Topeka station

Topeka station is a train station in Topeka, Kansas, United States, served by Amtrak's 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 itself was opened in 1878 as part of the original Santa Fe depot and remained open until 1940.[3] The existing station was remodeled by the BNSF Railway in 2006.[4] From 2015 to 2019 the station has been, on average, the second-most-frequented Amtrak station in Kansas; however, in 2019 it fell behind Lawrence into third place.[5]

Fiscal Year Passengers
2015 10,399[6]
2016 10,214[7]
2017 10,084[8]
2018 9,136[9]
2019 8,129[5]
Topeka, KS
A BNSF freight train passes the station (at left) in 2013
General information
Location500 SE Holliday Place
Topeka, Kansas
Coordinates39.0515°N 95.6647°W / 39.0515; -95.6647
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Topeka Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: TOP
History
Rebuilt–December 1948[1]
2006
Passengers
FY 20213,435[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
Preceding station Union Pacific Railroad Following station
Menoken
toward Denver
 Kansas Pacific Railway Kansas City
Terminus

See also

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
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2021: State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. August 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  3. Great American Stations - Amtrak(TOP)
  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.
  5. "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2019 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2015 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  7. "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2016 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  8. "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2017 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  9. "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2018 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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