Dodge City station

Dodge City
General information
Location	Central Avenue and East Wyatt Earp Street Dodge City, KS, 67801
Line(s)	Southwest Chief
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Station code	DDG
History
Opened	1896
Passengers
2015	5,048  4.8%
Services
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Dodge City, Kansas, USA
Coordinates	37.7524°N 100.0163°W / 37.7524; -100.0163
Built	1896
Architect	J.C. Holland; Fellows & Van Sant builders
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	00000791
Added to NRHP	July 14, 2000

Dodge City is a train station in Dodge City, Kansas, United States served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief train.

The original station structure was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1896 to a design by architect James C. Holland and Company, a Topeka firm, in the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style. Dodge City's importance as a division point on the railroad, with yards, a roundhouse and shops, and as the last significant rest stop for westbound passengers before a large undeveloped region, led the railroad to build a large structure with a Harvey House lunchroom and dining room.

The station was added to and remodeled several times in the style of the original structure. An addition was made between 1907 and 1909 to the first and second floors on the west end to add hotel rooms. An addition built between 1912 and 1914 to first and second floors of the east end added railway employee offices and sleeping spaces, and expanded the Harvey House lunchroom and dining room. The north facade was changed and a basement added for Harvey House food preparation and storage between 1924 and 1925. The station is of two stories with a three-story center section, constructed of stone, red-brick and terra cotta.

The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 for its historical significance in the growth of Dodge City and its association with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, and for its architectural significance as the finest example of Romanesque design in Dodge City. The station has been renovated and restored, and is also used as a theater and for other recreational, cultural, and social uses.

External links

Media related to Dodge City (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Dodge City, KS – Amtrak
• Dodge City, KS – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Dodge City, Kansas; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Southwest Chief route guide
• Dodge City Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• El Vaquero Hotel (Fred Harvey Collection)
• ATSF Dodge City, Kansas Depot (Surviving Santa Fe Depots)