West Glacier station

West Glacier
West Glacier
	Trackside view of West Glacier Amtrak station
Location	U.S. Hwy 2 and; Going-to-the-Sun Rd.; West Glacier, MT 59936
Coordinates	48°29′55″N 113°58′18″W / 48.4987°N 113.9716°WCoordinates: 48°29′55″N 113°58′18″W / 48.4987°N 113.9716°W
Owned by	Glacier Natural History Association
Line(s)	BNSF Railway Hi Line Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	WGL
History
Opened	June 18, 1893
Rebuilt	1910, 1935
Previous names	Belton
Passengers
2014	5,013 22.1%
Services
Former services

West Glacier is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in West Glacier, Montana. The station building, constructed in 1910 and enlarged in 1935, was donated to the Glacier Natural History Association in 1991 and now houses the offices and bookstore of the Glacier National Park Conservancy. Amtrak ticketing and other passenger services are not available. The adjacent track and platform continue to be owned by BNSF Railway. The station is historically known as Belton,^[4]^[5] and that former name continues to be displayed on the station building.

Bibliography[]

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. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

Notes and references[]

^ Allen 1893, p. 500.
^ "The Railroads". The Detroit Free Press. June 18, 1893. p. 19. Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
^ "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). Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana. Retrieved February 2, 2007.