Williams Junction station
Williams Junction, AZ | |||||||||||
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Williams Junction station platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Old Depot Road Williams, Arizona United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°14′35″N 112°08′05″W / 35.24306°N 112.13472°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Seligman Subdivision | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (ground level paving serving two tracks) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (two main line tracks, one passing loop) | ||||||||||
| Connections | Grand Canyon Railway shuttle | ||||||||||
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| Station code | WMJ | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 18, 1960 (first station) August 2, 1999 (second station) | ||||||||||
| Closed | April 30, 1969 (first station) January 1, 2018 (second station) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 9,672 20.1% (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
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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.