Hermann station (Missouri) explained

Style:Amtrak
Hermann, MO
Address:301 Wharf Street
Borough:Hermann, Missouri
Country:United States
Coordinates:38.7073°N -91.4327°W
Owned:City of Hermann, Union Pacific Railroad
Line:UP Jefferson City Subdivision
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Opened:September 28, 1991
Rebuilt:September 12, 2014
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Hermann station is an Amtrak train station in Hermann, Missouri, United States. Hermann became a permanent stop on September 28, 1991 when the Mules and Ann Rutledge began stopping there. Trains had previously stopped only during Hermann's annual Maifest and Octoberfest.[1] [2]

A rebuilt station was approved for construction in 2006 and opened on September 12, 2014.[3] The one story depot features a random rubble stone veneer base, walls clad in traditional clapboard siding and a hipped roof. The waiting room is trimmed in bead board wainscoting, and there are also accessible restrooms. Displays trace the area's transportation history, with a focus on the Missouri River, railroads and roadways. Funding for the project came through the Federal Highway Administration's Transportation Enhancements program, the city of Hermann and the Dierberg Educational Foundation, a local non-profit organization that supports projects to preserve the region's cultural heritage.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: At last, Hermann will get the trains to stop; Amtrak will begin the service Sept. 28. Arrivals will come from Kansas City, St. Louis . September 9, 1991 . . 2010-04-10 .
  2. News: SRO plagues Hermann; train seat shortage is a flaw that's been lurking on the railroad . Linda . Eardley . . October 23, 1991 . 3A.
  3. News: Hermann celebrates new Amtrak station . Claxton . Dan . Connect Mid Missouri . 12 September 2014 . 21 September 2014.
  4. Web site: Hermann Station. Amtrak's Great American Stations. 25 November 2014.