Washington station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Washington, Missouri, United States.
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 301 West Front Street Washington, Missouri United States | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°33′42″N 91°00′45″W / 38.5616°N 91.0125°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Washington, Union Pacific | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | About 30 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | None | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: WAH | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | Pre-1865 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1923 | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 12,295[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
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The brick station was designed for the Missouri Pacific Railroad by the railroad's Chief Engineer E. M. Tucker and built in 1923.[2] The wooden depot built in 1865 which it replaced was moved and became the Missouri Pacific freight station. Both stations still stand.
The station is one of four Amtrak stations in the St. Louis metropolitan area; the other three are the Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center in St. Louis, the Kirkwood Station, and the Alton station.
Future
editOn November 9, 2022, Amtrak announced that it would be investing $3 million to improve the station. The work will add a new 170-foot platform, new lighting and new signage to the station. The parking lot and the building will remain unchanged.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Missouri" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Maureen (1986). "Historic Survey of Washington, Missouri" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ Colbert, Ethan. "Amtrak investing $3M into downtown Washington station". The Missourian. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
External links
edit- Washington, MO – Amtrak
- Washington, MO – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Washington, MO – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb)
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