Kingman station is an Amtrak train station located in the historic Kingman Railroad Depot in Kingman, Arizona, United States. Amtrak's Southwest Chief trains stop at the Kingman station once daily in each direction. Kingman is also the transfer point for dedicated, guaranteed Amtrak Thruway service to/from Laughlin, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada.
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| Location | 400 East Andy Devine Avenue Kingman, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°11′18″N 114°03′09″W / 35.1882°N 114.0526°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Seligman Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Amtrak Thruway Vegas Airporter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: KNG | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 10,182[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Spanish/Mission Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | Kingman Commercial Historic District (ID86001153[2]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MPS | Kingman MRA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | May 14, 1986[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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This station has an enclosed waiting room, but is unmanned. There are no ticket agents or Quik-Trak kiosks on site.[4]
Of the eight Arizona stations served by Amtrak (in 2020), Kingman was the third-busiest in fiscal year 2020, boarding or detraining 5,536 passengers in 2020.[5]
History
editThe Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) built the depot in 1907. The station's elevation is 3,335 feet (1,017 m) above sea level. The station has been a contributing property to the Kingman Commercial Historic District, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[2] Like many depots constructed by the ATSF, the building exhibits characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival style of architecture, particularly in the roofline's curvilinear gables.[6] In early 2011, the city of Kingman finished a multi-year restoration of the depot. The work was funded in part through a $471,500 federal Transportation Enhancements grant and approximately $150,000 in federal Community Development Block Grants.[6] Following the rehabilitation, the depot houses a passenger waiting room and a railroad museum.[7]
The depot is the third station in Kingman, and is built of poured concrete. The first station was destroyed by fire, as was the 1901-built "fire proof" one, which burned to the ground in 1906.[8]
It is served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief's 2,256 miles (3,631 km) route from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California, with one eastbound and one westbound stop daily.[9]
See also
edit- Kingman Santa Fe Depot, Kingman, Kansas
References
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Arizona" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Cindy L. Myers and James W. Garrison (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kingman Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 21 photos
- ^ this PDF National Register of Historic Places Listings for 1986
- ^ "Amtrak - Stations - Kingman, AZ (KNG)". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2020, State of Arizona" (PDF). Amtrak. July 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kingman, AZ (KNG) – Great American Stations".
- ^ "Whistle Stop Railroad Club". Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ "Kingman Amtrak Depot". Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^ "Kingman Historic Buildings: Railroad Depot". Retrieved December 24, 2022.
External links
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