Cut Bank station

Cut Bank station is a train station in Cut Bank, Montana. It is served by Amtrak's Empire Builder, and is an important regional railway freight yard for BNSF Railway, which operates several grain collection elevators in the yard. The station site is owned by Amtrak,[5][6] while the adjacent yard, trackage and signals are owned by BNSF Railway. The station is less than a mile from Cut Bank Creek gorge, which gives the county seat, station, and yard their names.

For the former ranger station, see Cut Bank Ranger Station Historic District.
Cut Bank, MT
Station viewed from the platform, facing west
General information
Location101 BNSF Industrial Site
Cut Bank, Montana
United States
Coordinates48.63839°N 112.33153°W / 48.63839; -112.33153
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Hi Line Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: CUT
History
OpenedJune 18, 1893[1][2]
RebuiltDecember 15, 1939[3]
Passengers
FY 20221,219[4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
East Glacier Park
(April–October)
toward Seattle or Portland
 Empire Builder Shelby
toward Chicago
Browning
(October–April)
toward Seattle or Portland
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Gunsight
toward Seattle
 Main Line Baltic
toward St. Paul

The city, in conjunction with Amtrak and current track owner BNSF Railway, recently repainted their historic train station into the traditional Great Northern Railway depot colors. The Great Northern was the original owner of the station and tracks.

References
  1. Allen, W.F. (1893). Travelers Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada. New York, New York: National Railway Publication Company. p. 500. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. "The Railroads". The Detroit Free Press. June 18, 1893. p. 19. Retrieved November 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "New G.N. Depot at Cut Bank". The Great Falls Tribune. December 17, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Montana" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  5. "Amtrak – Great American Stations". Amtrak. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  6. Grau, Kara; Bruns-Dubois, Melissa; Nickerson, Norma P. (December 2006). "The Economic Review of the Travel Industry in Montana" (PDF). University of Montana. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2007.


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