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Coordinates: 38°24′05″N 96°11′13″W / 38.401494°N 96.186866°W / 38.401494; -96.186866
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Emporia, KS
Inter-city rail station
A postcard of the former station
General information
Location3rd Avenue and Neosho Street, Emporia, Kansas
Coordinates38°24′05″N 96°11′13″W / 38.401494°N 96.186866°W / 38.401494; -96.186866
Line(s)BNSF Emporia Subdivision
History
Opened1884
ClosedMay 11, 1997
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Newton
toward Los Angeles
 Southwest Chief Topeka
toward Chicago
Newton
toward Dallas or Houston
 Lone Star
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Plymouth
toward Los Angeles
 Main Line Neosho Rapids
toward Chicago

The Emporia station of Emporia, Kansas was built in 1884 and served the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway until 1971.[1] Thereafter, passenger service continued under Amtrak, with the Texas Chief and Super Chief. In 1974, these trains were renamed the Lone Star and Southwest Limited respectively. In 1979, service on the Lone Star was discontinued. Once again, the Southwest Limited would be renamed the Southwest Chief in 1984. Service ceased completely in 1997.[2] The depot was demolished after a severe fire in 1999.

References

  1. ^ "Emporia, Kansas– TrainWeb".
  2. ^ Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 134. ISBN 9780253027931.


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