Station Data:

Address

First Avenue and 4th Street
Staples, MN 56479

Location

46.35 N, 94.80 W

Elevation

389m / 1275ft

Population

2,981 (Census 2010)

Staff

Unstaffed

Building

Brick, Built in 1909

Ridership

6,359 (FY2013)

Amtrak Train Information:

EMPIRE BUILDER

[ Seattle, WA (Portland, OR) - St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN - Chicago, IL ]

Mr. Doug Fahnlander sent the information about Staples, MN station.

The Amtrak passenger station in Staples was built by the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1909, accepting its first passengers in December of that year.

Visited in April 2014

Station Building
4 / 14 / 2014

Station Entrance
4 / 14 / 2014

Station Building (Platform Side)
4 / 14 / 2014

Station Building (West Side)
4 / 14 / 2014

Station Building (East Side)
4 / 14 / 2014

Waiting Area
4 / 14 / 2014

Waiting Area
4 / 14 / 2014

Former Ticket Counter (currently unstaffed)
4 / 14 / 2014

Amtrak Station Name Board
4 / 14 / 2014

Eastbound Empire Builder Train# 8/28
4 / 14 / 2014

Looking toward East (Chicago)
4 / 14 / 2014

Looking toward West (Seattle/Portland)
4 / 14 / 2014

1st Avenue - US Hwy 10 (Looking West)
4 / 14 / 2014

4th Street (Looking North)
4 / 14 / 2014

Visited in August 2001

Station Building
8 / 26 / 2001

Station Building
8 / 26 / 2001

Looking toward East (Chicago)
8 / 26 / 2001

Looking toward West (Seattle/Portland)
8 / 26 / 2001