La Junta station

Train station in La Junta, Colorado, United States

37°59′18″N 103°32′39″W / 37.9883°N 103.5443°W / 37.9883; -103.5443Line(s)BNSF Boise City / Raton SubdivisionsPlatforms1 side platform, 1 island platformTracks2Other informationStation codeAmtrak: LAJHistoryRebuilt1955Key datesJuly 25, 1894Station depot burned^[1]PassengersFY 20224,799^[2] (Amtrak) 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

Location

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 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.^[3]

References

^ "A Big Railroad Depot Burned". The Buffalo Evening News. July 25, 1894. p. 25. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ ATSF La Junta Depot (Surviving Santa Fe Depots)