Purcell station

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Purcell, OK
Purcell station - February 2017.jpg
The station at Purcell in February 2017. The James C. Nance Memorial Bridge (U.S. Route 77 / State Highway 39) over the Canadian River is in the distance.
LocationEast Main Street and North Santa Fe Avenue
Purcell, OK 73080
Coordinates35°00′43″N 97°21′26″W / 35.0120°N 97.3573°W / 35.0120; -97.3573Coordinates: 35°00′43″N 97°21′26″W / 35.0120°N 97.3573°W / 35.0120; -97.3573
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codePUR
History
OpenedJune 15, 1999 (Heartland Flyer)[2]
ClosedOctober 8, 1979 (Lone Star)[1]
Rebuilt–June 14, 2001[3]
Passengers
20171,860[4]Increase 9.86%
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Pauls Valley
toward Fort Worth
Heartland Flyer Norman
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Pauls Valley
toward Dallas or Houston
Lone Star Norman
toward Chicago
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
toward Newton
Newton – Purcell Terminus
Terminus Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Main Line
toward Galveston
toward
Chickasha – Purcell Terminus

Purcell is a train station in Purcell, Oklahoma, United States, served by Amtrak's Heartland Flyer train. This is the second station in this location to serve Amtrak. The original Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad depot was torn down in the 1990s; its last service was the Lone Star, discontinued in 1979. The current brick depot was completed in 2001 with a grant from the Great American Stations Foundation.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lone Star Gone: Amtrak Routes Shrink". The Marion Star. Marion, Ohio. October 10, 1979. p. 10. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "All Aboard! Amtrak Taking Reservations". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 9, 1999. p. 7. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ Sutter, Ellie (June 15, 2001). "Purcell Depot Gets Dedicated". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Oklahoma" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Purcell, OK (PUR)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 18 November 2011.

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