Lamar station (Amtrak)

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Lamar station is a train station in Lamar, Colorado served by Amtrak. It is served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief line. It was originally built in 1907 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[2] The current station is designed in a manner similar to that of Garden City station in Kansas, and also serves as the Lamar Visitor's Center. In 2019 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Lamar, CO
Lamar Amtrak station and Visitor's Center.
General information
LocationMain and Beach Streets
Lamar, Colorado
Coordinates38°05′23″N 102°37′07″W / 38.0897°N 102.6185°W / 38.0897; -102.6185
Owned byCity of Lamar
Line(s)BNSF La Junta Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: LMR
History
Opened1907
Passengers
FY 2022915[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
La Junta Southwest Chief Garden City
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Prowers Main Line Granada
toward Chicago
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Passenger Depot
LocationLamar, Colorado
NRHP reference No.100004186
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 2019

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Lamar, Colorado; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
  3. ^ Reyes, Catherine (October 20, 2019). "Lamar's train depot now on National Register of Historic Places". The Denver Post.

External links edit

 
Former AT&SF locomotive on display at Lamar station