Lawrence (Amtrak station)
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The Lawrence Amtrak station is a train station near downtown Lawrence
, Kansas
, United States
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. Lawrence Station was originally built in 1950 by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad to replace the original Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Station built in 1883 which was destroyed by the 1951 flood.
Of the six Kansas stations served by Amtrak, Lawrence was the fourth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 14 passengers daily.
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
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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. Lawrence Station was originally built in 1950 by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad to replace the original Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Station built in 1883 which was destroyed by the 1951 flood.
Of the six Kansas stations served by Amtrak, Lawrence was the fourth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 14 passengers daily.