Williams Junction station

Williams Junction, AZ
Williams Junction station platform
General information
LocationOld Depot Road
Williams, Arizona
United States
Coordinates35°14′35″N 112°08′05″W / 35.24306°N 112.13472°W / 35.24306; -112.13472
Line(s)BNSF Seligman Subdivision
Platforms2 (ground level paving serving two tracks)
Tracks3 (two main line tracks, one passing loop)
ConnectionsBus transport Grand Canyon Railway shuttle
Other information
Station codeWMJ
History
OpenedDecember 18, 1960 (first station)[1]
August 2, 1999 (second station)[2]
ClosedApril 30, 1969 (first station)[3]
January 1, 2018 (second station)[4]
Passengers
20179,672[5]Increase 20.1% (Amtrak)
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Kingman Southwest Chief Flagstaff
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Williams Junction station was an Amtrak train station on the Southwest Chief route, located three miles (4.8 km) southeast of Williams, Arizona in the Kaibab National Forest. The station primarily served passengers travelling to the Grand Canyon via the Grand Canyon Railway.

  1. ^ Hoyt, William (December 18, 1960). "Grand Canyon First Train Over New Williams Cutoff". The Arizona Daily Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference sanders was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Pearson, Helen (April 29, 1969). "It's Last Trip for Santa Fe's 'Williams Junction Run'". The Arizona Daily Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. p. 2. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2018closure was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of Arizona" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.