West_Glacier_station Knowpia

West Glacier, MT
West Glacier, MT
	Trackside view of West Glacier Amtrak station
General information
Location	U.S. Hwy 2 & Going-to-the-Sun Road; West Glacier, Montana; United States
Coordinates	48°29′55″N 113°58′18″W / 48.4987°N 113.9716°W
Owned by	Glacier Natural History Association
Line(s)	BNSF Hi Line Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: WGL
History
Opened	June 18, 1893
Rebuilt	1910, 1935
Previous names	Belton
Passengers
FY 2022	4,413 (Amtrak)
Services
Former services

West Glacier station is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in West Glacier, Montana. The station building, constructed in 1910 and enlarged in 1935, was donated to the Glacier Natural History Association in 1991 and now houses the offices and bookstore of the Glacier National Park Conservancy. Amtrak ticketing and other passenger services are not available. The adjacent track and platform continue to be owned by BNSF Railway. The station is historically known as Belton,^[4]^[5] and that former name continues to be displayed on the station building.

References edit

^ Allen, W.F. (1893). Travelers Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada. New York, New York: National Railway Publication Company. p. 500. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
^ "The Railroads". The Detroit Free Press. June 18, 1893. p. 19. Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ "Amtrak – Great American Stations". Amtrak. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
^ Grau, Kara; Bruns-Dubois, Melissa; Nickerson, Norma P. (December 2006). "The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana" (PDF). Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2007.