Lake Charles (Amtrak station)

Lake Charles
Station statistics
Address 100 Ryan Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Lines
  Sunset Limited
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Other information
Opened 1992
Accessible
Code LCH
Owned by City of Lake Charles
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 2,909[1]  7.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Sunset Limited

The Lake Charles Amtrak station is a train station in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It is located on 100 Ryan Street at the west end of South Railroad Avenue. Lake Charles station is a decorative unstaffed waiting room that serves as a replacement for the original Lake Charles Station on South Railroad Avenue between Bilbo and Hedges Streets. The site of the former station shifts Railroad Avenue slightly to the south.

Of the seven Louisiana stations served by Amtrak, Lafayette was the fifth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 8 passengers daily.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Louisiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/LOUISIANA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Louisiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/LOUISIANA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 

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