La Junta station

La Junta
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)	Southwest Chief
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	LAJ
History
Opened	1955
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	7,080[1]  2.4%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Trinidad toward Los Angeles Southwest Chief Lamar toward Chicago   Former services   Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Timpas toward Los Angeles Main Line Marshall toward Chicago Dearborn Station Trinidad toward Los Angeles Main Line Major stations Lamar toward Chicago Dearborn Station Rocky Ford toward Denver Denver Branch Terminus Pueblo 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

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)