Jefferson City station

Jefferson City is an Amtrak train station in Jefferson City, Missouri, United States. The station is located on the ground floor of the former Union Hotel, which was built in 1855. The Union Hotel is part of the Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, which includes Lohman's Landing Building (also known as the Jefferson Landing Building) and Christopher Maus House.[2] The Jefferson Landing Building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1969.[3]

Jefferson City, MO
The Jefferson City station in November 2016. A Union Pacific Railway freight train is stopped next to the platform.
Location	101 Jefferson Street Jefferson City, MO 65101
Coordinates	38.5787°N 92.1700°W / 38.5787; -92.1700
Owned by	National Park Service
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	JEF
History
Opened	1855
Rebuilt	1984
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	40,847[1]  6.6%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Sedalia toward Kansas City Missouri River Runner Hermann toward St. Louis
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Sedalia toward Kansas City National Limited Kirkwood toward New York or Washington, D.C. Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station Cole toward Kansas City Main Line Osage toward St. Louis
Location
Location within Missouri

Previously, Amtrak used the old Missouri Pacific Railroad station, two blocks east. It moved its services to the Union Hotel in 1984. There is no checked baggage service, and all tickets must be purchased in advance; there is not even a Quik-Trak kiosk.

The station building was closed on October 2, 2019 due to concerns that the exterior masonry was no longer structurally sound. Until a structural engineer can inspect the building, passengers will use an "AmShack" modular trailer.[4] For much of the fall of 2019, passengers had to wait in open-air canopies or across the street at the Lohman Building.[5][6]

See also

• List of Amtrak stations

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2016, State of Missouri" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
2. "Jefferson City Day Trip (Attractions)". Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
3. Cole County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places (Building - #69000094)
4. Matt Ragsdale (December 9, 2019). "Amtrak working on temporary station". KMIZ.
5. Kurt Erickson (October 10, 2019). "In Missouri's capital city, Amtrak riders wait under tents while train station is inspected". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
6. Jefferson City, MO (JEF) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)

External links

• Jefferson City, MO – Amtrak
• Jefferson City Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- TrainWeb)
• Jefferson City, MO (JEF) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)

Jefferson City, Missouri sign at the Amtrak station