Norman Depot

The Norman Depot serves a dual function in the Norman, Oklahoma, community. As a passenger rail station it is served by Amtrak's Heartland Flyer and as a community center it houses the Norman Performing Arts Studio, a non-profit arts association.[3] The depot is located at milepost 401.8 of the BNSF Railway's Red Rock subdivision.

Norman Depot
Location	200 South Jones Avenue Norman, OK 73069
Owned by	City of Norman
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Free
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	NOR
History
Opened	1909
Rebuilt	2003
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	13,039[1]  11%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Purcell toward Fort Worth Heartland Flyer Oklahoma City Terminus
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Purcell toward Dallas or Houston Lone Star Oklahoma City toward Chicago Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station Purcell Terminus Oklahoma Division First District Moore toward Arkansas City
Santa Fe Depot (Norman Depot)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Norman Depot Location in Oklahoma Show map of Oklahoma Norman Depot Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	Jct.of Abner Norman Dr. and Comanche St., Norman, Oklahoma
Coordinates	35°13′11.64″N 97°26′35.16″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1909 (1909)
Built by	Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway
Architect	Lungsren & Carlson
Architectural style	Mission Revival/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.	90002203[2]
Added to NRHP	January 25, 1991

Community volunteers from the Norman Performing Arts Studio and Passenger Rail Oklahoma[4] serve as "depot hosts" meeting passengers departing on the morning train and those arriving in the evening. The depot is also available to rent as a meeting space.

History

The depot was constructed in 1909 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Its grand opening occurred on November 18, 1909. It was originally served by trains of its builder, including the Texas Chief. After Amtrak's establishment in 1971, the Texas Chief continued serving the station. It was renamed the Lone Star in 1974. Those trains served points as far away as Chicago, Illinois and Galveston, Texas. Service was discontinued on October 9, 1979, and no passenger train service was available until June 1999, when the Heartland Flyer was instituted between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, Texas.

The architectural design of the depot is a modified Mission Santa Fe county seat standard plan.[5]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Oklahoma" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. "The Performing Arts Studio". Retrieved 2007-10-30.
4. "Passenger Rail Oklahoma". Retrieved 2009-04-15.
5. "Portraits of Historic Norman" (PDF). City of Norman Historic District Commission. 2001. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-30.

External links

• Norman, OK – Amtrak
• More Views of Norman Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Performing Arts Studio – Norman, OK
• Norman, OK (NOR) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)