Raton station

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Raton, NM
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General information
Location201 South First Street
Raton, New Mexico
Coordinates 36°54′04″N104°26′16″W / 36.9010°N 104.4378°W / 36.9010; -104.4378
Elevation6,750 feet (2,060 m)
Owned by BNSF Railway
Line(s) BNSF Raton Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Amtrak Thruway
Other information
Station code Amtrak: RAT
History
OpenedJuly 4, 1879 [1] [2]
RebuiltMay 7, 1903January 4, 1904 [3] [4]
Previous namesOtero (18791880) [1]
Key dates
January 1904Former station demolished [4]
Passengers
FY 20218,472 [5] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg 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

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.

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "A. T. & S. F. R.R. Time Card No. 23, Taking Effect Sept. 7th". The Daily Gazette. Las Vegas, New Mexico. September 26, 1879. p. 3. Retrieved November 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Federal Writers' Project 1940, p. 96.
  3. "New Depot at Raton Now Under Way". Albuquerque Morning Journal. May 8, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. 1 2 "A Snap". The Las Vegas Daily Optic. January 7, 1904. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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