Essex station is a stop on

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Essex, Montana Essex is an unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana, United States. Located in the northwestern part of the state, Essex lies along the Hi-Line railroad line, near Glacier National Park, southwest of East Glacier and southeast ...

. Essex has a year-round population of less than 50; most passengers are visitors to the nearby historic

Izaak Walton Inn The Izaak Walton Inn is a historic inn in Essex, Montana, USA. It was originally built as the Izaak Walton Hotel in 1939 by the Great Northern Railway as a soup kitchen and lodgings for railway workers. The hotel was also originally envisioned ...

located about away. There currently is no station building at Essex, passengers are shuttled directly to the Inn. Essex is a

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. That is, the stop is skipped in the event that there are no passengers listed in Amtrak’s digital reservation system to alight or board at the station. Between 1970 and 1985 there were no regular stops at Essex. In late 2010, Amtrak built a concrete platform with embedded heating coils for automatic snow clearance to replace the former asphalt platform, and also added additional lighting and fencing.

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Essex Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Essex (Amtrak Station) Amtrak stations in Montana Buildings and structures in Flathead County, Montana Transportation in Flathead County, Montana Former Great Northern Railway (U.S.) stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1893 1893 establishments in Montana