Topeka station

39°03′05″N 95°39′53″W / 39.0515°N 95.6647°W / 39.0515; -95.6647Owned byBNSF RailwayLine(s)BNSF Topeka SubdivisionPlatforms1 side platform, 1 island platformTracks2ConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: TOPHistoryRebuiltDecember 1948;[1] 2006PassengersFY 20236,872[2] (Amtrak) Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Newton
toward Los Angeles
 Southwest Chief Lawrence
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station 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
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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]

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 icon
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  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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  • Topeka, KS – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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