Topeka station

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Topeka, KS
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A BNSF freight train passes the station (at left) in 2013
General information
Location500 SE Holliday Place
Topeka, Kansas
Coordinates 39°03′05″N95°39′53″W / 39.0515°N 95.6647°W / 39.0515; -95.6647
Owned by BNSF Railway
Line(s) BNSF Topeka Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: TOP
History
RebuiltDecember 1948; [1] 2006
Passengers
FY 20225,576 [2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Newton
toward Los Angeles
Southwest Chief Lawrence
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Emporia
toward Dallas or Houston
Lone Star Lawrence
toward Chicago
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Pauline
toward Los Angeles
Main Line Tecumseh
toward Chicago
Location
Topeka station

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]

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References

  1. "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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. "Topeka, KS (TOP)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  4. 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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