Purcell station
Purcell station is a train station in Purcell, Oklahoma, United States, served by Amtrak's Heartland Flyer train. This is the second station in this location to serve Amtrak. The original Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad depot was torn down in the 1990s; its last service was the Lone Star, discontinued in 1979. The current brick depot was completed in 2001 with a grant from the Great American Stations Foundation.[5]
Purcell, OK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | East Main Street and North Santa Fe Avenue Purcell, Oklahoma United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35.0120°N 97.3573°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: PUR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 15, 1999 (Heartland Flyer)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | October 8, 1979 (Lone Star)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | –June 14, 2001[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2022 | 1,337[4] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "All Aboard! Amtrak Taking Reservations". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 9, 1999. p. 7. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lone Star Gone: Amtrak Routes Shrink". The Marion Star. Marion, Ohio. October 10, 1979. p. 10. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Sutter, Ellie (June 15, 2001). "Purcell Depot Gets Dedicated". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 8. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Oklahoma" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- "Purcell, OK (PUR)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
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