New Iberia station
New Iberia is a train station in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States. It is served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.
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Location | 402 West Washington Street New Iberia, LA 70560 United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°00′31″N 91°49′26″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Louisiana and Delta Railroad | ||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Railway | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak code: NIB | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1900 | ||||||||||
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Passengers (2018) | 1,602[1] ![]() | ||||||||||
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Southern Pacific Railroad Depot | |||||||||||
Area | 0.7 acres (0.3 ha) | ||||||||||
Built | 1900 | ||||||||||
Architect | Southern Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 87002082[2] | ||||||||||
Added to NRHP | November 30, 1987 | ||||||||||
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History
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.
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L & D locomotives in the freight yard
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References
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Louisiana" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
External links
- New Iberia, LA – Amtrak
- New Iberia Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- New Iberia (NIB)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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