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Rugby station is a train station in
Rugby, North Dakota Rugby is a city in, and the county seat of, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,509 at the 2020 census, making it the 19th largest city in North Dakota. Rugby was founded in 1886. Rugby is often billed as the geog ...
served by
Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...
's ''
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 ...
'' line. The station was built in 1907 as the Great Northern Passenger Depot. In 1987 a local
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chapter was among the groups involved in a restoration project for the station.Rugby, North Dakota; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
/ref> The former Great Northern Depot was placed on the
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on September 26, 1991. Rugby is served daily by Amtrak's ''
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 platform, tracks, and station are all owned by BNSF Railway.


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Rugby Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)Amtrak Depot (Rugby Area Chamber of Commerce)
Amtrak stations in North Dakota Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota Former Great Northern Railway (U.S.) stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1893 National Register of Historic Places in Pierce County, North Dakota Transportation in Pierce County, North Dakota 1893 establishments in North Dakota Rugby, North Dakota {{NorthDakota-railstation-stub