Emporia station

Emporia, KS
Emporia station in October 1982
General information
Location3rd Avenue and Neosho Street
Emporia, Kansas
Coordinates38°24′05″N 96°11′13″W / 38.401494°N 96.186866°W / 38.401494; -96.186866
Line(s)BNSF Emporia Subdivision
History
Opened1882
ClosedMay 11, 1997
Rebuilt1926, 1957
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Newton
toward Los Angeles
 Southwest Chief
Until 1997
 Topeka
toward Chicago
Newton
toward Dallas or Houston
 Lone Star
Until 1979
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Plymouth
toward Los Angeles
 Main Line Neosho Rapids
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Emporia station was a railway station in Emporia, Kansas, United States. It was built in 1882 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and was renovated in 1926 and 1957.[1] Amtrak took over intercity passenger service in 1971 and continued serving Emporia with the Texas Chief and Super Chief. The Texas Chief was renamed Lone Star in 1974 and discontinued in 1979. The Super Chief was renamed Southwest Limited in 1974 and Southwest Chief in 1984. Emporia was dropped as a stop in 1997.[2] The station building was destroyed by a fire on August 9, 1999.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Railroads in Lyon County". The Emporia Gazette. March 6, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
  3. ^ "End of the Line: Fire guts historic depot". The Salina Journal. August 10, 1999. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

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