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Cut Bank station

48°38′18″N 112°19′54″W / 48.63839°N 112.33153°W / 48.63839; -112.33153Owned byBNSF RailwayLine(s)BNSF Hi Line SubdivisionPlatforms1 side platformTracks2ConstructionParkingYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: CUTHistoryOpenedJune 18, 1893^[1]^[2]RebuiltDecember 15, 1939^[3]PassengersFY 20221,219^[4] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
East Glacier Park (April–October) toward Seattle or Portland		Empire Builder		Shelby toward Chicago
Browning (October–April) toward Seattle or Portland		Empire Builder		Shelby toward Chicago

Former services

Preceding station	Great Northern Railway			Following station
Gunsight toward Seattle		Main Line		Baltic toward St. Paul

Location

Cut Bank station is a train station in Cut Bank, Montana. It is served by Amtrak's Empire Builder, and is an important regional railway freight yard for BNSF Railway, which operates several grain collection elevators in the yard. The station site is owned by Amtrak,^[5]^[6] while the adjacent yard, trackage and signals are owned by BNSF Railway. The station is less than a mile from Cut Bank Creek gorge, which gives the county seat, station, and yard their names.

The city, in conjunction with Amtrak and current track owner BNSF Railway, recently repainted their historic train station into the traditional Great Northern Railway depot colors. The Great Northern was the original owner of the station and tracks.

References

^ 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.
^ "New G.N. Depot at Cut Bank". The Great Falls Tribune. December 17, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – 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). University of Montana. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2007.