Raton (Amtrak station)
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| Address | 201 South First Street Raton, NM 87740 |
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| Other service | Thruway Motorcoach | ||||||||||
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| Code | RAT | ||||||||||
| Owned by | BNSF Railroad | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2006) | 18,177  10% (Amtrak) |
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The Raton Amtrak station is located at 201 South First Street in Raton, New Mexico. It occupies the former Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway depot, which was built in 1903. Like many of the Santa Fe depots, the station was designed in the Mission Revival style.
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.
[edit] Routes
- Southwest Chief
- Amtrak Thruway Bus for Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Denver in Colorado.
