Warrensburg (Amtrak station)
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Warrensburg Station is an Amtrak
train station serving the city of Warrensburg
, Missouri
. The current station originally opened in 1890 by the Missouri Pacific Railroad
, and is built out of sandstone in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It has seen several remodels and enlargements the most recent major change being in 1984 when the baggage section and loading platform were added.
The station houses the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce visitors center. The depot is opened by a caretaker at least 1 hour before the train arrives. There is conflicting information about when the depot closes and is either 30 minutes after each train departs or twice a day at 12:10 pm and 7:40 pm. The station has full wheelchair accessibility to all station facilities with free short-term and long-term parking with taxi available on call.
Other locations are available with connections at the Kansas City and St. Louis terminals. Service to Los Angeles
can be obtained through a connection at Kansas City through the Southwest Chief. San Antonio
service is available with a connection at St. Louis through the Texas Eagle.
Of the twelve Missouri stations served by Amtrak, Warrensburg was the sixth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 35 passengers daily.
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...
train station serving the city of Warrensburg
Warrensburg, Missouri
Warrensburg is a city in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 16,340 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County. The Warrensburg Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Johnson County. It is home to the University of Central Missouri.-History:Warrensburg...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. The current station originally opened in 1890 by the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...
, and is built out of sandstone in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It has seen several remodels and enlargements the most recent major change being in 1984 when the baggage section and loading platform were added.
The station houses the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce visitors center. The depot is opened by a caretaker at least 1 hour before the train arrives. There is conflicting information about when the depot closes and is either 30 minutes after each train departs or twice a day at 12:10 pm and 7:40 pm. The station has full wheelchair accessibility to all station facilities with free short-term and long-term parking with taxi available on call.
Current Service
There are currently two trains daily to and from Kansas City, and two trains daily to and from St. Louis.Other locations are available with connections at the Kansas City and St. Louis terminals. Service to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
can be obtained through a connection at Kansas City through the Southwest Chief. San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
service is available with a connection at St. Louis through the Texas Eagle.
Of the twelve Missouri stations served by Amtrak, Warrensburg was the sixth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 35 passengers daily.