Dodge City station
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| Location | Central Avenue and East Wyatt Earp Street Dodge City, KS, 67801 | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Railway La Junta Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | DDG | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1896 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 5,289[1]  1.56% | |||||||||||||||||
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Dodge City, Kansas, USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°45′09″N 100°00′59″W / 37.7524°N 100.0163°WCoordinates: 37°45′09″N 100°00′59″W / 37.7524°N 100.0163°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1896 | |||||||||||||||||
| Architect | J.C. Holland; Fellows & Van Sant builders | |||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Romanesque | |||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 00000791 | |||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
Dodge City is a train station in Dodge City, Kansas, United States served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief train. From 2015 to 2019 the station has consistently been the fifth-most-frequented Amtrak station in Kansas.[2]
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.[3] The station has been renovated and restored, and is also used as a theater and for other recreational, cultural, and social uses.
| Fiscal Year | Passengers |
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| 2015 | 5,048[4] |
| 2016 | 4,895[5] |
| 2017 | 5,208[6] |
| 2018 | 5,289[7] |
| 2019 | 5,324[2] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2019 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Ford County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2015 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2016 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2017 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet - Fiscal Year 2018 - State of Kansas" (PDF). Amtrak. 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Dodge City (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Dodge City, KS – Amtrak
- Dodge City, Kansas; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Southwest Chief route guide
- Dodge City Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- El Vaquero Hotel (Fred Harvey Collection)
- ATSF Dodge City, Kansas Depot (Surviving Santa Fe Depots)
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