Hutchinson station is a

train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing suc ...

in Hutchinson, Kansas,

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, served by

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's ''

Southwest Chief The ''Southwest Chief'' (formerly the ''Southwest Limited'' and ''Super Chief'') is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on a route between Chicago and Los Angeles through the Midwest and Southwest via Kansas City, Albuquerque, and Flagstaff ...

'' train. Hutchinson station was originally a Victorian structure built in 1897 that was replaced by a more contemporary brick depot in 1950. Both buildings were built and owned by the

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. The original station included The Bisonte, a

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Amtrak stations in Kansas Railway stations in the United States opened in 1897 Railway stations in the United States opened in 1950 Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations Hutchinson, Kansas Buildings and structures in Reno County, Kansas 1897 establishments in Kansas {{Kansas-railstation-stub