Topeka station

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.^[3] The existing station was remodeled by the BNSF Railway in 2006.^[4]

Topeka, KS
A BNSF freight train passes the station (at left) in 2013
General information
Location	500 SE Holliday Place Topeka, Kansas
Coordinates	39°03′05″N 95°39′53″W / 39.0515°N 95.6647°W / 39.0515; -95.6647
Owned by	BNSF Railway
Line(s)	BNSF Topeka Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: TOP
History
Rebuilt	December 1948;^[1] 2006
Passengers
FY 2022	5,576^[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Newton toward Los Angeles Southwest Chief Lawrence toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Emporia toward Dallas or Houston Lone Star Lawrence toward Chicago Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station Pauline toward Los Angeles Main Line Tecumseh toward Chicago

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.  
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
3. "Topeka, KS (TOP)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
4. Hooper, Michael (June 24, 2006). . Topeka Capital-Journal. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2019.

External links

  Media related to Topeka station at Wikimedia Commons

• Topeka, KS – Amtrak
• Topeka, KS – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)