Lake Charles station

Lake Charles, LA
Location	100 Ryan Street Lake Charles, LA 70601 United States
Coordinates	30°14′17.5″N 93°13′01.5″W / 30.238194°N 93.217083°W / 30.238194; -93.217083Coordinates: 30°14′17.5″N 93°13′01.5″W / 30.238194°N 93.217083°W / 30.238194; -93.217083
Owned by	City of Lake Charles
Line(s)	Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Lake Charles Transit
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: LCH
History
Opened	1992
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	3,856[1]  5.12%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Beaumont toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited Lafayette toward New Orleans

Lake Charles is a train station in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. It is served tri-weekly by Amtrak's Sunset Limited. It is located on 100 Ryan Street at the west end of South Railroad Avenue. Lake Charles station is a decorative and unstaffed waiting room that serves as a replacement for the original Lake Charles Station once located on South Railroad Avenue between Bilbo and Hodges Streets. The iron brackets supporting the station's roof were salvaged from the original Southern Pacific passenger station which served as the Amtrak station.

Eastbound freight train

References

External links

Media related to Lake Charles station at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Lake Charles, LA
• Lake Charles Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Lake Charles (LCH)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)