The brick station was built in 1910 by the Great Northern Railway[4] and is located at the southern end of Williston's downtown.

An interior and exterior restoration, begun in 2010 and costing almost $2 million, has returned the station to its original look.

Many workers from as far as the Pacific Northwest opt to travel to their jobs via the station rather than fly or take the bus.

[6][7] This patronage continued even in the wake of terrible delays that plagued the Empire Builder for much of 2013 and 2014 due to increased freight traffic related to the Bakken boom.

As of fiscal year 2018, Williston is North Dakota's second busiest Amtrak station, behind Minot.