Independence station explained

Style:	Amtrak
Independence, MO
Address:	600 South Grand Avenue
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	39.0867°N -94.4296°W
Owned:	Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms:	1 side platform
Tracks:	2
Parking:	Yes
Accessible:	No
Opened:	1913
Rebuilt:	1995
Other Services Header:	Former services
Other Services Collapsible:	yes
Nrhp:	Missouri Pacific Depot Embed: yes Mapframe: yes Mapframe-Custom: Shape: none Marker: rail Zoom: 14 Architect: Missouri Pacific Railroad Added: January 22, 1979 Refnum: 79001365

Independence station, also known as Missouri Pacific Depot, is an Amtrak train station in Independence, Missouri, United States. The station was originally built in 1913 by the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and is also known as the "Truman Depot", because it was the final stop in Harry S. Truman's 1948 Whistlestop Campaign where 8,500 admirers welcomed Truman in January 1953 when he returned home after leaving office. Today, the depot is an Amtrak stop and is said to be home to the Jackson County Genealogical Society Research Library.^[1] The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[2]

See also

• List of Amtrak stations

External links

• Independence, MO – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb)
• "Fans of Truman Depot fear for its future: History lovers and train buffs want to ensure its future isn't as rocky as its past" Page A-1, Independence Examiner, 10-23-2010 edition.

Notes and References

1. Web site: City of Independence interactive tourist brochure. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081601/http://www.vacationfun.com/ebrochures/independence/ibrochure/index.html. dead. 2016-03-04. 2020-04-10. Flash.
2. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/MO/Jackson/state4.html Jackson County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places