern Passenger Depot. In 1987 a local Lions Club chapter was among the groups involved in a restoration project for the station. [4] The former Great Northern Depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 26, 1991. [2]

Rugby is served daily by Amtrak's Empire Builder . The platform, tracks, and station are all owned by BNSF Railway.

Rugby station under renovation in 2024 Rugby Amtrak station June 2024 07.jpg
Rugby station under renovation in 2024

In 2025, Amtrak completed a $10.4 million renovation of the station to improve accessibility. The project included a 750-foot (230 m)-long 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. 1 2 Pierce County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ Rugby, North Dakota; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
  5. ↑ "Amtrak Celebrates Upgrades at North Dakota Stations" (Press release). Amtrak. October 17, 2025.

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