Topeka station
39°03′05″N 95°39′53″W / 39.0515°N 95.6647°W / 39.0515; -95.6647Owned by BNSF Railway Line(s) BNSF Topeka Subdivision Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform Tracks 2 Construction Accessible Yes Other information Station code Amtrak: TOP History Rebuilt December 1948;[1] 2006 Passengers FY 2023 6,872[2] (Amtrak) Services
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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]
References
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to Topeka station at Wikimedia Commons
- Topeka, KS – Amtrak
- Topeka, KS – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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