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The in the State of Minnesota intercity and regional passenger train service is provided by Amtrak. Currently, Amtrak only operates one long-distance train through the state, the Empire Builder, between Chicago, Illinois and Seattle, Washington/Portland, Oregon. The Amtrak serves station-stops at 6 stations in the state of Minnesota, as well as 4 Thruway Motorcoach stops. Additionally, there are 3 stations on the state border that Minnesota Department of Transportation considers economically important to the state. CHECK TRAIN DATES

Current stations[edit]

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Current Amtrak station
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Station/stop Name	City	Code	Current Services	Former Services	Proposed Services	Annual Ridership (2018)	Station Ownership	Notes
Detroit Lakes	Detroit Lakes	DLK	Empire Builder	North Coast Hiawatha (1971-1979)	Fargo-Moorhead Daytime Train	4,877	BNSF Railway
Fargo	Fargo	FAR	Empire Builder	North Coast Hiawatha (1971-1979)	Fargo-Moorhead Daytime Train	18,695	BNSF Railway	Serves Moorhead, Minnesota and the greater Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area.
Grand Forks	Grand Forks	GFK	Empire Builder			13,346	Amtrak and BNSF Railway	Serves East Grand Forks, Minnesota and Greater Grand Forks. It is also within a 30 mile drive of Crookston, Minnesota.
La Crosse	La Crosse	LSE	Empire Builder	North Coast Hiawatha (1971-1979) North Star (1978-1981)	TCMT Second Train	26,157	La Crosse Depot, LLC and Soo Line Railroad	Serves La Crescent, Minnesota and the greater La Crosse Metropolitan Area.
Red Wing	Red Wing	RDW	Empire Builder	North Coast Hiawatha (1971-1979) North Star (1978-1981)	TCMT Second Train	8,263	Red Wing Property Conservation Fund, City of Red Wing, and Soo Line Railroad
St. Cloud	St. Cloud	SCD	Empire Builder	North Coast Hiawatha (1971-1979)	Northstar Line Fargo-Moorhead Daytime Train	9,566	BNSF Railway
St. Paul-Minneapolis (Union Depot)	St. Paul	MSP	Empire Builder		TCMC Second Train Eau Claire Line	85,627	Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority
Staples	Staples	SPL	Empire Builder	North Coast Hiawatha (1971-1979	Fargo-Moorhead Daytime Train	5,723	Staples Historical Society and BNSF Railway
Winona	Winona	WIN	Empire Builder	North Coast Hiawatha (1971-1979) North Star (1978-1981)	TCMT Second Train	14,711	Soo Line

Thruway Motorcoach stops[edit]

Stop Name	City	Code	Bus Provider	Ridership (2018)	Notes
Duluth	Duluth	DUL	Jefferson Lines	145
Duluth-University of Minnesota	Duluth	DUU	Groome Transportation	7
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport	Fort Snelling (unorganized territory)	MSL	Groome Transportation	833
Rochester	Rochester	RMN	Groome Transportation	1,810	Drop-off at Mayo Clinic is available upon request, pick-up requires a one-day advanced reservation.^[1]

Former stations[edit]

Station/stop Name	City	Code^{[Note 1]}	Former Services	Proposed Services	Notes
Breckenridge	Breckenridge		Empire Builder (1971-1979)
Cambridge	Cambridge		Empire Builder (1971-1979)	Northern Lights Express^{[Note 2]}
Duluth	Duluth		Arrowhead (1977-1978) North Star (1978-1985)	Northern Lights Express
Minneapolis (Great Northern Depot)	Minneapolis		Arrowhead (1971-1978) Empire Builder (1971-1978) North Coast Hiawatha (1971-1978)
St. Paul-Minneapolis (Midway)	St. Paul	MSP	Arrowhead (1978-1979) Empire Builder (1978-2014) North Coast Hiawatha (1978-1979)) North Star (1979-1985)
Morris	Morris		Empire Builder (1971-1979)
Sandstone	Sandstone		Arrowhead (1971-1979) North Star (1979-1985)		Proposed maintenance facility for Northern Lights Express.
Willmar	Willmar		Empire Builder (1971-1979)

Proposed stations[edit]

Station/stop Name	City	Current Services	Proposed Services	Notes
Cambridge	Cambridge		Northern Lights Express^{[Note 3]}
Foley Boulevard	Coon Rapids		Northstar Line and Northern Lights Express
Duluth	Duluth		Northern Lights Express
Hinckley	Hinckley		Northern Lights Express
Little Falls	Little Falls
Target Field Station	Minneapolis	Northstar Line	Northern Lights Express	Existing station owned by Metro Transit. Currently serves Northstar Line and METRO Blue and Green Lines.
Wadena	Wadena

Notes[edit]

^ Amtrak created station codes in 1992, any station eliminated before then will not have a code assigned.
^ Cambridge's proposed station is at a new site than the original.
^ Cambridge's proposed station is at a new site than the original.

References[edit]

^ "Rochester, MN (RMN)". www.amtrak.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

https://www.railpassengers.org/site/assets/files/1196/mn.pdf https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/statefactsheets/MINNESOTA18.pdf

External links[edit]

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[2] Amtrak created station codes in 1992, any station eliminated before then will not have a code assigned.

[3] Cambridge's proposed station is at a new site than the original.

[4] Cambridge's proposed station is at a new site than the original.

[1] "Rochester, MN (RMN)". www.amtrak.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

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