Norman station

Norman station is an Amtrak intercity rail station in Norman, Oklahoma, served by the daily Heartland Flyer. Built in 1909, the station building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as Santa Fe Depot. Part of the building is occupied by The Depot, a non-profit arts association.

Norman, OK
Norman station in July 2019
General information
Location200 South Jones Avenue
Norman, Oklahoma
United States
Coordinates 35°13′11.64″N 97°26′35.16″W
Owned byCity of Norman
Line(s)BNSF Red Rock Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: NOR
History
OpenedJune 13, 1887; June 1999
ClosedOctober 9, 1979
Rebuilt1909; 2003
Passengers
FY 202210,622[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Purcell
toward Fort Worth
 Heartland Flyer Oklahoma City
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Purcell
toward Dallas or Houston
 Lone Star Oklahoma City
toward Chicago
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Purcell
Terminus
 Oklahoma Division
First District
 Moore
toward Arkansas City
Santa Fe Depot
Built1909 (1909)
Built byAtchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway
ArchitectLungsren & Carlson
Architectural styleMission Revival/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.90002203[2]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1991

History
Norman station in March 1973

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (Santa Fe) began running through Norman's Camp (a surveying camp named for its leader Abner E. Norman) on June 13, 1887. Stations were established approximately every 10 miles (16 km), including at Norman's Camp. White settlers arrived during the Land Rush of 1889, and on April 22, 1889, the station became the site for a new town. The first station building, just 16 feet (4.9 m) square, was located at Eufala Street. It was replaced with a larger structure just to the south in 1890.[3]

The present station building was constructed in 1909. A typical Santa Fe county seat station, it is built in the Mission Revival style out of brick with limestone trim.[3] It served Santa Fe trains including the Texas Chief until May 1971, when Amtrak took over intercity service in the United States. Amtrak continued to serve Norman with the Texas Chief (renamed Lone Star in 1974) until the Lone Star was discontinued on October 9, 1979.[4]

Ownership of the station was transferred to the city effective October 1986. The station building was reopened as a community space in 1990, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as "Santa Fe Depot". The Heartland Flyer began service in June 1999. A $480,000 renovation in 2003 made the station accessible.[4]

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Oklahoma" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. Weisiger, Marsha (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Santa Fe Depot". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. "Norman, OK (NOR)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.

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