- Dodge City (Amtrak station)
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Dodge City Station statistics Address Central Avenue and East Wyatt Earp Street
Dodge City, KS, 67801Coordinates 37°45′09″N 100°00′59″W / 37.7524°N 100.0164°WCoordinates: 37°45′09″N 100°00′59″W / 37.7524°N 100.0164°W Lines Parking Yes Other information Opened 1896 Code DDG Traffic Passengers (2010) 4,847[1] 14%
Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station toward Los AngelesSouthwest Chief toward ChicagoFormer services Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Howelltoward Los AngelesMain Line Wrighttoward Chicago Dearborn Stationtoward Los AngelesMain Line Major stationsGreat Bendtoward Chicago Dearborn Stationtoward Chicago Dearborn StationMontezumatoward Boise CityBoise City – Dodge City Terminus Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot(a.k.a. Dodge City Station)Location: Dodge City, Kansas, USA Coordinates: 37°45′09″N 100°00′59″W / 37.7524°N 100.0164°WCoordinates: 37°45′09″N 100°00′59″W / 37.7524°N 100.0164°W Built: 1896 Architect: J.C. Holland, Fellows & Van Sant Architectural style: Romanesque Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: - 00000791
Added to NRHP: July 14, 2000 The Dodge City Amtrak station is a train station in Dodge City, Kansas, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1896, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the year 2000.[2] The station has recently been renovated and restored, and is also used as a theater and for other recreational, cultural, and social uses. While the NRHP claims it's no longer used as a railroad station, Amtrak insists that the station is still active and served by the Southwest Chief.
Of the six Kansas stations served by Amtrak, Dodge City was the fifth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 13 passengers daily.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/KANSAS10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-1-6.
- ^ Ford County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
External links
Media related to Dodge City (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak – Stations – Dodge City, KS
- Dodge City, Kansas; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Southwest Chief route guide
- Dodge City Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- El Vaquero Hotel (Fred Harvey Collection)
- ATSF Dodge City, Kansas Depot (Surviving Santa Fe Depots)
Categories:- Amtrak stations in Kansas
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1896
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
- Passenger rail transportation in Kansas
- Dodge City, Kansas
- Buildings and structures in Ford County, Kansas
- Midwestern United States railway station stubs
- Kansas building and structure stubs
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