Lafayette, LA
A Southern Pacific locomotive leads the Sunset Limited into Lafayette, 1989
General information
Location133 East Grant Street
Lafayette, Louisiana
United States
Coordinates30°13′36″N 92°00′52″W / 30.2267°N 92.0144°W / 30.2267; -92.0144
Owned byCity of Lafayette
Line(s)BNSF/UP Lafayette Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: LFT
History
Opened1911–1912
Rebuilt2002
Passengers
FY 20223,871[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Lake Charles
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited New Iberia
toward New Orleans

Lafayette station is a train station in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. It is served by the Sunset Limited, operated by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.

The Lafayette station was originally built by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad in either 1911 or 1912, but burned in a fire and was abandoned on May 11, 2001. Completed in 2007, the $11 million restoration of the station was funded through the city government, Federal Transit Administration and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, and included work on the exterior walls and platform canopy. The depot now houses a city transit office, waiting room for bus and Amtrak passengers and the office for the city-parish Traffic and Transportation Department.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Louisiana" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Great American Stations. Accessed April 13, 2013.
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