La Junta station
The La Junta station is a train station in La Junta, Colorado served by Amtrak. Amtrak's Southwest Chief trains 3 & 4 stop here for 10–15 minutes. Westbound trains are scheduled to arrive at 8:15 AM and depart at 8:30 AM, while the eastbound trains arrive at 7:30 PM and depart at 7:41 PM (all times Mountain Time Zone). There are no facilities at the station itself beyond a toilet and beverage vending machine. La Junta was a major point along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, as a branch line to Pueblo and Denver started from here.
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 The station viewed from trackside. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1 West First Street La Junta, CO 81050 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.9883°N 103.5443°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Railway Boise City / Raton Subdivisions | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | LAJ | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1955 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 7,373[1]  5.19% | |||||||||||||||||
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La Junta station was originally built in 1955 as a replacement for the former Harvey House. The freight house, which was part of the previous station was spared from being demolished and now serves as a Purina feed mill.[2]
See also
References
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ATSF La Junta Depot (Surviving Santa Fe Depots)
External links
Media related to La Junta (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- La Junta, CO – Amtrak
- La Junta, Colorado; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- La Junta Amtrak Station USA Rail Guide -- TrainWeb)
- La Junta Station (Surviving Santa Fe Depots)