Chemult station

Chemult station is an Amtrak train station in Chemult, Oregon. It is not staffed and only consists of a platform structure and a warming shelter, which replaced a smaller structure in 2010.

Chemult, OR
The station shelter, August 2012
General information
Location	Depot Street at GC Palmer Street Chemult, Oregon
Coordinates	43.21665°N 121.78144°W / 43.21665; -121.78144
Owned by	Union Pacific Railroad, loaned to Amtrak
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: CMO
History
Opened	October 26, 1980 (Amtrak)[1]
Rebuilt	2010
Original company	Southern Pacific
Passengers
FY 2023	2,798[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Klamath Falls toward Los Angeles Coast Starlight Eugene toward Seattle
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Umli toward Oakland Pier Shasta Route Yamsay toward Portland
Location

History

Chemult was originally a station on the Southern Pacific Cascade Line, with regular service by the Klamath and limited service by the Cascade.^[3] The station became a stop on the Coast Starlight in 1980.^[4][5]

A new Chemult station was built on the site in 2010. The old structure, which was uninsulated and therefore too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter, had been the subject of much criticism for being too small.^[6] The new station cost $600,000 and was built in the Cascadian architecture style.^[7] Construction began in May 2010 and was completed in November, in time for a November 10 opening.^[7]

References

1. "Amtrak Stops in Chemult". The Corvallis Gazette-Times. October 27, 1980. p. 8. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Oregon" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
3. "Time Tables" (PDF). Southern Pacific. January 15, 1954. pp. 28–29. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
4. "Timetable". The Museum of Railway Timetables. Amtrak. August 3, 1980. p. 49. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
5. "Amtrak National Train Timetables". The Museum of Railway Timetables. Amtrak. October 26, 1980. p. 50. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
6. Chiang, Chuck (June 14, 2006). "Proposed Chemult, Ore., Amtrak station could boost area tourism, officials say". Bend Bulletin.
7. "Chemult Train Station/Welcome Center Project". Oregon Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

External links

Media related to Chemult (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Chemult, OR – Amtrak
• Chemult, OR – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Amtrak Stations Database