Browning station

Browning station is a train station in Browning, Montana. It is a seasonal stop for Amtrak's Empire Builder, open from October to April. It serves Browning and the rest of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, as well as the eastern side of Glacier National Park. It functions as an alternate for the East Glacier Park station at Glacier National Park, which closes during the winter.[2]

Browning, MT
Browning station in May 2017.
LocationHeart Butte Road & Depot Road
Browning, MT 59417
Coordinates48.53393°N 113.01321°W / 48.53393; -113.01321
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Railway Hi Line Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes; free
Other information
Station codeBRO
History
Previous namesFort Browning
Passengers
20171,644[1]  4.31% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
East Glacier Park
toward Seattle or Portland
 Empire Builder Cut Bank
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Triple Divide
toward Seattle
 Main Line Blackfoot
toward St. Paul

The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway.[2][3] The old Great Northern Railway station building has been removed, leaving only a platform and parking area. The Great Northern station was known as Fort Browning.[4]

Notes and references
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. "Browning, MT (BRO)". greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  3. 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 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
  4. "Great Northern Railway". Official Guide of the Railways. New York City: National Railway Publishing Company. June 1941. p. 1038.


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