Beatrice station (Nebraska)

Beatrice
Former Burlington Route passenger rail station
Beatrice station (2012)
General information
Location	101 N. 2nd Street, Beatrice, Nebraska 68310
History
Opened	1906
Services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Hoag toward Holdrege Holdrege – Nebraska City Rockford toward Nebraska City Blue Springs toward Wymore Lincoln – Wymore Hoag toward Lincoln
Burlington Northern Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	101 N. 2nd Street, Beatrice, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°15′59″N 96°45′10″W
Built	1906 (1906)
Architect	W. T. Krausch
Architectural style	Neo-Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	75001092
Added to NRHP	May 2, 1975

Beatrice station, otherwise known as the Burlington Northern Depot in Beatrice, Nebraska is a historic railroad station which served trains of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (Burlington Route). The Neo-Classical Revival station was constructed in 1906.

In 1940, the station had daily railcar service to Holdrege and twice daily railcar service on the line between Lincoln and Wymore. In addition, several mixed trains served the station. By 1947, the railcar service to Holdrege had become a mixed train and by May 1951, service to Lincoln and Wymore had been reduced to once daily. Dedicated passenger service to Beatrice was completely gone by the May 1965 timetable.

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1975 and is now occupied by a museum.

References

• Murphy, D. Burlington Northern Depot National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, 1975. On file at the National Park Service.