Detroit Lakes station is an

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 ...

intercity train station in

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Detroit Lakes is a city in the State of Minnesota and the county seat of Becker County. The population was 9,869 at the 2020 census. Its unofficial population during summer months is much higher, estimated by citizens to peak at 13,000 midsum ...

, served by Amtrak's daily ''

Empire Builder The ''Empire Builder'' is an Amtrak long-distance passenger train that operates daily between Chicago and either Seattle or Portland via two sections west of Spokane. Introduced in 1929, it was the flagship passenger train of the Great Northe ...

''. The building was originally built by the

Northern Pacific Railroad The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. It was approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly of land grants, whi ...

and has been listed on the

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since 1988 as the Northern Pacific Passenger Depot. The station was renovated in 2010 under the direction of the local

White Earth Reservation The White Earth Indian Reservation ( oj, Gaa-waabaabiganikaag, "Where there is an abundance of white clay") is the home to the White Earth Band, located in northwestern Minnesota. It is the largest Indian reservation in the state by land area. ...

and the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The exterior brickwork was cleaned; wood soffits repaired; and window and door trim painted. On the interior, the space was reconfigured to accommodate retail kiosks.

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Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
Amtrak stations in Minnesota Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Railway stations in the United States opened in 1908 Transportation in Becker County, Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Becker County, Minnesota 1908 establishments in Minnesota Former Northern Pacific Railway stations {{Minnesota-NRHP-stub