Lafayette station is an Amtrak station in Lafayette, Indiana, served by the Cardinal. The current station facility was established in 1994. The Amtrak train previously stopped in the middle of the city's 5th Street, near the former Monon Railroad depot.[3] The station building was moved to its current location from the southeast corner of 2nd and South streets in September 1994.[4] It is a Romanesque Revival style depot built in 1902 by the Lake Erie and Western Railroad and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway,[5] as the Big Four Depot.[6] The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[2]
Lafayette, IN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Lafayette's historic Amtrak station was originally a "Big Four" Depot. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 200 North 2nd Street Lafayette, Indiana United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Lafayette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CSX Lafayette Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  CityBus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: LAF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 5,908[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Big Four Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 c. 1910 Big Four Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 40°25′7″N 86°53′44″W / 40.41861°N 86.89556°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 8 acres (3 ha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Buckeye Chum Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Romanesque | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 03000548[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Significance
editThe building is an example of early twentieth century commercial architecture. It is one of two such structures in Indiana. It became part of the New York Central System, serving passengers through Lafayette between Cincinnati and Chicago. Lafayette was a major stop on this main artery of transportation for the NYC.[7] Several trains operated through the station in earlier years of Amtrak, examples being the Floridian, James Whitcomb Riley and the Kentucky Cardinal.
References
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "欢|迎|您|正|加|载". www.urbanindiana.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ "J&C FLASHBACK: Moving the Big Four Depot, 1994". Journal & Courier. September 16, 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Dynamic Depot Maps – Indiana".
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (September 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Big Four Depot" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
- ^ Library of Congress, AmericanMemory.LOC.GOV; HABS IND,79-LAFY,3-; Survey number HABS IN-257
External links
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Media related to Lafayette station (Indiana) at Wikimedia Commons
- Lafayette, IN – Amtrak
- Lafayette, IN – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Lafayette Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
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