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Flagstaff station

Coordinates: 35°11′50″N 111°38′58″W / 35.197259°N 111.649365°W / 35.197259; -111.649365
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This article is about the Arizona station. For the Melbourne station, see Flagstaff railway station. For other uses, see Flagstaff station (disambiguation).

Flagstaff, AZ
General information
Location1 East Route 66
Flagstaff, Arizona
Coordinates35°11′50″N 111°38′58″W / 35.197259°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
Rebuilt1925–January 5, 1926[1]
Passengers
FY 202335,227[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Kingman
toward Los Angeles
 Southwest Chief Winslow
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Williams Junction
Closed 2018
toward Los Angeles
 Southwest Chief Winslow
toward Chicago
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Riordan
toward Los Angeles
 Main Line Cliffs
toward Chicago
Flagstaff Santa Fe station
Architectural styleTudor Revival
Part ofRailroad Addition Historic District (ID83002989[3])
Designated CPJanuary 18, 1983
Location
Map

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. It is also the closest Amtrak station to Grand Canyon National Park.

History

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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]

In October 2024, the city was awarded a $5 million federal grant to build a second platform serving the south track and modify the existing platform for accessibility.[6]

Routes

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  • 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

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  1. ^ 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. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Arizona" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  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 October 28, 2011.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016. Also includes 1986 boundary increase.
  6. ^ "FY 2023-2024 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Program: Project Summaries" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. p. 5.
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