Dodge City (Amtrak station)
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The Dodge City Amtrak station is a train station in Dodge City
, Kansas
, United States
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. The station was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
in 1896, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in the year 2000. The station has recently been renovated and restored, and is also used as a theater and for other recreational, cultural, and social uses. While the NRHP claims it's no longer used as a railroad station, Amtrak insists that the station is still active and served by the Southwest Chief
.
Of the six Kansas stations served by Amtrak, Dodge City was the fifth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 13 passengers daily.
Dodge City, Kansas
Dodge City is a city in, and the county seat of, Ford County, Kansas, United States. Named after nearby Fort Dodge, the city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,340.-History:The first settlement of...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the national railroad passenger system. The station was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
in 1896, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in the year 2000. The station has recently been renovated and restored, and is also used as a theater and for other recreational, cultural, and social uses. While the NRHP claims it's no longer used as a railroad station, Amtrak insists that the station is still active and served by the Southwest Chief
Southwest Chief
The Southwest Chief is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on a 2256-mile BNSF route through the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. It runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California, passing through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California...
.
Of the six Kansas stations served by Amtrak, Dodge City was the fifth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 13 passengers daily.