Flagstaff station
Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||||||||
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Location | 1 East Route 66 Flagstaff, AZ 86001 | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°11′51″N 111°38′57″W / 35.1974°N 111.6491°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Flagstaff | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Railway Seligman Subdivision | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Mountain Line | ||||||||||||
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Station code | FLG | ||||||||||||
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Opened | 1926 | ||||||||||||
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2018 | 43,412[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||
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Flagstaff Santa Fe station | |||||||||||||
Architectural style | Tudor Revival | ||||||||||||
Part of | Railroad Addition Historic District (ID83002989[2]) | ||||||||||||
Designated CP | January 18, 1983 |
Flagstaff Station is an Amtrak train station at 1 East Route 66 in Flagstaff, Arizona. The station, formerly an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot, doubles as a visitor center and rental car pickup and is located in downtown Flagstaff. Northern Arizona University is located nearby, as are the Lowell Observatory (where Pluto was discovered), Sunset Crater, the Walnut Canyon National Monument, ski resorts, and other attractions.
History
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AT&SF built the depot in 1926. The station's elevation is 6,902 feet (2,104 m) above sea level. Adjacent is the 1886 solid-red sandstone freight depot originally built by the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.[3] Both the former Santa Fe Depot, and the Atlantic and Pacific Depot that it replaced are contributing properties to the Railroad Addition Historic District.[4]
Routes
- Southwest Chief
- Flagstaff Shuttle provides shuttle service between Flagstaff and any city in Arizona.
- Mountain Line city bus service
- Open Road Tours shuttle services to Phoenix, Camp Verde, Sedona, Oak Creek, Williams, and the Grand Canyon depart from the Amtrak station.
- Flagstaff Shuttle and Charter provides custom time private shuttles from Amtrak to the Grand Canyon, Sedona, and Snowbowl Ski Area.
- Greyhound operates intercity bus service from its nearby station
Some Greyhound and Open Road services may be booked through Amtrak.
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Arizona" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Bruner, Betsey (July 15, 2010). "Landscape holds remnants of Flagstaff's railroad past". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ James Garrison; Jody Gebhardt; James Woodward (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Railroad Addition Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 14, 2016. Also includes 1986 boundary increase.
External links
Media related to Flagstaff (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak stations in Arizona
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations in Arizona
- Buildings and structures in Flagstaff, Arizona
- Buildings and structures on U.S. Route 66
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1926
- Historic district contributing properties in Arizona
- Transportation in Coconino County, Arizona
- Tudor Revival architecture in Arizona
- National Register of Historic Places in Coconino County, Arizona
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona