Burlington, Iowa (Amtrak station)
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The Burlington Amtrak station is a train station in Burlington
, Iowa
, United States
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. The station is located at 300 South Main Street. The station is open 24 hours a day, however there is no Amtrak personnel at the station at any time. This means there are no ticket windows or QuikTrak kiosks and therefore tickets must be purchased in advance or on the train from a conductor.
The station acts as transfer hub for Burlington Urban Service (B.U.S.), a local municipal bus system. Riders can transfer to every bus route in the system.
Of the six Iowa stations served by Amtrak, Burlington was the fourth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 24 passengers daily.
Burlington, Iowa
Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. The population was 25,663 in the 2010 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in the 2000 census. Burlington is the center of a micropolitan area including West Burlington, Iowa and Middletown, Iowa and...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the national railroad passenger system. The station is located at 300 South Main Street. The station is open 24 hours a day, however there is no Amtrak personnel at the station at any time. This means there are no ticket windows or QuikTrak kiosks and therefore tickets must be purchased in advance or on the train from a conductor.
The station acts as transfer hub for Burlington Urban Service (B.U.S.), a local municipal bus system. Riders can transfer to every bus route in the system.
Of the six Iowa stations served by Amtrak, Burlington was the fourth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 24 passengers daily.