Yuma station (Arizona)

Yuma is an Amtrak station at 281 South Gila Street in Yuma, Arizona, United States. Passenger rail service is provided thrice-weekly in each direction by the Sunset Limited and the Texas Eagle over this portion of its route. The station's island platform, which is adjacent to the station building site, are accessible through a short pedestrian tunnel.

"Yuma station" redirects here. This article is about the train station in Yuma, Arizona. It is not to be confused with the CB&Q Depot in Yuma, Colorado, or the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
Yuma, AZ
Location281 South Gila Street
Yuma, AZ 85364
United States
Coordinates32.72301°N 114.61608°W / 32.72301; -114.61608
Line(s)Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak code: YUM
Passengers
20174,605[1]  0.63%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Palm Springs
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited Maricopa
toward New Orleans
Texas Eagle Maricopa
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Indio
Bypassed 1998
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited Phoenix
Until 1996 reroute
toward Miami
Texas Eagle Phoenix
Until 1996 reroute
toward Chicago

The former structure, Southern Pacific Railroad Depot (Yuma, Arizona), was built in 1926 by the Southern Pacific Railroad. After SP ceased passenger operations upon Amtrak's start in 1971, the station housed the Yuma Fine Arts Museum. The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The structure was devastated in a May 1993 fire and was razed in the summer of 1994.[2]

Schedule

There are three weekly trains in each direction:[3]

  • Westbound Train #1/421 departs at 11:49 pm Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
  • Eastbound Train #2/422 departs at 2:47 am Monday, Thursday and Saturday

Train #1 is the Westbound New Orleans-Los Angeles Sunset Limited, while train #421 refers to the through coach and sleeper transferred from the Texas Eagle (Chicago-San Antonio) to the Sunset Limited in San Antonio.

Train #2 is the Eastbound Sunset Limited, traveling from Los Angeles to New Orleans, with a through coach and sleeper designated as Train #422, which is detached in San Antonio and transferred to the Chicago-bound Texas Eagle #22.

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Arizona" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. Wullenjohn, Chuck (December 12, 1994). "Yuma Needs a Proper Depot". Blog Archive. Arizona Rail Passenger Association. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  3. Sunset Limited Schedule effective March 10, 2013 Archived August 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved September 3, 2013)


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