Lake Charles station

30°14′17.5″N 93°13′01.5″W / 30.238194°N 93.217083°W / 30.238194; -93.217083Owned byCity of Lake CharlesLine(s)Union Pacific RailroadPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConnectionsBus transport Lake Charles TransitConstructionParkingYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: LCHHistoryOpened1992PassengersFY 20222,550[1] (Amtrak) Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Beaumont
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited Lafayette
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Beaumont
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Route New Iberia

Lake Charles station is a train station in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. It is served tri-weekly by Amtrak's Sunset Limited. It is located on 100 Ryan Street at the west end of South Railroad Avenue. Lake Charles station is a decorative and unstaffed waiting room that serves as a replacement for the original Lake Charles Station once located on South Railroad Avenue between Bilbo and Hodges Streets. The iron brackets supporting the station's roof were salvaged from the original Southern Pacific passenger station which served as the Amtrak station.

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Louisiana" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

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Media related to Lake Charles station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Lake Charles, LA – Amtrak
  • Lake Charles, LA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
  • Lake Charles station – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb)
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