Hermann station (Missouri)

Hermann
Location 301 Wharf Street
Herman, MO 65041
Coordinates 38°42′26″N 91°25′58″W / 38.7073°N 91.4327°W / 38.7073; -91.4327Coordinates: 38°42′26″N 91°25′58″W / 38.7073°N 91.4327°W / 38.7073; -91.4327
Line(s)
  Missouri River Runner
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code HEM
History
Opened September 28, 1991
Rebuilt September 12, 2014[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 22,377[2] Increase 9.6%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Kansas City
Missouri River Runner
toward St. Louis
Location
Location of the Hermann Amtrak Station.
Location within Missouri

Hermann is an Amtrak train station in Hermann, Missouri, United States. Hermann became a permanent stop on September 28, 1991 when the Mules and Ann Rutledge began stopping there. Trains had previously stopped only during Hermann's annual Maifest and Octoberfest.[3][4]

A rebuilt station was approved for construction in 2006 and opened on September 12, 2014.[1] The one story depot features a random rubble stone veneer base, walls clad in traditional clapboard siding and a hipped roof. The waiting room is trimmed in bead board wainscoting, and there are also accessible restrooms. Displays trace the area’s transportation history, with a focus on the Missouri River, railroads and roadways. Funding for the project came through the Federal Highway Administration's Transportation Enhancements program, the city of Hermann and the Dierberg Educational Foundation, a local non-profit organization that supports projects to preserve the region’s cultural heritage.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Claxton, Dan (12 September 2014). "Hermann celebrates new Amtrak station". Connect Mid Missouri. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of Missouri" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "At last, Hermann will get the trains to stop; Amtrak will begin the service Sept. 28. Arrivals will come from Kansas City, St. Louis". Kansas City Star. September 9, 1991. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  4. ↑ Eardley, Linda (October 23, 1991). "SRO plagues Hermann; train seat shortage is a flaw that's been lurking on the railroad". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 3A.
  5. ↑ "Hermann Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

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