Lamar station (Amtrak)

The Lamar station is a train station in Lamar, Colorado served by Amtrak. It is served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief line. It was originally built in 1907 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, after a long-standing feud between the railroad, and the founder of the former town of Blackwell.[2] The current station is designed in a manner similar to that of Garden City station in Kansas, and also serves as the Lamar Visitor's Center. In 2019 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Lamar, CO
Lamar Amtrak station and Visitor's Center.
LocationMain and Beach Streets
Lamar, CO 81052
Coordinates38.0897°N 102.6185°W / 38.0897; -102.6185
Owned byCity of Lamar
Line(s)BNSF Railway La Junta Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeLMR
History
Opened1907
Traffic
Passengers (2016)1,879[1] 2.5%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
La Junta Southwest Chief Garden City
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Prowers Main Line Granada
toward Chicago
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Passenger Depot
LocationLamar, Colorado
NRHP reference No.100004186
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 2019

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References

Former AT&SF locomotive on display at Lamar Station.


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