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Kingman (Amtrak station)
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The Kingman Amtrak station is located in the historic Kingman Railroad Depot at 400 E. Andy Devine Ave in Kingman, Arizona
. Amtrak
's Southwest Chief trains stop at the Kingman Station once daily in each direction. Kingman is also the transfer point for dedicated, guaranteed Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
service to/from Laughlin, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Of the eight Arizona stations served by Amtrak, Kingman was the third busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 28 passengers daily.
built the depot in 1907. The station's elevation is 3335 feet (1,016.5 m) above sea level
. The station has been a contributing property to the Kingman Commercial Historic District, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places
since 1986.
Kingman, Arizona
Kingman is located in a desert climate on the edge of the Mojave Desert, but its higher elevation and location between the Colorado Plateau and the Lower Colorado River Valley tempers summer high temperatures and contributes to winter cold and rare snowfall. Summer daytime highs reach above 90 °F ...
. 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...
's Southwest Chief trains stop at the Kingman Station once daily in each direction. Kingman is also the transfer point for dedicated, guaranteed Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Thruway Motorcoach is Amtrak's system of Amtrak-owned intercity coaches, locally contracted transit buses, through-ticketed local bus routes and taxi services to connect Amtrak train stations to areas not served by its railroads...
service to/from Laughlin, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Of the eight Arizona stations served by Amtrak, Kingman was the third busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 28 passengers daily.
History
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
built the depot in 1907. The station's elevation is 3335 feet (1,016.5 m) above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. The station has been a contributing property to the Kingman Commercial Historic District, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
since 1986.