New Iberia station

New Iberia
Location 402 West Washington Street
New Iberia, LA 70560
United States
Coordinates 30°00′30″N 91°49′26″W / 30.00833°N 91.82389°W / 30.00833; -91.82389Coordinates: 30°00′30″N 91°49′26″W / 30.00833°N 91.82389°W / 30.00833; -91.82389
Owned by Louisiana and Delta Railroad
Line(s) BNSF Railway
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code Amtrak code: NIB
History
Opened 1900
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 1,920[1] Increase 15%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Los Angeles
Sunset Limited
toward New Orleans
Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
Area 0.7 acres (0.3 ha)
Built 1900
Architect Southern Pacific Railroad
NRHP Reference # 87002082[2]
Added to NRHP November 30, 1987
Location
New Iberia
Location within Louisiana

New Iberia is a train station in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States. It is served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.

History

The station was originally built in 1900 by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. It also serves as the headquarters of the Louisiana and Delta Railroad. Coincidentally, the year the L&D was established, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot.

L & D locomotives in the freight yard

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Louisiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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