| Style: | Amtrak | ||||||
| La Plata, MO | |||||||
| Address: | 535 North Owensby Street La Plata, Missouri 63549 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 40.0291°N -92.4939°W | ||||||
| Tracks: | 2 | ||||||
| Parking: | Yes | ||||||
| Opened: | January 1, 1888[1] | ||||||
| Rebuilt: | - September 21, 1945[2] 1996–2001 2022 | ||||||
| Accessible: | Yes | ||||||
| Other Services Header: | Former services | ||||||
| Other Services Collapsible: | yes | ||||||
| Mapframe: | yes | ||||||
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La Plata station is an Amtrak train station in La Plata, Missouri, United States and is a passenger stop for Amtrak's Southwest Chief long-distance route between Chicago and Los Angeles. It was built in 1945 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as a replacement for an 1887-built, 1888-opened passenger and freight depot that was in deteriorating condition. Efforts to replace the station were stalled by a lack of construction material during World War II. The 1945 replacement was built in Art Deco style, and was restored between 1996 and 2001 by local preservationists, a model railroad club, and a garden club. The station was upgraded again in 2022 with upgrades done to the station building and the platform to bring it into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.[3] It also hosts two Virtual Railfan cameras.[4]