Kingman station

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Kingman, AZ
Mission Style ATSF-BNSF-Santa Fe Train Station Kingman-AZ 2012-01-25.JPG
General information
Location400 East Andy Devine Avenue
Kingman, Arizona
Coordinates 35°11′18″N114°03′09″W / 35.1882°N 114.0526°W / 35.1882; -114.0526
Line(s) BNSF Seligman Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections Amtrak Thruway
BSicon FLUG.svg Vegas Airporter
Other information
Station code Amtrak: KNG
History
Opened1907
Passengers
FY 20226,919 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Needles
toward Los Angeles
Southwest Chief Flagstaff
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Needles
toward Los Angeles
Southwest Chief Williams Junction
Closed 2018
toward Chicago
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Yucca
toward Los Angeles
Main Line Hackberry
toward Chicago
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Depot
Architectural styleSpanish/Mission Revival
Part of Kingman Commercial Historic District (ID86001153 [2] )
MPS Kingman MRA
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1986 [3]

Kingman station is an Amtrak train station located in the historic Kingman Railroad Depot in Kingman, Arizona, United States. Amtrak's Southwest Chief trains stop at the Kingman station once daily in each direction. Kingman is also the transfer point for dedicated, guaranteed Amtrak Thruway service to/from Laughlin, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada.

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This station has an enclosed waiting room, but is unmanned. There are no ticket agents or Quik-Trak kiosks on site. [4]

Of the eight Arizona stations served by Amtrak (in 2020), Kingman was the third-busiest in fiscal year 2020, boarding or detraining 5,536 passengers in 2020. [5]

History

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) built the depot in 1907. The station's elevation is 3,335 feet (1,017 m) above sea level. The station has been a contributing property to the Kingman Commercial Historic District, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986. [2] Like many depots constructed by the ATSF, the building exhibits characteristics of the Spanish Colonial Revival style of architecture, particularly in the roofline's curvilinear gables. [6] In early 2011, the city of Kingman finished a multi-year restoration of the depot. The work was funded in part through a $471,500 federal Transportation Enhancements grant and approximately $150,000 in federal Community Development Block Grants. [6] Following the rehabilitation, the depot houses a passenger waiting room and a railroad museum. [7]

The depot is the third station in Kingman, and is built of poured concrete. The first station was destroyed by fire, as was the 1901-built "fire proof" one, which burned to the ground in 1906. [8]

It is served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief's 2,256 miles (3,631 km) route from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California, with one eastbound and one westbound stop daily. [9]

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References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Arizona" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Cindy L. Myers and James W. Garrison (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kingman Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 21 photos
  3. this PDF National Register of Historic Places Listings for 1986
  4. "Amtrak - Stations - Kingman, AZ (KNG)". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
  5. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2020, State of Arizona" (PDF). Amtrak. July 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Kingman, AZ (KNG) – Great American Stations".
  7. "Whistle Stop Railroad Club". Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  8. "Kingman Amtrak Depot" . Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  9. "Kingman Historic Buildings: Railroad Depot" . Retrieved December 24, 2022.

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