The Cambridge station of

Cambridge, Minnesota Cambridge is a city in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of Minnesota State Highways 65 and 95. The population was 9,611 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Isanti County. It is located along the Rum Riv ...

was built in 1899 and served the Great Northern Railway and successor Burlington Northern until 1971. Passenger service ceased upon the formation of

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...

, but resumed between Minneapolis and Superior in 1975. Cambridge was served by the '' Arrowhead'' and later the ''

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'' between Chicago and Duluth. Service ceased after April 7, 1985. The

station building A station building, also known as a head house, is the main building of a passenger railway station. It is typically used principally to provide services to passengers. A station building is a component of a station, which can include tracks, p ...

still exists, but has been relocated from the tracks.

References

External links

Cambridge, Minnesota – TrainWeb
Former Amtrak stations in Minnesota Former Great Northern Railway (U.S.) stations 1899 establishments in Minnesota Railway stations in the United States opened in 1899 Railway stations in the United States opened in 1975 Railway stations in the United States closed in 1971 Railway stations in the United States closed in 1985 {{Minnesota-railstation-stub