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 Bus transport Lake Charles Transit
Construction
Parking Yes
Accessible Yes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: LCH
History
Opened 1992
Passengers
FY 2022 2,550 (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

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.