Duluth Depot

The Depot

Established	1973
Location	506 West Michigan Avenue Duluth, Minnesota 55802  United States
Coordinates	46°46′54″N 92°06′13″W / 46.78167°N 92.10361°W / 46.78167; -92.10361
Type	Railway museum
Website	www.duluthdepot.org

Duluth Depot
Former Amtrak inter-city rail station
The North Star at the Duluth Depot, September 1981
Location	506 West Michigan Avenue Duluth, Minnesota 55802  United States
Line(s)	North Star
Platforms	3 island platform 1 side platform
Tracks	7
History
Opened	1892
Closed	1985
Services
Former services   Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Terminus North Star 1978-1985 Superior 1981-1985 toward St. Paul - Midway Superior 1978-1981 toward Chicago Arrowhead 1977-1978 Superior toward Minneapolis
Duluth Union Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Duluth, Minnesota
Coordinates	46°46′54″N 92°06′13″W / 46.78167°N 92.10361°W / 46.78167; -92.10361Coordinates: 46°46′54″N 92°06′13″W / 46.78167°N 92.10361°W / 46.78167; -92.10361
Built	1892
Architect	Peabody & Stearns
Architectural style	Renaissance, Other
NRHP Reference #	71001028
Added to NRHP	December 9, 1971

The Duluth Depot is a historic train station in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. The union station was built in 1892, served seven different rail lines, and accommodated 5,000 passengers. In 1973 it re-opened as the St. Louis County Heritage & Arts Center, housing the Duluth Art Institute, Lake Superior Railroad Museum (which operates the North Shore Scenic Railroad), St. Louis County Historical Society Museum, a Veteran's Memorial Hall, and five performing arts organizations.Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) provided rail service to the station from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.

The Depot is located at 506 West Michigan Avenue in the shadow of the elevated I-35, which runs immediately southeast of the depot. (On the southeast side of the Duluth Harbor Basin of Lake Superior.) The depot is easily accessible from northeast bound I-35 by way of the Michigan Avenue interchange (exit 256A). It is also fairly accessible from southwest bound I-35 by way of the Lake Avenue/5th Avenue West interchange (exit 256B). (However, since West Michigan Avenue is a one-way street, vehicular traffic must turn northwest [right] onto South 5th Avenue West, southwest [left] onto West Superior Street, and then southeast [left] onto South 6th Avenue West before reaching West Michigan Avenue.) The station has one side platform and three island platforms that provide access to its seven tracks. The outer southeast active track is utilized by the North Shore Scenic Railroad, with the remainder being used to display various trains and train cars by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.

Scenic tours from the station continue to be provided by the North Shore Scenic Railroad (a heritage railroad operated by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum), which provides several different excursions from Duluth to points northeast along Lake Superior's northern shore. Regular tours are round-trip, ranging from one to six hours long, with destinations including the Lester River, the area of Palmers, and the city of Two Harbors. The railroad also provides a multitude of special excursions throughout the year, as well as opportunities for charter trips.