Jefferson City station

38°34′43″N 92°10′12″W / 38.5787°N 92.1700°W / 38.5787; -92.1700Owned byNational Park ServicePlatforms1 side platformTracks2ConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: JEFHistoryOpened1855Rebuilt1984PassengersFY 202225,190^[1] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Sedalia toward Kansas City		Missouri River Runner		Hermann toward St. Louis

Former services

Preceding station	Amtrak		Following station
Sedalia toward Kansas City		National Limited	Kirkwood toward New York or Washington, D.C.
Preceding station	Missouri Pacific Railroad		Following station
Cole toward Kansas City		Main Line	Osage toward St. Louis
Russellville, MO toward Bagnell		Jefferson City - Bagnell	Terminus

Location

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.^[2] The Amtrak station was previously located at the old Missouri Pacific Railroad station before moving two blocks west to its current location in 1984.

The station has neither checked baggage service nor a Quik-Trak ticketing kiosk, so tickets must be purchased in advance.^[3]

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.^[4] In December 2019, a temporary station consisting of a modular trailer was established in a nearby parking lot.^[5]^[6]^[7] 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.^[8]^[9] 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^[update], funding for the project was waiting to be appropriated in the state's FY23 budget by the Missouri General Assembly.^[10]

On November 9, 2022, Amtrak confirmed that it was still planning to work on improving the station.^[11]

References

^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Missouri" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ "Jefferson City Day Trip (Attractions)". Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
^ Jefferson City, MO (JEF) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
^ Kurt Erickson (October 10, 2019). "In Missouri's capital city, Amtrak riders wait under tents while train station is inspected". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
^ Matt Ragsdale (December 9, 2019). "Amtrak working on temporary station". KMIZ.
^ Cole, Emily (2020-12-11). "Jefferson City committee considers Amtrak station relocation". News Tribune. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
^ Haldiman, Jeff (2019-12-10). "Trailer will function as temporary Amtrak station". News Tribune. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
^ Gerber, Cameron (2021-12-29). "Missouri Legislature could appropriate funds for historic Jefferson City Amtrak station repairs". The Missouri Times. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
^ "Union Hotel". Missouri Preservation. 2021-10-20.
^ Haldiman, Jeff (2021-12-28). "State does study on repairs for former Amtrak station". News Tribune. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
^ Colbert, Ethan. "Amtrak investing $3M into downtown Washington station". The Missourian. Retrieved 15 March 2023.