Raton is an active railroad station in the city of Raton, Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. Located at 201 South First Street, the station serves Amtrak's Southwest Chief. Connections are also available to Denver, Colorado via Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach bus service. The station is staffed during the summer season when tourism for the Philmont Scout Ranch and the National Rifle Association (NRA) Whittington Center is at its peak. During off-seasons, it is open at all train times, maintained by a caretaker. Passengers with layovers there often visit the non-profit Old Pass Gallery, located on the station grounds in the restored 1910 Railway Express Agency building. The station also includes a former freight depot.

Raton, NM
General information
Location	201 South First Street Raton, New Mexico
Coordinates	36.9010°N 104.4378°W / 36.9010; -104.4378
Elevation	6,750 feet (2,060 m)
Owned by	BNSF Railway
Line(s)	BNSF Raton Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Amtrak Thruway
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: RAT
History
Opened	July 4, 1879[1][2]
Rebuilt	May 7, 1903–January 4, 1904[3][4]
Previous names	Otero (1879–1880)[1]
Key dates
January 1904	Former station demolished[4]
Passengers
FY 2021	8,472[5] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Las Vegas toward Los Angeles Southwest Chief Trinidad toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station Dillon toward Los Angeles Main Line Lynn toward Chicago

Railroad service through the community of Otero, New Mexico Territory began on July 4, 1879, when service opened to Las Vegas on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. The railroad began construction of a new station in May 1903. Designed in a Mission Revival architectural style, the new depot opened on January 4, 1904.

See also

• List of Amtrak stations

Bibliography

• Federal Writers' Project (1940). New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State. Coronado Cuarto Centennial Commission. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

References

Further reading

• Conway, Jay T. (1930). A brief community history of Raton, New Mexico. Raton: Gazette Print. p. 17 p.
• Myrick, David F. (1990). New Mexico's railroads: a historical survey. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. p. 276 p. ISBN 0-8263-1185-7.
• Swain, George. "Railroads, towns and mining camps of the Raton region, 1860-1960". New Mexico Railroader. 10 (4).

External links

Media related to Raton (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Raton, NM – Amtrak
• Raton, NM – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Raton Amtrak Station – USA RailGuide (TrainWeb)

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