Jefferson City is an

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train station in

Jefferson City Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of Missouri, United States. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census, ranking as the 15th most populous city in the state. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the principa ...

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

, United States. The station is located on the ground floor of the former Union Hotel, which was built in 1855 and is part of the

Jefferson Landing State Historic Site Jefferson Landing State Historic Site is a historic district maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources encompassing several state-owned properties in Jefferson City, Missouri, United States. The historic site includes the Christop ...

. The Amtrak station was previously located at the old

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station before moving two blocks west to its current location in 1984. The station has neither checked baggage service nor a Quik-Trak ticketing kiosk, so tickets must be purchased in advance. The entire Union Hotel building (including the station) was closed on October 2, 2019, due to concerns that its exterior masonry was no longer structurally sound after a bulge appeared in its north wall. In December 2019, a temporary station consisting of a modular trailer was established in a nearby parking lot. While monitoring shows that the bulge is not significantly worsening, the building remains closed and has been placed on Missouri Preservation's "2021 Places in Peril" list. Planning and design for an estimated $9 million, two-year project to repair the building is scheduled to start in July 2022. In addition to stabilizing the structure and improving its waterproofing, the project will modernize the building and bring it up to code. , funding for the project was waiting to be appropriated in the state's FY23 budget by the Missouri General Assembly.

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Jefferson City Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- TrainWeb)
Amtrak stations in Missouri Railway stations in the United States opened in 1855 Railway hotels in the United States Buildings and structures in Cole County, Missouri Buildings and structures in Jefferson City, Missouri {{Missouri-railstation-stub

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