- Creston (Amtrak station)
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Creston, IA 
Station statistics Address Pine Ave. & Adams St. Coordinates 41°03′25″N 94°21′41″W / 41.0570°N 94.3614°WCoordinates: 41°03′25″N 94°21′41″W / 41.0570°N 94.3614°W Lines Parking free Other information Code CRN Traffic Passengers (FY2010) 4,803[1] 
0.6%Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station toward EmeryvilleCalifornia Zephyr toward ChicagoFormer services Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Cromwelltoward DenverMain Line Aftontoward Chicago Union StationThe Creston Station is an unstaffed Amtrak train station in Creston, Iowa. Amtrak shares the building with the BNSF Railway, which uses the building as a yard office. The station is served by Amtrak's Chicago to Oakland California Zephyr, with one daily train in each direction between the two cities.
The original Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad station in Creston.
Currently, plans are underway to move Amtrak into the original Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad depot, immediately adjacent to the current facility.[2]
Of the six Iowa stations served by Amtrak, Creston was the sixth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 13 passengers daily.[3]
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Iowa" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/IOWA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6.
- ^ Ellyson, Tyler (September 24, 2009). "Culver talks trains". News Advertiser. http://www.crestonnewsadvertiser.com/articles/2009/09/24/r_nzvidhnbrskvgtdjggkpjw/index.xml. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Iowa" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/IOWA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6.
External links
Categories:- Amtrak stations in Iowa
- Buildings and structures in Union County, Iowa
- Stations along Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad lines
- Transportation in Union County, Iowa
- Midwestern United States railway station stubs
- Iowa building and structure stubs
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