Rugby station (North Dakota)
Rugby, ND | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby station with a BNSF Railway freight train | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 201 West Dewey Street Rugby, North Dakota United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°22′11″N 99°59′52″W / 48.3697°N 99.9977°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | BNSF Railway | |||||||||||||||||
| Line | BNSF Devils Lake Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes; free | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: RUG | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 1907 | |||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2025 | 2,807[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||
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Great Northern Passenger Depot | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1907 | |||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Great Northern Railway and Samuel L. Bartlett | |||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival | |||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 91001466[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | September 26, 1991[3] | |||||||||||||||||
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Rugby station is a train station in Rugby, North Dakota served by Amtrak's Empire Builder line. The station was built in 1907 as the Great Northern Passenger Depot. In 1987 a local Lions Club chapter was among the groups involved in a restoration project for the station.[4] The former Great Northern Depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 26, 1991.[2]
Rugby is served daily by Amtrak's Empire Builder. The platform, tracks, and station are all owned by BNSF Railway.

In 2025, Amtrak completed a $10.4 million renovation of the station to improve accessibility. The project included a 750-foot (230 m)-long platform with a snowmelt system.[5]
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2025: State of North Dakota" (PDF). Amtrak. January 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ^ a b Pierce County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Rugby, North Dakota; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- ^ "Amtrak Celebrates Upgrades at North Dakota Stations" (Press release). Amtrak. October 17, 2025.
External links
Media related to Rugby (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Rugby, ND – Amtrak
- Rugby, ND – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Rugby Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
- Amtrak Depot (Rugby Area Chamber of Commerce)
