Topeka station is an Amtrak train station in Topeka, Kansas, United States, served by the Southwest Chief train. The station was built in 1948 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as a replacement for the former Topeka Harvey House, which was in use from 1878 to 1940.[3] The existing station was remodeled by the BNSF Railway in 2006.[4]
Topeka, KS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) A BNSF freight train passes the station (at left) in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 500 SE Holliday Place Topeka, Kansas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°03′05″N 95°39′53″W / 39.0515°N 95.6647°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | BNSF Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Topeka Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: TOP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | December 1948;[1] 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 6,872[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Topeka Gets New Union Station--Atchison Awaits". The Atchison Daily Globe. Atchison, Kansas. December 16, 1948. p. 20. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "Topeka, KS (TOP)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
- ^ Hooper, Michael (June 24, 2006). "Amtrak station renovations unveiled". Topeka Capital-Journal. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
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