Williston station

Williston, ND
General information
Location	1 South Main Street Williston, North Dakota United States
Coordinates	48°08′34″N 103°37′16″W / 48.1429°N 103.6211°W / 48.1429; -103.6211
Owned by	BNSF Railway
Line(s)	BNSF Glasgow Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	8
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: WTN
History
Opened	June 18, 1893[1][2]
Rebuilt	1910, 2010
Passengers
FY 2023	17,213[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Wolf Point toward Seattle or Portland Empire Builder Stanley toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station Trenton toward Seattle Main Line Avoca toward St. Paul
Location

Williston station is a train station in Williston, North Dakota, served by Amtrak's Empire Builder line. The brick station was built in 1910 by the Great Northern Railway^[4] and is located at the southern end of Williston's downtown. An interior and exterior restoration, begun in 2010 and costing almost $2 million, has returned the station to its original look.^[4]

With the opening of the Bakken oil fields in the 21st century, many oil production workers now also board and detrain in Williston, adding additional passengers to the route. Many workers from as far as the Pacific Northwest opt to travel to their jobs via the station rather than fly or take the bus.^[5] Amtrak conductors frequently let passengers use Williston as an unofficial smoke break or fresh air stop, partly due to delays caused by the sheer volume of passengers boarding and alighting at the station.

Ridership at the station had a particular spike in Amtrak's 2012 fiscal year, when ridership grew by almost 82 percent to 54,324 from 29,920 the year before (though 2011 ridership had been partly degraded due to flooding along the route).^[6][7] This patronage continued even in the wake of terrible delays that plagued the Empire Builder for much of 2013 and 2014 due to increased freight traffic related to the Bakken boom.

As of fiscal year 2018, Williston is North Dakota's second busiest Amtrak station, behind Minot.

• Allen, W.F. (1893). Travelers Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada. New York, New York: National Railway Publication Company. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

• Williston, ND – Amtrak
• Williston, ND – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Williston Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)

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