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 platform, May 2017
General information
Location	Heart Butte Road & Depot Road Browning, Montana United States
Coordinates	48.53393°N 113.01321°W / 48.53393; -113.01321
Owned by	Amtrak/BNSF Railway
Line(s)	BNSF Hi Line Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Open seasonally (October–April); platform with shelter
Station code	Amtrak: BRO
History
Rebuilt	2012
Previous names	Fort Browning
Passengers
FY 2023	935[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Essex toward Seattle or Portland Empire Builder (October–April) Cut Bank toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station Triple Divide toward Seattle Main Line Blackfoot toward St. Paul
Location

The station, platform, and parking are owned by BNSF Railway with the station facilities owned by Amtrak.^[2][3] Amtrak rebuilt the station in 2012 to be accessible to people with disabilities by adding a 110-foot (34 m) concrete platform, a ramp, platform lighting, a wheelchair lift enclosure and accessible parking spaces.^[2] The old Great Northern Railway station building was removed in 2013, leaving only the platform and parking area. The Great Northern station was known as Fort Browning.^[4]

Notes and references

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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.

External links

• Browning, MT – Amtrak
• Browning, MT – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Browning Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide – TrainWeb)