Station Data:

Address

3rd Avenue and Neosho Street
Emporia, KS 64658

Location

38.40 N, 96.19 W

Elevation

347m / 1140ft

Population

24,916 (Census 2010)

Building

Brick, Built in 1884

Condition

Burned on August 9, 1999 and demolished thereafter

Amtrak Train:

SOUTHWEST CHIEF

[ Chicago, IL - Albuquerque, NM - Los Angeles, CA ]

Southwest Chief no longer stops at Emporia, KS

Emporia depot was vacated in 1990 due to elimination of crew change.  Since then, Amtrak Southwest Chief had used a bus stop type shelter until 1996.  The depot was burned on August 9, 1999 and demolished thereafter.

The last Amtrak timetable showing Emporia Station (issued on November 10, 1996)

(Source: timetables.org ©1996 National Railroad Passenger Corporation)

Visited August 9, 2015 (View from Eastbound Train)

West of Emporia Station

West of Emporia Station

West of Emporia Station

The site of the former station (many bricks)

East of Emporia Station

East of Emporia Station

Emporia Station burned on August 9, 1999, then demolished (August 1978)

Amtrak Train at Emporia Station (January 1982)

Emporia Station (October 1982)

Emporia Station (September 1983)

Amtrak Train at Emporia Station (December 1983)

Emporia Station (March 1986)