New Iberia (Amtrak station)
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The New Iberia Amtrak station is a train station in New Iberia
, Louisiana
, United States
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. 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.
Of the seven Louisiana stations served by Amtrak, New Iberia was the seventh-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 3 passengers daily.
New Iberia, Louisiana
New Iberia is a city in and the parish seat of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, 30 miles southeast of Lafayette. In 1900, 6,815 people lived in New Iberia; in 1910, 7,499; and in 1940, 13,747...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, 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 was originally built in 1900 by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad
Texas and New Orleans Railroad
The Texas and New Orleans Railroad is a former railroad in Texas and Louisiana. At one point the company was the largest railroad in Texas, with of trackage in 1934, but by 1961 there were only remaining when it was merged with parent company Southern Pacific....
. It also serves as the headquarters of the Louisiana and Delta Railroad
Louisiana and Delta Railroad
Louisiana and Delta Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in New Iberia, Louisiana.LDRR operates over 114 miles of branch line in southern Louisiana between Lafayette, Louisiana and Raceland, Louisiana, with most of the lines near US 90...
. Coincidentally, the year the L&D was established, 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...
as the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot.
Of the seven Louisiana stations served by Amtrak, New Iberia was the seventh-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 3 passengers daily.