Dodge City station

Dodge City is a train station in Dodge City, Kansas, United States served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief train.

Dodge City, KS
LocationCentral Avenue and East Wyatt Earp Street
Dodge City, KS, 67801
Line(s)BNSF Railway La Junta Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeDDG
History
Opened1896
Traffic
Passengers (2018)5,289[1]  1.56%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Garden City
toward Los Angeles
 Southwest Chief Hutchinson
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Howell
toward Los Angeles
 Main Line Wright
toward Chicago
Montezuma
toward Boise City
 Boise City – Dodge City Terminus
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot
LocationDodge City, Kansas, USA
Coordinates37.7524°N 100.0163°W / 37.7524; -100.0163
Built1896
ArchitectJ.C. Holland; Fellows & Van Sant builders
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.00000791
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 2000

The original station structure was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1896 to a design by architect James C. Holland and Company, a Topeka firm, in the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style. Dodge City's importance as a division point on the railroad, with yards, a roundhouse and shops, and as the last significant rest stop for westbound passengers before a large undeveloped region, led the railroad to build a large structure with a Harvey House lunchroom and dining room.

The station was added to and remodeled several times in the style of the original structure. An addition was made between 1907 and 1909 to the first and second floors on the west end to add hotel rooms. An addition built between 1912 and 1914 to first and second floors of the east end added railway employee offices and sleeping spaces, and expanded the Harvey House lunchroom and dining room. The north facade was changed and a basement added for Harvey House food preparation and storage between 1924 and 1925. The station is of two stories with a three-story center section, constructed of stone, red-brick and terra cotta.

The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 for its historical significance in the growth of Dodge City and its association with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, and for its architectural significance as the finest example of Romanesque design in Dodge City.[2] The station has been renovated and restored, and is also used as a theater and for other recreational, cultural, and social uses.

See also

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. Ford County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places

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