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Train station in Iowa

Burlington, IA

Burlington station in June 2016

General information

Location

300 South Main Street
Burlington, Iowa
United States

Owned by

City of Burlington (station)
BNSF Railway (platform and tracks)

Line(s)

BNSF Ottumwa Subdivision

Platforms

1 side platform, 1 island platform

Tracks

Connections

Burlington Urban Service

Other information

Station code

Amtrak: BRL

History

Rebuilt

March 28, 1944

Passengers

FY 2023

6,015 (Amtrak)

Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Mount Pleasanttoward Emeryville		California Zephyr		Galesburgtoward Chicago

Former services

Preceding station	Amtrak		Following station
Mount Pleasanttoward Los Angeles		Desert WindDiscontinued in 1997	Galesburgtoward Chicago
Mount Pleasanttoward Seattle		PioneerDiscontinued in 1997	Galesburgtoward Chicago
Preceding station	Burlington Route		Following station
West Burlingtontoward Denver		Main Line	Gladstonetoward Chicago
Mount Pleasanttoward Oakland		California Zephyr	Galesburgtoward Chicago
Terminus		Burlington – Quincy	Carmantoward Quincy
Terminus		Burlington – St. Louis	Wevertoward St. Louis
Preceding station	Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad		Following station
Sperrytoward Minneapolis		Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway	Terminus

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Station

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Coordinates

40°48′20″N 91°6′6″W / 40.80556°N 91.10167°W / 40.80556; -91.10167

Area

2.9 acres (1.2 ha)

Built

1944 (1944)

Architect

Holibard & Root

Architectural style

Moderne

NRHP reference No.

01001540

Added to NRHP

February 4, 2002

Burlington station is an Amtrak train station in Burlington, Iowa, United States. It is served by the California Zephyr, with one daily train in each direction. The station was built by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) in 1944, replacing the previous union station used by the CB&Q and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. That station burned in January 1943.

Burlington station is served by the local transit operator, Burlington Urban Service. Via the local buses, connections are also possible at the West Burlington intercity bus stop, from which Burlington Trailways operates.

References

"New Union Station in Burlington". The Des Moines Tribune. March 28, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
"Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Iowa" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"Burlington, IA (BRL)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.

External links

Media related to Burlington station (Iowa) at Wikimedia Commons

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Danville	Dennis Melcher Pottery and House
Mediapolis	Hawkeye Creek Bridge
Sperry	Baptist Church
West Burlington	Prairie Grove School
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Des Moines County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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