Midway station (Minnesota)
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).
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| Location | 730 Transfer Road Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°57′47″N 93°11′05″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 870 feet (270 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak Some track owned by Minnesota Commercial Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed for passenger service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | MSP (former) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 1, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 7, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2013 | 116,991 2.92% (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It was one of the first new stations, designated as a "Type 300A" design, built under the Amtrak Standard Stations Program in 1978. The only other station constructed to "Type 300A" design, Miami station, opened three months later and remains in operation today.
The Midway station was closed for passenger service on May 7, 2014, with passenger service being moved to the restored Saint Paul Union Depot. For a time after its closure the station was still used to service the Empire Builder but was later abandoned. As part of the TCMC project, the facility could potentially be reactivated as a crew base and for equipment servicing.