Detroit Lakes station

Detroit Lakes station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder. The building was originally built by the Northern Pacific Railroad and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1988 as the Northern Pacific Passenger Depot.

Detroit Lakes, MN
The Detroit Lakes station from the south
General information
Location	116 Pioneer Street Detroit Lakes, Minnesota United States
Coordinates	46°49′11″N 95°50′45″W
Line(s)	BNSF Staples Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Architect	John Skooglun
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: DLK
History
Opened	1908
Passengers
FY 2023	4,182[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Fargo toward Seattle or Portland Empire Builder Staples toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station Audubon toward Seattle or Tacoma Main Line Frazee toward St. Paul Manitoba Junction toward Winnipeg Winnipeg – St. Paul Perham toward St. Paul
Northern Pacific Passenger Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	88002833[2]
Added to NRHP	December 20, 1988[3]
Location

The station was renovated in 2010 under the direction of the local White Earth Reservation and the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The exterior brickwork was cleaned; wood soffits repaired; and window and door trim painted. On the interior, the space was reconfigured to accommodate retail kiosks.^[4]

The station is one of three in Minnesota and 78 across the Amtrak network listed in a 2021 settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over inaccessible facilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.^[5] Under the company's ADA Stations Program (ADASP), new station platforms, walkways, lighting, and other accessibility improvements will be constructed between Amtrak's fiscal year 2025 and 2027.^[6]

In 2023, $4 million was included in the Minnesota state budget to study a daytime train service between the Twin Cities and Fargo, North Dakota,^[7] a service that would include stops at Detroit Lakes station.

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Minnesota" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
2. Becker County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
4. "Detroit Lakes Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
5. "$2.25 Million Fund Available in Justice Department Settlement with Amtrak" (Press release). U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs. January 29, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
6. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Minnesota" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
7. Teigen, Danielle A. (June 7, 2023). "Commuter train from Fargo to St. Paul would include additional stops in Detroit Lakes, Staples". Detroit Lakes Tribune. Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

External links

Media related to Detroit Lakes (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Detroit Lakes, MN – Amtrak
• Detroit Lakes, MN – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)