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Washington, Missouri (Amtrak station)
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The Washington Amtrak station is a train station in Washington
, Missouri
, United States
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. The brick station built in 1923 was a replacement for a wooden depot built in 1865. Both stations were built by the Missouri Pacific Railroad
and both still stand.
Of the twelve Missouri stations served by Amtrak, Washington was the seventh busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 35 passengers daily.
Washington, Missouri
Washington is a city on the Missouri River in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,243 at the 2000 census. It is the corn cob pipe capital of the world, with Missouri Meerschaum located in Washington.-Geography:...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the national railroad passenger system. The brick station built in 1923 was a replacement for a wooden depot built in 1865. Both stations were built by the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific...
and both still stand.
Of the twelve Missouri stations served by Amtrak, Washington was the seventh busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 35 passengers daily.