Chickasha station

Chickasha station is a former railway station in Chickasha, Oklahoma.

LocationChickasha Ave.
Chickasha, Oklahoma

Coordinates35°03′07″N 97°55′55″W

SystemFormer Rock Island Line passenger rail station

OpenedJune 16, 1911

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Chickasha
General information
Location	Chickasha Ave. Chickasha, Oklahoma
Coordinates	35°03′07″N 97°55′55″W
System	Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station
History
Opened	June 16, 1911
Services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station Rush Springs toward Teague Teague – Minneapolis  El Reno toward Minneapolis
Rock Island Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	85000699
Added to NRHP	March 29, 1985
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The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (or Rock Island for short) established a station at Chichasha initially out of a boxcar.^[1] The first "permanent" station on the site was a very rudimentary barn-like building.^[2] The Rock Island initiated a series of upgrades along their line in Oklahoma beginning in 1910. This included yard improvements as well as new depots along the line.^[3] The new station building at Chichasha opened on June 16, 1911.^[4] The station would also serve as the terminus of the Chickasha Street Railway, a streetcar line, between 1910 and 1927.^[5]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1985, at which time it was still in use for railroad operations.