La Plata station

40°01′45″N 92°29′38″W / 40.0291°N 92.4939°W / 40.0291; -92.4939Line(s)BNSF Marceline SubdivisionPlatforms1 side platformTracks2ConstructionParkingYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: LAPHistoryOpenedJanuary 1, 1888^[1]Rebuilt–September 21, 1945^[2]
1996–2001
2022PassengersFY 20226,870^[3] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Kansas City toward Los Angeles		Southwest Chief		Fort Madison toward Chicago

Former services

Preceding station	Amtrak		Following station
Marceline toward Dallas or Houston		Lone Star	Fort Madison toward Chicago
Preceding station	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway		Following station
Elmer toward Los Angeles		Main Line	Gibbs toward Chicago

Location

La Plata, MO

Location within Missouri

La Plata station is an Amtrak train station in La Plata, Missouri, United States and is a passenger stop for Amtrak's Southwest Chief long-distance route between Chicago and Los Angeles. It was built in 1945 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as a replacement for an 1887-built, 1888-opened passenger and freight depot that was in deteriorating condition. Efforts to replace the station were stalled by a lack of construction material during World War II. The 1945 replacement was built in Art Deco style, and was restored between 1996 and 2001 by local preservationists, a model railroad club, and a garden club. The station was upgraded again in 2022 with upgrades done to the station building and the platform to bring it into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.^[4] It also hosts 2 Virtual Railfan cameras.^[5]

Nearby colleges

Truman State University, north 12.5 miles (20.1 km) in Kirksville.
A.T. Still University, north 13.7 miles (22.0 km) in Kirksville.
Moberly Area Community College, south 45.9 miles (73.9 km) in Moberly.

References

^ "The Santa Fe". The La Plata Home Press. January 6, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "County Fair at La Plata Opens Today". Kirksville Daily Express. Kirksville, Missouri. September 20, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Missouri" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ "La Plata Amtrak Station gets $6 million worth of upgrades". KTVO. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ La Plata(LAP) – Great American Stations (Amtrak)