Guthrie station

Guthrie station is a former railway station in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Built in 1903, it saw passenger service until 1979 and is now a restaurant. The building is a contributing resource of the Guthrie Historic District.

Guthrie, OK
The former Guthrie station in June 2015.
General information
Location	409 West Oklahoma Avenue Guthrie, Oklahoma
Coordinates	35°52′39″N 97°25′47″W
Line(s)	Red Rock Subdivision
History
Closed	October 8, 1979
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Oklahoma City toward Dallas or Houston Lone Star Perry toward Chicago Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station Lawrie toward Newton Newton–Purcell Seward toward Purcell
Location

History

Guthrie station in 1977

The station building is 185 feet (56 m) long and 85 feet (26 m) wide at its widest point. It covers an area of 9,000 square feet (840 m²). Unlike most frame depots of its time, it is a red brick depot, with a two-story section at the center and one-story wings to each side. Waitresses for the Harvey House lived in the second story. The station lobby was in the middle of the ground floor, and was reached by doors on both the east and west sides of the building.^[1]

Passenger service by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ran until 1971. Amtrak continued operation of the Texas Chief, which was renamed Lone Star in 1974. The Lone Star was discontinued on October 8, 1979.^[2]

In June 2021, Amtrak released a plan that would add two more Heartland Flyer round trips between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Fort Worth, Texas, while extending one round trip to Newton, Kansas. The extended round trip would bring Amtrak service back to Guthrie. A timeline for the service had not been determined.^[3]

References

1. Sutter, Ellie (March 21, 1997). "Guthrie Restoring Train Depot". The Oklahoman.
2. "Lone Star Gone: Amtrak Routes Shrink". The Marion Star. Marion, Ohio. October 10, 1979. p. 10. Retrieved December 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Heartland Flyer Extension". storymaps.arcgis.com. Amtrak Connect Us. September 17, 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Guthrie station at Wikimedia Commons