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Williams Junction (Amtrak station)
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The Williams Junction is located southeast of Williams, Arizona
. This station is not accessible to private vehicles; passengers are transferred via an Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
shuttle to Williams, Arizona
which travels in part on a gravel road to connect with the Grand Canyon Railway
. There is no physical train station at the junction.
Both of the original Santa Fe Railroad stations remain in downtown Williams and are across the tracks from each other with the older station
being a tourist information center and the newer poured concrete station (which includes a Harvey House
hotel) being used by the Grand Canyon Railroad. The Santa Fe quit routing passenger traffic to the stations in 1968 and bypassed downtown Williams for its main east-west line.
Of the eight Arizona stations served by Amtrak, Williams Junction was the fifth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 21 passengers daily.
Williams, Arizona
Williams is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States west of Flagstaff. Its population was 2,842 at the 2000 census; according to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,094. It lies on the route of Historic Route 66, Interstate 40, and the Southwest Chief Amtrak...
. This station is not accessible to private vehicles; passengers are transferred via an Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Thruway Motorcoach is Amtrak's system of Amtrak-owned intercity coaches, locally contracted transit buses, through-ticketed local bus routes and taxi services to connect Amtrak train stations to areas not served by its railroads...
shuttle to Williams, Arizona
Williams (Train station)
Williams is a privately owned train station in Williams, Arizona, United States. It serves as the Grand Canyon Railway depot in Williams, Arizona. It is located adjacent to the BNSF line from Phoenix...
which travels in part on a gravel road to connect with the Grand Canyon Railway
Grand Canyon Railway
The Grand Canyon Railway , is a passenger railroad which operates between Williams, Arizona, and Grand Canyon National Park South Rim.-Santa Fe Ownership:...
. There is no physical train station at the junction.
Both of the original Santa Fe Railroad stations remain in downtown Williams and are across the tracks from each other with the older station
Williams (Train station)
Williams is a privately owned train station in Williams, Arizona, United States. It serves as the Grand Canyon Railway depot in Williams, Arizona. It is located adjacent to the BNSF line from Phoenix...
being a tourist information center and the newer poured concrete station (which includes a Harvey House
Harvey House
Harvey House may refer to:*One of many hotels of the Fred Harvey Company in the U.S. west, which include :*La Posada Hotel and Gardens, in Winslow, Arizona, a contributing property in NRHP-listed La Posada Historic District, in Navajo County...
hotel) being used by the Grand Canyon Railroad. The Santa Fe quit routing passenger traffic to the stations in 1968 and bypassed downtown Williams for its main east-west line.
Of the eight Arizona stations served by Amtrak, Williams Junction was the fifth busiest in FY10, boarding or detraining an average of 21 passengers daily.