Willmar station

Willmar, MN
Inter-city rail station
The former Willmar station in 2021
General information
Location	400 Pacific Avenue, Willmar, Minnesota
Coordinates	45.12290°N 95.04845°W / 45.12290; -95.04845
Line(s)	BNSF Morris Subdivision
History
Opened	1892
Closed	October 1, 1979
Rebuilt	1948
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Morris toward Seattle or Portland Empire Builder Minneapolis 1971–1978 toward Chicago Saint Paul–Midway 1978–1979 toward Chicago Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station Pennock toward Seattle Main Line Kandiyohi toward St. Paul

The Willmar station of Willmar, Minnesota was built in 1948, replacing an 1892 Cass Gilbert designed depot. It served the Great Northern Railway and its successor Burlington Northern until 1971. Thereafter, passenger service continued under Amtrak, but with only a single route through Willmar, the Empire Builder. After the North Coast Hiawatha, which ran on the former Northern Pacific Railway line from Minneapolis to Fargo, ended service in 1979, the Empire Builder moved to that corridor.

External links

• Willmar, Minnesota – TrainWeb