Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 East Route 66 Flagstaff, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°11′50″N 111°38′58″W / 35.197259°N 111.649365°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Flagstaff | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Seligman Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Mountain Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: FLG | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 1925–January 5, 1926[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2022 | 25,499[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Flagstaff Santa Fe station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | Railroad Addition Historic District (ID83002989[3]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
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History
AT&SF built the depot in 1925, opening on January 5, 1926.[1] 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.[4] Both the former Santa Fe Depot and the Atlantic and Pacific Depot that it replaced are contributing properties to the Railroad Addition Historic District.[5]
Routes
- Southwest Chief
- 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.
- Greyhound operates intercity bus service from its nearby station
Some Greyhound and Open Road services may be booked through Amtrak.
References
- ^ a b "Flagstaff Station is Formally Opened". The Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. January 6, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Arizona" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "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 October 28, 2011.
- ^ James Garrison; Jody Gebhardt; James Woodward (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Railroad Addition Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016. Also includes 1986 boundary increase.
External links
Media related to Flagstaff (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Flagstaff, AZ – Amtrak
- Flagstaff, AZ – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Flagstaff Amtrak Station (US Rail Guide – TrainWeb)
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flagstaff Railroad Station
This page was last edited on 20 April 2024, at 00:50