Lafayette station (Indiana)

Lafayette station is an Amtrak station in Lafayette, Indiana, served by the Cardinal. The current station facility was established in 1994. The Amtrak train previously stopped in the middle of the city's 5th Street, near the former Monon Railroad depot. The station building was moved to its current location from the southeast corner of 2nd and South streets in September 1994. It is a Romanesque Revival style depot built in 1902 by the Lake Erie and Western Railroad and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, as the Big Four Depot. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Lafayette, IN
Lafayette's historic Amtrak station was originally a "Big Four" Depot.
General information
Location200 North 2nd Street
Lafayette, Indiana
United States
Owned byCity of Lafayette
Line(s)CSX Lafayette Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
Connections CityBus
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: LAF
History
Opened1902
Rebuilt1994
Passengers
FY 20224,271 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Rensselaer
toward Chicago
 Cardinal Crawfordsville
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Rensselaer
toward Chicago
 Hoosier State
1994–2019
 Crawfordsville
toward Indianapolis
Kentucky Cardinal Crawfordsville
toward Louisville
Kankakee (Penn Central)
toward Chicago
 James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington
1971–1974
 Indianapolis
toward Washington, D.C. or Newport News
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Templeton
toward Chicago
 Chicago – Cincinnati Crane
toward Cincinnati
Former services at Lahr Hotel
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Rensselaer
toward Chicago
 Cardinal
1986–1994
 Crawfordsville
toward New York
Hoosier State
1980–1994
 Crawfordsville
toward Indianapolis
Chicago
Terminus
 Floridian
1975–1979
 Bloomington
toward St. Petersburg or Miami
Big Four Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
c. 1910 Big Four Depot
Coordinates40°25′7″N 86°53′44″W
Area8 acres (3 ha)
ArchitectBuckeye Chum Company
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.03000548
Added to NRHPJune 22, 2003
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