Las Vegas (Amtrak station)

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Las Vegas
The original Las Vegas, New Mexico Railroad Station and Hotel Castañeda, built by Fred Harvey for the Santa Fe Railroad in 1904.
Station statistics
Address	Railroad Street and Lincoln Avenue Las Vegas, NM 87701
Lines	Southwest Chief
Other information
Code	LSV
Traffic
Passengers (FY2007)	4,290 ▲ 13% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Lamy toward Los Angeles Southwest Chief Raton toward Chicago

The Las Vegas Amtrak station is located at Railroad Street & Lincoln Avenue in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The station is near the Hotel Castañeda, a former hotel built by Fred Harvey for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Though the hotel has been closed since 1948, the bar is still said to be operational as of 2002.

[edit] Routes

• Southwest Chief

[edit] External links

• Amtrak - Stations - Las Vegas, NM

• Ridership figures, FY 2004
• Ridership figures, FY 2005
• Ridership figures, FY 2006
• Ridership figures, FY 2007

• Las Vegas Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- TrainWeb)