Station Data:

Address

First Avenue and 4th Street
Staples, MN 56479

Location

46.35 N, 94.80 W

Elevation

389m / 1275ft

Population

3,104 (Census 2000)

Staff

Unstaffed

Building

Brick, Built in 1909

Ridership

5,963 (FY2006)

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.  Thanks, Mr. Doug Fahnlander.

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

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