Norman Depot

Norman Depot
Location	200 South Jones Avenue Norman, OK 73069
Owned by	City of Norman
Line(s)	Heartland Flyer
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Free
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	NOR
History
Opened	1909
Rebuilt	2003
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	13,978[1]  0.5%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Purcell toward Fort Worth Heartland Flyer Oklahoma City Terminus   Former services   Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Moore toward Newton Newton – Purcell Noble toward Purcell
Santa Fe Depot (Norman Depot)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Jct.of Abner Norman Dr. and Comanche St., Norman, Oklahoma
Coordinates	35°13′11.64″N 97°26′35.16″W / 35.2199000°N 97.4431000°WCoordinates: 35°13′11.64″N 97°26′35.16″W / 35.2199000°N 97.4431000°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1909
Architectural style	Mission/spanish Revival
NRHP Reference #	90002203[2]
Added to NRHP	January 25, 1991

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.

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, it was served by a train of the same name, renamed in 1974 to the Lone Star. 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, FY2014, State of Oklahoma" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
2. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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

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