Sandpoint station

Last updated
Sandpoint, ID
Sandpoint station.jpg
Sandpoint station, May 2017
General information
Location450 Railroad Avenue
Sandpoint, Idaho
United States
Coordinates 48°16′35″N116°32′53″W / 48.2764041°N 116.5481915°W / 48.2764041; -116.5481915
Owned by BNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Kootenai River Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: SPT
History
Opened1916 (1916)
Rebuilt2015
Passengers
FY 20224,537 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Spokane
toward Seattle or Portland
Empire Builder Libby
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Spokane
toward Seattle
North Coast Hiawatha Paradise
toward Chicago
Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station
Granite
toward Seattle or Tacoma
Main Line Kootenai
toward St. Paul
Sandpoint Burlington Northern Railway Station
USA Idaho location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Station site in U.S. state of Idaho
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Sandpoint station (the United States)
Area0.3 acres (0.1 ha)
NRHP reference No. 73000682 [2]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1973 [2]

Sandpoint station is a train station along Amtrak's Empire Builder line in Sandpoint, Idaho, as well as the only operating Amtrak station in Idaho. The station site is owned by BNSF Railway. [3] [4]

The station building is the oldest remaining active passenger depot of the former Northern Pacific Railway. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and is known therein as the Sandpoint Burlington Northern Railroad Station, or the Northern Pacific Depot. [5]

In June 2009 Amtrak announced that it was considering a new stop in Sandpoint, citing concerns about the new Sand Creek Byway. City officials and the Idaho Department of Transportation (ITD) pledged additional funds to support retaining Amtrak service at the original depot. [6] [7]

As part of mitigation efforts related to the construction of the byway, ITD paid BNSF approximately $922,000 to stabilize the depot or design and erect a replacement facility. [8] As of winter 2013, Amtrak was working with station owner BNSF to modify the existing lease to include parts of the building and the platform. Once this process is completed, Amtrak will move forward with design work for the rehabilitation; in conjunction with this project, Amtrak will also fund a new accessible compliant concrete platform with tactile edging. [8] In May 2015, the station was restored at a cost of $926,000 and featured a new roof with green tiles similar in appearance to the originals, and a refurbished waiting room. [9]

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