Lafayette, Indiana (Amtrak station)
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Lafayette is an Amtrak
station in Lafayette, Indiana
, served by the Cardinal and Hoosier State. The current station location was established in 1994. The Amtrak train previously stopped in the middle of the city's 5th Street, near the former Monon Railroad
depot. The station building was moved to its current location from a different site. It is a Romanesque style depot built in 1902 by the Lake Erie and Western Railroad
and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
, as the Big Four Depot. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2003.
Of the 11 Indiana stations served by Amtrak, Lafayette was the second-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 70 passengers daily.
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...
station in Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...
, served by the Cardinal and Hoosier State. The current station location was established in 1994. The Amtrak train previously stopped in the middle of the city's 5th Street, near the former Monon Railroad
Monon Railroad
The Monon Railroad , also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway from 1897–1956, operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana...
depot. The station building was moved to its current location from a different site. It is a Romanesque style depot built in 1902 by the Lake Erie and Western Railroad
Lake Erie and Western Railroad
The Lake Erie and Western Railroad was a railroad that operated in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.-The beginning:The Seney Syndicate linked several short railroads in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois to form the Lake Erie and Western Railroad in 1879 and 1880...
and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, also known as the Big Four Railroad and commonly abbreviated CCC&StL, was a railroad company in the Midwestern United States....
, as the Big Four Depot. The station was listed 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...
in 2003.
Of the 11 Indiana stations served by Amtrak, Lafayette was the second-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 70 passengers daily.