Holdrege station

Holdrege, NE
General information
Location200 East Avenue
Holdrege, Nebraska
United States
Coordinates40°26′9″N 99°22′14″W / 40.43583°N 99.37056°W / 40.43583; -99.37056
Owned byThe Warehouse, LLC
Line(s)BNSF Hastings Subdivision
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: HLD
History
Opened1910
RebuiltSeptember 1910 – February 1911[1][2]
July–October 2020
Passengers
FY 20231,292[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
McCook
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr Hastings
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
McCook
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr
July to October 2020
Hastings
toward Chicago
McCook Desert Wind
Discontinued in 1997
McCook
toward Seattle
Pioneer
Discontinued in 1997
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Atlanta
toward Denver
Main Line Funk
toward Chicago
Loomis
toward Sterling
SterlingHoldrege Terminus
Terminus HoldregeNebraska City Wilcox
C B & Q Holdrege Depot
Location700 Railroad Street, Holdrege, Nebraska
ArchitectCB&Q Railroad
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.97000131[4]
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 1997
Location
Map

Holdrege station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Holdrege, Nebraska, served by the California Zephyr. It was originally opened in February 1911 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad as the CB&Q Holdrege Depot, and the depot has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 21, 1997. However, the depot is no longer part of the station facilities.

Passenger service to the station ended in July 2020, owing to Americans with Disabilities Act concerns not being addressed by the building's owner. Amtrak constructed a new platform 63 yards (58 m) to the east and resumed service that October. The new station area was planned to be expanded in 2021.[5]

Amtrak upgraded the stations at Holdrege and Hastings in 2024. At Holdrege, the railroad installed a new heated shelter, new signage, LED lighting, wheelchair lifts with an enclosure.[6]

  1. ^ "New Station for Holdrege". The Lincoln Herald. Lincoln, Nebraska. September 23, 1910. p. 7. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Three New Depots". The Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. February 19, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved July 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Nebraska" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ Gnuse, Brian (October 8, 2020). "Amtrak will again be using the Holdrege location in a slightly different spot". KHGI-TV. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Amtrak Accessibility Upgrades at Two Nebraska Stations" (Press release). Amtrak. July 17, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.