New Iberia station

New Iberia
Location	402 West Washington Street New Iberia, LA 70560 United States
Coordinates	30°00′30″N 91°49′26″W / 30.00833°N 91.82389°WCoordinates: 30°00′30″N 91°49′26″W / 30.00833°N 91.82389°W
Owned by	Louisiana and Delta Railroad
Line(s)	BNSF Railway
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: NIB
History
Opened	1900
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	1,920[1]  15%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Lafayette, LA toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited Schriever toward New Orleans
Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	0.7 acres (0.3 ha)
Built	1900
Architect	Southern Pacific Railroad
NRHP Reference #	87002082[2]
Added to NRHP	November 30, 1987
Location
New Iberia Location within Louisiana

New Iberia is a train station in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States. It is served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.

History

The station was originally built in 1900 by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. It also serves as the headquarters of the Louisiana and Delta Railroad. Coincidentally, the year the L&D was established, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot.

L & D locomotives in the freight yard

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Louisiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
2. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

Media related to New Iberia station at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – New Iberia, LA
• New Iberia Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• New Iberia (NIB)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)