Lafayette station (Indiana)

Lafayette
Lafayette's historic Amtrak station was originally a "Big Four" Depot
Location	200 North 2nd Street Lafayette, Indiana, United States 47901
Owned by	City of Lafayette
Line(s)	Cardinal   Hoosier State
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 City Hoosier State Crawfordsville toward Indianapolis   Former services   New York Central Railroad Templeton toward Chicago Chicago – Cincinnati (Big Four Railroad) Crane toward Cincinnati
Big Four Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	40°25′7″N 86°53′44″W / 40.41861°N 86.89556°WCoordinates: 40°25′7″N 86°53′44″W / 40.41861°N 86.89556°W
Area	8 acres (3 ha)
Architect	Buckeye Chum Company
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	03000548[2]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 2003

Lafayette is an Amtrak station in Lafayette, Indiana, served by the Cardinal and Hoosier State. 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 a different site. It is a Romanesque 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. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[2]

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.^[5]

ca. 1910. Big Four Depot

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
2. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
3. http://www.urbanindiana.com/in_lafayette/lafayette_in_2005_5.html
4. Dynamic Depot Maps - Indiana
5. Library of Congress, Template:AmericanMemory.LOC.GOV; HABS IND,79-LAFY,3-; Survey number HABS IN-257

External links

Media related to Lafayette, Indiana (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

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