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Topeka, KS
A BNSF freight train passes the station (at left) in 2013
General information
Location500 SE Holliday Place
Topeka, Kansas
Coordinates39°03′05″N 95°39′53″W / 39.0515°N 95.6647°W / 39.0515; -95.6647
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Topeka Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: TOP
History
RebuiltDecember 1948; 2006
Passengers
FY 20236,872 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Newtontoward Los Angeles Southwest Chief Lawrencetoward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Emporiatoward Dallas or Houston Lone Star Lawrencetoward Chicago
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Paulinetoward Los Angeles Main Line Tecumsehtoward Chicago
Location

Topeka station is an Amtrak train station in Topeka, Kansas, United States, served by the Southwest Chief train. The station was built in 1948 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as a replacement for the former Topeka Harvey House, which was in use from 1878 to 1940. The existing station was remodeled by the BNSF Railway in 2006.

References

  1. "Topeka Gets New Union Station--Atchison Awaits". The Atchison Daily Globe. Atchison, Kansas. December 16, 1948. p. 20. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  3. "Topeka, KS (TOP)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  4. Hooper, Michael (June 24, 2006). "Amtrak station renovations unveiled". Topeka Capital-Journal. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2019.

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