La Junta (Amtrak station)
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| Address | 1 West First Street La Junta, CO 81050 |
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| 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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| Opened | 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Code | LAJ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 6,653[1]  8.4% |
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The La Junta Amtrak station is a train station in La Junta, Colorado, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The 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 8:13 PM and depart at 8:23 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] Of the nine Colorado stations served by Amtrak, La Junta was the fifth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 20 passengers daily.[3]
[edit] Reference
- ^ "La Junta, CO (LAJ)". Great American Stations. http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/LAJ. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ ATSF La Junta Depot (Surviving Santa Fe Depots)
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/COLORADO10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
[edit] External links
- 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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