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Purcell station

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Purcell, OK
File:Purcell station - February 2017.jpg
The station at Purcell in February 2017. The James C. Nance Memorial Bridge (U.S. Route 77 / State Highway 39) over the Canadian River is in the distance.
General information
LocationEast Main Street and North Santa Fe Avenue
Purcell, Oklahoma
United States
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Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Accessibleyes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: PUR
History
OpenedJune 15, 1999 (Heartland Flyer)[1]
ClosedOctober 8, 1979 (Lone Star)[2]
RebuiltJune 14, 2001[3]
Passengers
FY 20241,512[4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station File:BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Pauls Valley
toward Fort Worth
 Heartland Flyer Norman
toward Oklahoma City
Former services
Preceding station File:BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Pauls Valley
toward Dallas or Houston
 Lone Star Norman
toward Chicago
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Noble
toward Newton
 Newton – Purcell Terminus
Terminus Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Main Line
 Wayne
toward Galveston
Kirfort
toward Chickasha
 Chickasha – Purcell Terminus
Location
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Purcell (Amtrak: PUR) is an Amtrak station in Purcell, Oklahoma. The station is serviced by Amtrak's daily Heartland Flyer, which travels from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Fort Worth, Texas.

History

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Rail service to the area was established by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (now BNSF Railway) in 1887, which aimed to create a junction between the Santa Fe and its Texas-based Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe division. A townsite for railway employees was constructed around the junction and named after the Santa Fe's director, Edward B. Purcell.[5]

A station house was built at the junction in 1904. At some point, that station was demolished and rebuilt. The rebuilt station was in service until 1979, when the Lone Star was discontinued, and it was demolished in the 1990s.[5]

In 1999, the Heartland Flyer was established, which restored rail service to the city. The city constructed a brick station house for use as a waiting area, which opened on June 14, 2001. The interior contains Santa Fe memorabilia, including a bench from a former depot in Shawnee, Oklahoma.[3]

References

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