Sandpoint, ID (SPT)

Ticket Revenue

FY 2011

$540,722

Station Ridership

FY 2011

5,296

Note: Fiscal year is from
October through September.

The Tudor-style station at Sandpoint, built in 1916, is the oldest remaining active Northern Pacific Railroad depot in the state of Idaho and one of the few which remains in operation in the country. The Northern Pacific built three depots on this site and this Amtrak station is very much in its original state. The station building also needs to be stabilized. Currently passengers cannot use the waiting room and have a shelter on the platform.

The station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

In late 2006, construction began on the Idaho Department of Transportation’s long-awaited Sand Creek Byway Project. This will realign a major highway artery through Sandpoint to enable better traffic flow. The project impacts the station by requiring parking lot enhancements and it basically isolates the station between the tracks and the highway. Due to construction of the Sand Creek Byway in close proximity to the station, there have also been concerns with emergency and bus access to the building. Amtrak and other regional stakeholders continue to meet to discuss the future of the station and its suitability to remain as an active intercity rail facility.

Amtrak does not provide  ticketing or baggage services at this facility.