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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.

Flagstaff, AZ
General information
Location1 East Route 66
Flagstaff, Arizona
Coordinates35.197259°N 111.649365°W / 35.197259; -111.649365
Owned byCity of Flagstaff
Line(s)BNSF Seligman Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsMountain Line
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: FLG
History
Rebuilt1925January 5, 1926[1]
Passengers
FY 202116,693[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Kingman Southwest Chief Winslow
toward Chicago
Williams Junction
Closed 2018
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Riordan Main Line Cliffs
toward Chicago
Flagstaff Santa Fe station
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Architectural styleTudor Revival
Part ofRailroad Addition Historic District (ID83002989[3])
Designated CPJanuary 18, 1983

History


The old A&P depot
The old A&P depot

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


Some Greyhound and Open Road services may be booked through Amtrak.


References


  1. "Flagstaff Station is Formally Opened". The Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. January 6, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2021: State of Arizona" (PDF). Amtrak. August 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. Bruner, Betsey (July 15, 2010). "Landscape holds remnants of Flagstaff's railroad past". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  5. James Garrison; Jody Gebhardt; James Woodward (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Railroad Addition Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 14, 2016. Also includes 1986 boundary increase.


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