Lake Charles station

Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles station in August 2008
General information
Location	100 Ryan Street Lake Charles, Louisiana United States
Coordinates	30°14′17.5″N 93°13′01.5″W
Owned by	City of Lake Charles
Line(s)	Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Lake Charles Transit
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: LCH
History
Opened	1992
Passengers
FY 2023	2,614 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Beaumont toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited Lafayette toward New Orleans
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Beaumont toward Los Angeles Sunset Route New Iberia toward New Orleans
Location

Lake Charles station 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.

External links

Media related to Lake Charles station at Wikimedia Commons

• Lake Charles, LA – Amtrak
• Lake Charles, LA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Lake Charles station – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb)