La Junta station
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1 West First Street La Junta, CO 81050 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°59′18″N 103°32′39″W / 37.9883°N 103.5443°WCoordinates: 37°59′18″N 103°32′39″W / 37.9883°N 103.5443°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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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| Passengers (2015) |
7,256[1]  4.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Santa Fe Railroad, as a branch line to Pueblo and Denver started from here.
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]
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ ATSF La Junta Depot (Surviving Santa Fe Depots)
External links
Media related to La Junta (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak – Stations – La Junta, CO
- La Junta, Colorado; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- La Junta Amtrak Station USA Rail Guide -- TrainWeb)
- La Junta Station (Surviving Santa Fe Depots)
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