New Iberia station
New Iberia | |||||||||||
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Location | 402 West Washington Street New Iberia, LA 70560 United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°00′31″N 91°49′26″W / 30.00848°N 91.82393°WCoordinates: 30°00′31″N 91°49′26″W / 30.00848°N 91.82393°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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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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![]() ![]() New Iberia Location within Louisiana |
New Iberia is a train station in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States. It is served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.
History[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/New_Iberia_Station.jpg/220px-New_Iberia_Station.jpg)
A picture of New Iberia station from the across street.
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.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Southern_Pacific_Railroad_Depot_Yard.jpg/220px-Southern_Pacific_Railroad_Depot_Yard.jpg)
L & D locomotives in the freight yard
See also[]
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[]
Media related to New Iberia station at Wikimedia Commons
- New Iberia, LA – Amtrak
- New Iberia Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- New Iberia (NIB)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
Categories:
- New Iberia, Louisiana
- Amtrak stations in Louisiana
- Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- Buildings and structures in Iberia Parish, Louisiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Iberia Parish, Louisiana
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1900
- 1900 establishments in Louisiana
- Southern United States railway station stubs
- Louisiana building and structure stubs
- Louisiana transportation stubs