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{{Short description|Train station in Spokane, Washington, United States}}
{{Short description|Train station in Spokane, Washington, United States}}
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
|style = Amtrak
| style = Amtrak
|name = Spokane Intermodal Center
| name = Spokane Intermodal Center
|image = Spokane Train Station.jpg
| image = Spokane Train Station.jpg
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|address = 221 West 1st Avenue<br />[[Spokane, Washington]]<ref name="SPK">{{Cite web |title=Spokane, WA (SPK) |url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=SPK |website=amtrak.com |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |accessdate=3 Jan 2014}}</ref>
| address = 221 West 1st Avenue<br />[[Spokane, Washington]]<ref name="SPK">{{Cite web |title=Spokane, WA (SPK) |url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=SPK |website=amtrak.com |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |accessdate=January 3, 2014}}</ref>
|country = United States
| country = United States
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|line = [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] [[Spokane Subdivision]]
| line = [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] [[Spokane Subdivision]]
|other = {{bus icon}} [[Amtrak Thruway]]<br />{{bus icon}} [[Greyhound Lines]]<br />{{bus icon}} [[Northwestern Trailways]]<br />{{bus icon}} [[Jefferson Lines]]<br />{{bus icon}} [[Travel Washington]]<br />{{bus icon}} [[Spokane Transit Authority]]
| other = {{bus icon}} [[Amtrak Thruway]]<br />{{bus icon}} [[FlixBus]]<br />{{bus icon}} [[Greyhound Lines]]<br />{{bus icon}} [[Northwestern Trailways]]<br />{{bus icon}} [[Jefferson Lines]]<br />{{bus icon}} [[Travel Washington]]<br />{{bus icon}} [[Spokane Transit Authority]]
|platform = 1 [[island platform]]
| platform = 1 [[island platform]]
|tracks = 5
| tracks = 5
|structure = At-grade
| structure = At-grade
|parking = Yes
| parking = Yes
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| opened = {{Start date|1891|03|05}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 5, 1891 |title=One of the Finest: The New Northern Pacific Passenger Depot Opened |page=5 |work=[[Spokane Falls Review]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42569834/one_of_the_finest_the_new_northern/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=January 18, 2020}}</ref>
|rebuilt = 1994
| rebuilt = 1994
|ADA = Yes
| accessible = Yes
|code = {{Amtrak code|SPK}}
| code = {{Amtrak code|SPK}}
|owned = City of Spokane
| owned = City of Spokane
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| zone =
|services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Amtrak
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|line2=Empire Builder|left2=Pasco|right2=Sandpoint|to-left2=Portland
|line2=Empire Builder|left2=Pasco|right2=Sandpoint|to-left2=Portland
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| mapframe-marker = rail
|map_caption = Location in Washington##Location in the United States
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}}


The '''Spokane Intermodal Center''' is an [[Intermodal passenger transport|intermodal transport]] facility located in [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]]. It serves as a service stop for the [[Amtrak]] ''[[Empire Builder]]'', as well as the [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]], [[Northwestern Trailways|Trailways]], and [[Jefferson Lines]] station for Spokane. The ''Empire Builder'' provides service daily between [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] and Spokane before continuing on to [[Seattle, Washington]] or [[Portland, Oregon]].{{refn|group="Note"|As of 6 October 2013, the westbound trains (Routes 7 & 27) are scheduled to arrive together at 1:40 am and depart to [[Seattle]] (Route 7) at 2:15 am and to [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] (Route 27) at 2:45 am. The eastbound train from Portland (Route 28) is scheduled to arrive at 12:13 and the train from Seattle (Route 8) at 12:45 am. Both trains are scheduled to depart together at 1:30 am.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 Oct 2013 |title=''Empire Builder'' |url=http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/950/356/Empire-Builder-Schedule-100613.pdf |website=amtrak.com |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |page=2 |format=PDF |accessdate=3 Jan 2014}}</ref>}}
The '''Spokane Intermodal Center''' is an [[Intermodal passenger transport|intermodal transport]] facility located in [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]]. It serves as a service stop for the [[Amtrak]] ''[[Empire Builder]]'', as well as the [[FlixBus]], [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]], [[Northwestern Trailways|Trailways]], and [[Jefferson Lines]] station for Spokane. The ''Empire Builder'' provides service daily between [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] and Spokane before continuing on to [[Seattle, Washington]] or [[Portland, Oregon]].{{refn|group="Note"|As of October 6, 2013, the westbound trains (Routes 7 & 27) are scheduled to arrive together at 1:40 am and depart to [[Seattle]] (Route 7) at 2:15 am and to [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] (Route 27) at 2:45 am. The eastbound train from Portland (Route 28) is scheduled to arrive at 12:13 and the train from Seattle (Route 8) at 12:45 am. Both trains are scheduled to depart together at 1:30 am.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2013 |title=''Empire Builder'' |url=http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/950/356/Empire-Builder-Schedule-100613.pdf |website=amtrak.com |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |page=2 |accessdate=January 3, 2014}}</ref>}}


The station was built in 1891 for the [[Northern Pacific Railway]]. It was remodeled in 1994 to allow buses to share the station, creating an intermodal facility.
The station was built in 1891 for the [[Northern Pacific Railway]]. It was remodeled in 1994 to allow buses to share the station, creating an intermodal facility.


Since 1981, when the westbound ''Empire Builder'' arrives in the middle of the night, the first six [[Superliner (railcar)|Superliner]] cars (five passenger cars, a diner and a baggage car) go to [[King Street Station (Seattle)|King Street Station]] in Seattle, while a single locomotive from Spokane takes the last four cars (the Sightseer Lounge, two coaches and a sleeper) to [[Portland Union Station]]. The eastbound trains join in Spokane in the middle of the night and run combined to [[Chicago Union Station]]. (The next eastbound stop is in [[Sandpoint, Idaho]] and the next westbound stops are in [[Ephrata, Washington]] for the Seattle section and [[Pasco, Washington]] for the Portland section.) In pre-Amtrak days, the ''Empire Builder'' split into Seattle and Portland sections at Spokane for most of the 1940s and 1950s.<ref>May 4, 1947 Great Northern timetable http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track7/empbuilder194706.html</ref><ref>June 10, 1956 Great Northern timetable http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track7/empbuilder195607.html</ref>
Since 1981, when the westbound ''Empire Builder'' arrives in the middle of the night, the first six [[Superliner (railcar)|Superliner]] cars (five passenger cars, a diner and a baggage car) go to [[King Street Station (Seattle)|King Street Station]] in Seattle, while a single locomotive from Spokane takes the last four cars (the Sightseer Lounge, two coaches and a sleeper) to [[Portland Union Station]]. The eastbound trains join in Spokane in the middle of the night and run combined to [[Chicago Union Station]]. (The next eastbound stop is in [[Sandpoint, Idaho]] and the next westbound stops are in [[Ephrata, Washington]] for the Seattle section and [[Pasco, Washington]] for the Portland section.) In pre-Amtrak days, the ''Empire Builder'' split into Seattle and Portland sections at Spokane for most of the 1940s and 1950s.<ref>May 4, 1947, Great Northern timetable http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track7/empbuilder194706.html</ref><ref>June 10, 1956, Great Northern timetable http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track7/empbuilder195607.html</ref>


The station located just north of [[Interstate 90 in Washington|Interstate 90]] and is about {{convert|0.5|mile|km}} southwest of the Spokane Center of the [[University of Washington]] and {{convert|1|miles|km}} southwest of the campus of [[Gonzaga University]].
The station located just north of [[Interstate 90 in Washington|Interstate 90]] and is about {{convert|0.5|mile|km}} southwest of the Spokane Center of the [[University of Washington]] and {{convert|1|miles|km}} southwest of the campus of [[Gonzaga University]].


The station, parking lot, and passenger platform are owned by the City of Spokane. The tracks are owned by [[BNSF Railway]].<ref name="GAS">{{Cite web |title=Great American Stations: Spokane, WA (SPK) |url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/SPK |website=greatamericanstations.com |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |accessdate=3 Jan 2014}}</ref>
The station, parking lot, and passenger platform are owned by the City of Spokane. The tracks are owned by [[BNSF Railway]].<ref name="GAS">{{Cite web |title=Great American Stations: Spokane, WA (SPK) |url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/SPK |website=greatamericanstations.com |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |accessdate=January 3, 2014}}</ref>

==Boardings and alightings==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:left;text-align:center"
|-
! Year

! 2011<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2011 |title=Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011: State of Washington |url=http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/WASHINGTON11.pdf |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |page=1 |format=[[PDF]] |accessdate=6 Jan 2015}}</ref> !! 2012<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2012 |title=Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012: State of Washington |url=http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/WASHINGTON12.pdf |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |page=1 |format=[[PDF]] |accessdate=6 Jan 2015}}</ref> !! 2013<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2013 |title=Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013: State of Washington |url=http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/WASHINGTON13.pdf |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |page=1 |format=[[PDF]] |accessdate=6 Jan 2015}}</ref> !! 2014<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2014 |title=Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2014: State of Washington |url=http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/WASHINGTON14.pdf |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |page=1 |format=[[PDF]] |accessdate=12 Jan 2016}}</ref> !! 2015<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2015 |title=Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2015: State of Washington |url=http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/WASHINGTON15.pdf |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |page=1 |format=[[PDF]] |accessdate=12 Jan 2016}}</ref> !! 2016<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2016 |title=Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2016: State of Washington |url=http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/WASHINGTON16.pdf |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |page=1 |format=[[PDF]] |accessdate=12 Jan 2017}}</ref> !! 2017<ref>{{Cite web |date=Nov 2017 |title=Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of Washington |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/statefactsheets/WASHINGTON17.pdf |website=amtrak.com |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |format=PDF |accessdate=16 July 2018}}</ref> !! 2018 <ref name="Amtrak 2018">{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Fact sheet: Amtrak in Washington |url=https://www.railpassengers.org/site/assets/files/1220/wa.pdf |website=amtrak.com |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |format=PDF |accessdate=18 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
! Total
| 46,798 || 62,773 || 63,975 || 53,500 || 50,365 || 51,211 || 50,347 || 46,784
|-
! {{H:title|year-over-year|YOY}} Difference
| - || 15,975 || 1,202 || -10,475 || -3,135 || 846 || -864 || -3,563
|-
! {{H:title|year-over-year|YOY}} Difference %
| - || 34.14% || 1.91% || -16.37% || -5.86% || 1.68% || -1.69% || -7.08%
|-
|}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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{{Amtrak web|SPK|Spokane, WA|WASHINGTON}}
{{Amtrak web|SPK|Spokane, WA}}
*[http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/SPK/Station_view Spokane (SPK) Station, Great American Stations website]
*[http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/spokane.htm Spokane Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)]
*[http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/spokane.htm Spokane Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)]


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[[Category:Former Northern Pacific Railway stations]]
[[Category:Former Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway stations]]
[[Category:Former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad stations]]

Latest revision as of 00:13, 9 November 2024

Spokane Intermodal Center
General information
Location221 West 1st Avenue
Spokane, Washington[1]
United States
Coordinates47°39′23″N 117°24′55″W / 47.6563°N 117.4153°W / 47.6563; -117.4153
Owned byCity of Spokane
Line(s)BNSF Spokane Subdivision
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus transport Amtrak Thruway
Bus transport FlixBus
Bus transport Greyhound Lines
Bus transport Northwestern Trailways
Bus transport Jefferson Lines
Bus transport Travel Washington
Bus transport Spokane Transit Authority
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: SPK
History
OpenedMarch 5, 1891 (1891-03-05)[2]
Rebuilt1994
Passengers
FY 202345,562[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Ephrata
toward Seattle
 Empire Builder Sandpoint
toward Chicago
Pasco
toward Portland
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Ephrata
toward Seattle
 North Coast Hiawatha Sandpoint
toward Chicago
Expo '74 Terminus
Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station
Marshall
toward Seattle or Tacoma
 Main Line Hauser
toward St. Paul
Marshall
toward Coulee City
 Washington Central Branch Terminus
Terminus Spokane – Lewiston Marshall
toward Lewiston
Preceding station Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Following station
Marshall
toward Portland
 Main Line Terminus
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Cheney
towards Seattle or Tacoma
 Main Line Dishman
towards Chicago
Location
Map

The Spokane Intermodal Center is an intermodal transport facility located in Spokane, Washington, United States. It serves as a service stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder, as well as the FlixBus, Greyhound, Trailways, and Jefferson Lines station for Spokane. The Empire Builder provides service daily between Chicago, Illinois and Spokane before continuing on to Seattle, Washington or Portland, Oregon.[Note 1]

The station was built in 1891 for the Northern Pacific Railway. It was remodeled in 1994 to allow buses to share the station, creating an intermodal facility.

Since 1981, when the westbound Empire Builder arrives in the middle of the night, the first six Superliner cars (five passenger cars, a diner and a baggage car) go to King Street Station in Seattle, while a single locomotive from Spokane takes the last four cars (the Sightseer Lounge, two coaches and a sleeper) to Portland Union Station. The eastbound trains join in Spokane in the middle of the night and run combined to Chicago Union Station. (The next eastbound stop is in Sandpoint, Idaho and the next westbound stops are in Ephrata, Washington for the Seattle section and Pasco, Washington for the Portland section.) In pre-Amtrak days, the Empire Builder split into Seattle and Portland sections at Spokane for most of the 1940s and 1950s.[5][6]

The station located just north of Interstate 90 and is about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southwest of the Spokane Center of the University of Washington and 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the campus of Gonzaga University.

The station, parking lot, and passenger platform are owned by the City of Spokane. The tracks are owned by BNSF Railway.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ As of October 6, 2013, the westbound trains (Routes 7 & 27) are scheduled to arrive together at 1:40 am and depart to Seattle (Route 7) at 2:15 am and to Portland (Route 27) at 2:45 am. The eastbound train from Portland (Route 28) is scheduled to arrive at 12:13 and the train from Seattle (Route 8) at 12:45 am. Both trains are scheduled to depart together at 1:30 am.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Spokane, WA (SPK)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "One of the Finest: The New Northern Pacific Passenger Depot Opened". Spokane Falls Review. March 5, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved January 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Empire Builder" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. October 6, 2013. p. 2. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ^ May 4, 1947, Great Northern timetable http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track7/empbuilder194706.html
  6. ^ June 10, 1956, Great Northern timetable http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track7/empbuilder195607.html
  7. ^ "Great American Stations: Spokane, WA (SPK)". greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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