Libby, MT | |||||||||||||
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 Libby station in May 2017. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 100 Mineral Avenue Libby, Montana United States | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°23′42″N115°32′56″W / 48.3949°N 115.5488°W /48.3949; -115.5488 | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | BNSF Railway | ||||||||||||
| Line | BNSFKootenai River Subdivision | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak:LIB | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | June 18, 1893[2][3] | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | October 15, 1940–January 24, 1941[4][5] | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| FY 2024 | 4,519[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
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Libby station is a station stop for theAmtrakEmpire Builder inLibby, Montana. The station, platform, and parking are owned byBNSF Railway.[6][7]
In 1890, theGreat Northern Railway began establishing a station in Libby along their main line. The first train service arrived at the station on May 3, 1892, carrying a mix of passengers and cargo.[6] In 1970, the station came under the ownership of theBurlington Northern Railway due to Great Northern's merging into the company. In 1996, Burlington Northern merged with theAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to becomeBNSF Railway, the current owner of the property.
The station platform is uncovered and sits north-adjacent to a smallSwiss chalet style building used as a waiting room for passengers. The station formerly had another platform in service south-adjacent to the waiting room as well. The southern platform is no longer used but the tracks remain in place. The old tracks are partially graded down for easy access to the parking lot.
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