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Location | 201 North 7th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°48′54″N96°42′41″W / 40.8151°N 96.7114°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Lincoln Depot Limited Partnership | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Railway Creston / Hastings Subdivisions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | LNK (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2011 | 11,756 [1] 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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