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
LocationHeart Butte Road & Depot Road
Browning, Montana
United States
Coordinates48.53393°N 113.01321°W / 48.53393; -113.01321
Owned byAmtrak/BNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Hi Line Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOpen seasonally (October–April); platform with shelter
Station codeAmtrak: BRO
History
Rebuilt2012
Previous namesFort Browning
Passengers
FY 2022725[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

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 2022: State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  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.


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