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DeutschPonca City station
Ponca City, OK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The depot in 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Near junction of S. 1st & W. Oklahoma Ponca City, Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°42′06″N 97°05′02″W / 36.70167°N 97.08389°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1895 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | October 8, 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santa Fe Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 12000113 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | March 12, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ponca City station is a former and proposed railway station in Ponca City, Oklahoma.
History
[edit]The Santa Fe Railway originally skipped building a depot in Ponca City, with locals using the nearby station at Cross for trips. Arrangements were made by local boosters to have the Cross stationmaster move the depot to a more convenient location.[1] The original station at the site was a simple boxcar.[2] The first station building was built in 1885.
Celebrations planned to accompany the opening of the new depot in 1911 were called off by the Santa Fe.[3] The new depot would go on to open May 24.[4] Amtrak service ceased on October 1, 1979 with the discontinuation of the Lone Star.[5] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 12, 2012.
In anticipation of the return of Amtrak services to the city via the Heartland Flyer, Ponca City undertook to rehabilitate the station with renovations beginning in February 2025. The estimated cost of the project is $3.2 million.[6]
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References
[edit]- ^ Morris, John (1977). Ghost Towns of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8061-1420-0.
- ^ Forney, E. C. (June 15, 1911). "Ponca City, Oklahoma, in the old days". Ponca City Democrat. Ponca City, Oklahoma. p. 4. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ^ "New Santa Fe Passenger Depot". The Ponca City Courier. Ponca City, Oklahoma. April 20, 1911. p. 5. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ponca City has a new passenger depot". Tonkawa Chieftain. Tonkawa, Oklahoma. May 26, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bean, Covey (October 2, 1979). "Depots Close As Lone Star Leaves State". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. pp. 1–2. Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Shelman, John (February 15, 2025). "Confident in passenger rail, Ponca ready to build depot". The Cowley Courier Traveler. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
