Jefferson City station

Jefferson City is an Amtrak train station in Jefferson City, Missouri, United States. The station is located on the ground floor of the former Union Hotel, which was built in 1855 and is part of the Jefferson Landing State Historic Site. The Amtrak station was previously located at the old Missouri Pacific Railroad station before moving two blocks west to its current location in 1984.

Jefferson City, MO
Jefferson City station in November 2016. A Union Pacific Railway freight train is stopped next to the platform.
General information
Location101 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, Missouri
United States
Coordinates38.5787°N 92.1700°W / 38.5787; -92.1700
Owned byNational Park Service
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: JEF
History
Opened1855
Rebuilt1984
Passengers
FY 202225,190 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Sedalia Missouri River Runner Hermann
toward St. Louis
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Sedalia National Limited Kirkwood
toward New York or Washington, D.C.
Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station
Cole Main Line Osage
toward St. Louis
Russellville, MO
toward Bagnell
Jefferson City - Bagnell Terminus
Location
Jefferson City, MO
Location within Missouri

The station has neither checked baggage service nor a Quik-Trak ticketing kiosk, so tickets must be purchased in advance.

The entire Union Hotel building (including the station) was closed on October 2, 2019, due to concerns that its exterior masonry was no longer structurally sound after a bulge appeared in its north wall. In December 2019, a temporary station consisting of a modular trailer was established in a nearby parking lot. While monitoring shows that the bulge is not significantly worsening, the building remains closed and has been placed on Missouri Preservation's "2021 Places in Peril" list. Planning and design for an estimated $9 million, two-year project to repair the building is scheduled to start in July 2022. In addition to stabilizing the structure and improving its waterproofing, the project will modernize the building and bring it up to code. As of December 2021, funding for the project was waiting to be appropriated in the state's FY23 budget by the Missouri General Assembly.

On November 9, 2022, Amtrak confirmed that it was still planning to work on improving the station.

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