Creston station

Creston station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Creston, Iowa. The station is served by the Chicago–San Francisco Bay Area California Zephyr. Constructed by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) and opened in 1899, the station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad-Creston Station. Amtrak moved to the historic station in 2019 from a small station immediately to its east that had been used since 1969. Creston station is also used by the city of Creston as a city hall and community center, known as the Creston Municipal Complex.

Creston, IA
The historic station in 2012
General information
LocationPine Avenue and Adams Street
Creston, Iowa
United States
Coordinates41.0570°N 94.3614°W / 41.0570; -94.3614
Owned byCity of Creston
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: CRN
History
Opened1899
Rebuilt1969, 2019
Passengers
FY 20221,785 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Omaha
toward Emeryville
 California Zephyr Osceola
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Omaha
toward Los Angeles
 Desert Wind
Discontinued in 1997
 Osceola
toward Chicago
Omaha
toward Seattle
 Pioneer
Discontinued in 1997
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Cromwell
toward Denver
 Main Line Afton
toward Chicago
Kent
toward St. Joseph
 St. Joseph – Creston Terminus
Spaulding
toward Cumberland
 Cumberland Branch
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad-Creston Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Built1899
ArchitectBurnham and Root
NRHP reference No.73000739
Added to NRHPAugust 15, 1973
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