La Junta station

La Junta, CO
The station viewed from trackside.
Location 1 West First Street
La Junta, CO 81050
Coordinates 37°59′18″N 103°32′39″W / 37.9883°N 103.5443°W / 37.9883; -103.5443Coordinates: 37°59′18″N 103°32′39″W / 37.9883°N 103.5443°W / 37.9883; -103.5443
Line(s) BNSF Railway Boise City / Raton Subdivisions
Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code LAJ
History
Opened 1955
Traffic
Passengers (2016) 7,080[1] Decrease 2.4%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Los Angeles
Southwest Chief
toward Chicago
  Former services  
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
Timpas
toward Los Angeles
Main Line
Marshall
toward Los Angeles
Main Line
Major stations
toward Denver
Denver BranchTerminus
toward Denver
Denver Branch
Major stations

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

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2016, State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ↑ ATSF La Junta Depot (Surviving Santa Fe Depots)
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