| 词条 | Midway station (Minnesota) |
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| name=Midway | style=Amtrak | type = Amtrak train servicing and crew facility | image=Midway Station 2014.jpg | caption=The station as viewed from the northwest in July 2014 | address=730 Transfer Road[1] Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 | country=United States | coordinates={{coord|44.9631|N|93.1846|W|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:US-MN|display=inline,title}} | map_type = USA Minneapolis–Saint Paul | elevation={{convert|870|ft|m}}[2] | ADA= | owned=Amtrak Some track owned by Minnesota Commercial Railway[3] | operator= | line= | structure= | other= | platform= 1 side platform 1 island platform | tracks=3 | passengers=116,991[4] | pass_year=FY2013 | pass_percent=-2.92 | pass_system=Amtrak | opened=March 1, 1978[5] | closed=May 7, 2014[6] | status=Closed for passenger service | code=MSP (former)[3]{{refn|group="Note"|name="MSP move"}} | zone= | services= | other_services_header = Former services | other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Amtrak |line1=Empire Builder|left1=St. Cloud|right1=Red Wing|note-mid1=1978–2014 |line2=North Star|left2=Cambridge|note-mid2=1981–1985 |line3=North Star|left3=Cambridge|right3=Red Wing|to-right3=Chicago|note-mid3=1978–1981 |line4=North Coast Hiawatha|left4=St. Cloud|right4=Red Wing|to-right4=Chicago|note-mid4=1978–1979 }} }} Midway is a former Amtrak intercity train station in the Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was last served by Amtrak's daily Empire Builder (with service from Chicago, Illinois to Seattle, Washington or Portland, Oregon) and, for a time, by the North Star (with service from Chicago, and later from this station, to Duluth, Minnesota), as well as briefly by the North Coast Hiawatha (with service from Chicago to Seattle). The Midway station was closed for passenger service on May 7, 2014, with passenger service being moved to the restored Saint Paul Union Depot. However, the station is still owned by Amtrak and continues to be used to service the Empire Builder.[1] DescriptionThe Midway station is located at 730 Transfer Road[2][3] and is named after the Midway area of Saint Paul.{{refn|group="Note"|The Midway area received its name because it is located halfway between Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Moreover, it is also at the midpoint between the North Pole and the Equator.[4]}} Its Amtrak station code was MSP[2][4]{{refn|group="Note"|name="MSP move"|The station code MSP is now used by the Saint Paul Union Depot.[5]}} and from 1978 to 2014 it served as the only intercity train station for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. The station can be easily accessed from I‑94/US‑12/US‑52.{{refn|group="Note"|To access the Midway station from I‑94/US‑12/US‑52 take the Cretin Avenue North/Vandalia Street interchange (Exit 237) and head northeast on Vandalia Street for about two blocks. Turn right and head southeast on University Avenue West for about another block. Turn left (north) onto Transfer Road and continue for about one more block until the station is reached.}} The station has an elevation of {{convert|870|ft|m}}.[6] Prior to closing for passenger service, the station offered an indoor waiting area, ticketing service and a Quik-Trak kiosk, restrooms, payphones, baggage assistance, and checked baggage. Free long and short parking was also available.[1] Station hours were from 6:00 am to 11:45 pm daily.[4] The station is located next to tracks owned by the Minnesota Commercial Railway and marks a division point between running on the Canadian Pacific Railway (former Milwaukee Road tracks between Chicago and St. Paul) and the BNSF Railway (former Great Northern Railway tracks between Minneapolis and Seattle.) There are two platforms at the station, though the Empire Builder only used the side platform nearest the station building. There is a second island platform that serves two tracks, but it was rarely used. There are also two spurs behind the main platform which are used for storage and display of historic train cars. Of the six Minnesota stations served by Amtrak, Midway was the busiest for the Fiscal Year 2013 (its last full year of service), boarding or detraining an average of approximately 321 passengers daily (more than twice the ridership all other Minnesota stations combined).[7] HistoryWhen it opened on March 1, 1978, Midway station took over Amtrak's traffic from the Minneapolis Great Northern Depot, which itself had combined the services of the Minneapolis station and the Saint Paul Union Depot when Amtrak began operating in 1971.[8][9] The Great Northern Depot was later demolished. The primary rail service at this station for most of its existence was the Empire Builder, named to honor Saint Paul-based mogul James J. Hill who constructed the Great Northern Railway, and whose nickname was "The Empire Builder". Westbound trains head for Spokane, Washington (and then split before continuing on to either Seattle, Washington or Portland, Oregon) while eastbound trains head for Chicago. There were several intermittent stops between. The next westbound stop for the Empire Builder was in St. Cloud and the next eastbound stop was in Red Wing, both in Minnesota. About one-eighth of Empire Builder passengers boarded or arrived at this station. After opening in 1978, the station briefly served the North Coast Hiawatha until that service ended in 1979.[10] The North Coast Hiawatha ran three times per week from Chicago to Seattle with the next westbound stop having also been in St. Cloud and the next eastbound stop having also been in Red Wing. The station was also served by the North Star with services to Chicago and Duluth,[11] with the stop having been in Cambridge, Minnesota and the next southbound stop having been in Red Wing until serviced was truncated from Chicago to this station in 1981. After the North Star was discontinued in 1985, Amtrak has continued service to Duluth with its Thruway Motorcoach service. On May 7, 2014, the Amtrak passenger stop in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis–Saint Paul) moved to the renovated and reopened Saint Paul Union Depot.[12] At that time the Midway station was closed to the public, but still serves as a service stop for the Empire Builder.[13][1] See also{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
Notes1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.allaboardmn.org/?page_id=32|title=What’s New|website=www.allaboardmn.org|publisher=All Aboard Minnesota|date=2014|accessdate=19 Jan 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215020/http://www.allaboardmn.org/?page_id=32|archivedate=12 May 2014|via=web.archive.org|quote=Amtrak plans to stop the Empire Builder at Midway each day to water and service the train and add/drop off coaches and private cars.}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=MSP |title=St. Paul, MN – Minneapolis Midway Station (MSP) |website=Amtrak.com |publisher=Amtrak |deadurl=yes |accessdate=17 Oct 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405014704/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am%2Fam2Station%2FStation_Page&code=MSP |archivedate=2014-04-05 |via=web.archive.org |df= }} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=20101108&item=0024|title=Amtrak System Timetables|website=timetables.org|author=Amtrak|publisher=The Museum of Railway Timetables|page=21|date=8 Nov 2010|accessdate=29 May 2014}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/MSP/Station_view|title=St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (MSP)|website=www.greatamericanstations.com|publisher=Amtrak|accessdate=18 Jan 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311142216/http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/MSP/Station_view|archivedate=11 March 2013|via=web.archive.org}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=MSP |title=St. Paul, MN (MSP) |website=amtrak.com |publisher=Amtrak |accessdate=18 Jan 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405014704/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am%2Fam2Station%2FStation_Page&code=MSP |archivedate=2014-04-05 |df= }} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/stpaul.htm|title=USA Rail Guide: Saint Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota (MSP)|last=Nagasaki|first=Hikki|website=trainweb.org|accessdate=18 Jan 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521230746/http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/stpaul.htm|archivedate=21 May 2013|via=web.archive.org}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|title=Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Minnesota|website=amtrak.com|publisher=Amtrak|date=Nov 2013|url=http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MINNESOTA13.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=3 Dec 2013}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.gnrhs.org/75th_anniversary.htm|title=The Empire Builder 75th Anniversary|website=gnrhs.org|publisher=Great Northern Railway Historical Society|date=11 Jun 2004|accessdate=10 Sep 2010}} 9. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25716518/amtraks-arrival-at-union-depot-celebrated|title=After 43 years, St. Paul's Union Depot marks return of passenger trains|last=Melo|first=Frederick|work=twincities.com|publisher=MediaNews Group|location=St. Paul, Minnesota|date=7 May 2014|accessdate=17 Oct 2015}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=19780430&item=0043|title=National Train Timetables|website=timetables.org|author=Amtrak|publisher=The Museum of Railway Timetables|page=42|date=30 Apr 1978|accessdate=17 Oct 2015}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=19780430&item=0038|title=National Train Timetables|website=timetables.org|author=Amtrak|publisher=The Museum of Railway Timetables|page=37|date=30 Apr 1978|accessdate=17 Oct 2015}} 12. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.uniondepot.org/union-depot-officials-announce-amtrak-arrival-date-national-train-day-celebration/|title=Union Depot Officials Announce Amtrak Arrival Date and National Train Day Celebration|website=www.uniondepot.org|publisher=Union Depot|date=2 Apr 2014|accessdate=29 May 2014}} 13. ^{{cite journal|url=http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/intercity/amtrak-moves-into-st-paul-union-depot.html?channel=41|title=Amtrak moves into St. Paul Union Depot|last=Bowen|first=Douglas John|work=Railway Age|publisher=Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation|date=8 May 2014|accessdate=29 May 2014}} References{{reflist|30em}}External links{{Commons category|Midway Station}}
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