Granby station is a train station in Granby, Colorado. It is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs once daily between Chicago and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area.[Note 1] Despite its antiquated appearance and structure (the station is made of wood), the station was built in 1987.
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 Granby station. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 438 Railroad Avenue Granby, Colorado[1] United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°05′03″N 105°56′08″W / 40.0841°N 105.9355°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Union Pacific Railroad & Town of Granby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Moffat Tunnel Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: GRA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 3,158[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Granby is proposed as a station to use for access of the Rocky Mountain National Park by train.[4] However, while the train ride (from the Denver side) provides impressive views, the station itself lies 16 miles (26 km) from the park, without public transportation connections.
Notes
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edit- ^ "Granby, CO (GRA)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "California Zephyr" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. January 13, 2014. p. 2. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ "Rocky Mountains National Park Colorado: Directions". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
External links
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Media related to Granby (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Granby, CO – Amtrak
- Granby, CO – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Granby Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide - TrainWeb)
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