Spokane Intermodal Center
Spokane Intermodal Center | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | 221 West 1st Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 |
| Owned by | City of Spokane |
| Line(s) | |
| Connections | Greyhound Lines, Northwestern Trailways, Spokane Transit Authority, Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Yes; paid |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SPK |
| History | |
| Rebuilt | 1994 |
| Passengers | |
| 2006 | 41,862 (Amtrak)  2.6% |
The Spokane Intermodal Center is an inter-modal transport facility that serves as a station, re-fueling, and service stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder, as well as the Greyhound and Trailways station for Spokane, Washington, USA.
Spokane is unique in the operation of the Empire Builder. At Spokane, the westbound train splits into two sections, with one heading to Seattle and the other to Portland. Of the cars of the westbound train, the last 4 Superliner cars (the Sightseer Lounge, two Coaches, and a Sleeper car) go to Portland. The eastbound train does the reverse operation, coming together in Spokane before heading east.
The station had 41,862 boardings during Amtrak's 2006 fiscal year, an increase of 1069 boardings from FY2005.
The station and parking are owned by the City of Spokane. The platform and track are owned by BNSF Railway.[1][2]
Notes and references
- ^ "Amtrak - Great American Stations". Amtrak. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2005, State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. October 2006. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
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External links
- Spokane, WA – Amtrak
- Spokane, WA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Greyhound Lines website
- Northwestern Trailways website
- Trailways Transportation System website
- Spokane Transit website
- Spokane(SPK) Station, Great American Stations website