Warrensburg (Amtrak station)

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Warrensburg
Station statistics
Address 100 South Holden Street
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Lines Ann Rutledge, Kansas City/St. Louis Mules
Other information
Opened 1890
Code WAR
Owned by City of Warrensburg
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 9,787 2.5%

Warrensburg Station is an Amtrak train station serving the city of Warrensburg, Missouri. The current station originally opened in 1890, 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 12:10pm and 7:40pm. The station has full wheelchair accessibility to all station facilities with free short-term and long-term parking with taxi available on call.

[edit] Current Service

There is currently one train daily to and from Chicago, 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 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.

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