Lafayette station (Indiana)

Lafayette is an Amtrak station in Lafayette, Indiana, served by the Cardinal. The current station facility was established in 1994. The Amtrak train previously stopped in the middle of the city's 5th Street, near the former Monon Railroad depot.[3] The station building was moved to its current location from the southeast corner of 2nd and South streets. It is a Romanesque Revival style depot built in 1902 by the Lake Erie and Western Railroad and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway,[4] as the Big Four Depot.[5] The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[2]

Lafayette, IN
Lafayette's historic Amtrak station was originally a "Big Four" Depot
Location	200 North 2nd Street, Lafayette, Indiana
Owned by	City of Lafayette
Line(s)	CSX Lafayette Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
Connections	CityBus
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	LAF
History
Opened	1902
Rebuilt	1994
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	24,925[1]  8.9%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Rensselaer toward Chicago Cardinal Crawfordsville toward New York
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Rensselaer toward Chicago Hoosier State Crawfordsville toward Indianapolis Chicago Terminus Floridian Bloomington toward St. Petersburg or Miami Rensselaer toward Chicago Kentucky Cardinal Crawfordsville toward Louisville Kankakee (Penn Central) toward Chicago James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington 1971-1974 Indianapolis toward Washington, D.C. or Newport News Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Templeton toward Chicago Chicago – Cincinnati (Big Four) Crane toward Cincinnati
Big Four Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
ca. 1910. Big Four Depot
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Coordinates	40°25′7″N 86°53′44″W
Area	8 acres (3 ha)
Architect	Buckeye Chum Company
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	03000548[2]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 2003

Significance

The building is an example of early twentieth century commercial architecture. It is one of two such structures in Indiana. It became part of the New York Central System, serving passengers through Lafayette between Cincinnati and Chicago. Lafayette was a major stop on this main artery of transportation for the NYC.[6]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
3. http://www.urbanindiana.com/in_lafayette/lafayette_in_2005_5.html
4. Dynamic Depot Maps - Indiana
5. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (September 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Big Four Depot" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
6. Library of Congress, AmericanMemory.LOC.GOV; HABS IND,79-LAFY,3-; Survey number HABS IN-257

External links

Media related to Lafayette station (Indiana) at Wikimedia Commons

• Lafayette, IN – Amtrak
• Lafayette Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Lafayette (LAF)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)