Emporia station

Emporia, KS
Emporia, KS
	Emporia station in October 1982
General information
Location	3rd Avenue and Neosho Street; Emporia, Kansas
Coordinates	38°24′05″N96°11′13″W/ 38.401494°N 96.186866°W
Line(s)	BNSFEmporia Subdivision
History
Opened	1882
Closed	May 11, 1997
Rebuilt	1926, 1957
Former services
Location
Location

Emporia stationwas a railway station inEmporia, Kansas,United States. It was built in 1882 by theAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railwayand was renovated in 1926 and 1957.^[1]Amtraktook over intercity passenger service in 1971 and continued serving Emporia with theTexas ChiefandSuper Chief.TheTexas Chiefwas renamedLone Starin 1974 and discontinued in 1979. TheSuper Chiefwas renamedSouthwest Limitedin 1974 andSouthwest Chiefin 1984. Emporia was dropped as a stop in 1997.^[2]The station building was destroyed by a fire on August 9, 1999.^[3]

References

^"Railroads in Lyon County".The Emporia Gazette.March 6, 2010.RetrievedJune 13,2023.
^Sanders, Craig (2006).Amtrak in the Heartland.Bloomington, Indiana:Indiana University Press.p. 134.ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
^"End of the Line: Fire guts historic depot".The Salina Journal.August 10, 1999. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

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Intertwined Legacies: Emporia and its Railroads: 1857-1900

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[1] "Railroads in Lyon County".The Emporia Gazette.March 6, 2010.RetrievedJune 13,2023.

[2] Sanders, Craig (2006).Amtrak in the Heartland.Bloomington, Indiana:Indiana University Press.p. 134.ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.

[3] "End of the Line: Fire guts historic depot".The Salina Journal.August 10, 1999. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

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