La Junta station

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 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, as a branch line to Pueblo and Denver started from here.

La Junta, CO
The station viewed from trackside.
Location1 West First Street
La Junta, CO 81050
Coordinates37.9883°N 103.5443°W / 37.9883; -103.5443
Line(s)BNSF Railway Boise City / Raton Subdivisions
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeLAJ
History
Opened1955
Traffic
Passengers (2018)7,373[1]  5.19%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Trinidad
toward Los Angeles
 Southwest Chief Lamar
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Timpas
toward Los Angeles
 Main Line Las Animas
toward Chicago
Rocky Ford
toward Denver
 Denver Branch Terminus

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]

See also

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ATSF La Junta Depot (Surviving Santa Fe Depots)


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