Lawrence (Amtrak station)

Lawrence

Lawrence Amtrak Station (facing south), 2009
Station statistics
Address 413 East 7th Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
Lines
  Southwest Chief
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Other information
Opened 1956
Accessible
Code LRC
Owned by BNSF Railway
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 6,410[1]  26%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Southwest Chief
toward Chicago

The Lawrence Amtrak station is a train station near downtown Lawrence, Kansas, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. Lawrence Station was built in 1956 by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad to replace the original Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Station built in 1883 which was damaged by the 1951 flood.[1]

During 2011, more than $1.5 million in station improvements were carried out, including the construction of a new 500 feet (150 m) platform and repairs to the platform canopy, new lighting and improved access for persons with disabilities.[2] A ceremony was held on December 3 to mark the end of the project.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lawrence, KS (LRC)". Great American Stations. http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/LRC. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Amtrak marks completion of Kansas station improvements". Progressive Railroading. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63lVboGae. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 

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