Granby (Amtrak station)
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Granby is a train station
in Granby, Colorado
. It is served by Amtrak
's California Zephyr
train. Despite its antiquated appearance and structure (the station is made of wood), the station was built in 1987.
Of the nine Colorado stations served by Amtrak, Granby was the seventh busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 10 passengers daily.
Granby is proposed as a station to use for access of the Rocky Mountain National Park
by train. However while the train ride (from the Denver side) provides impressive views the station itself lies a good sixteen miles from the park without public transportation connections.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Granby, Colorado
Granby, Colorado
The Town of Granby is a Statutory Town that is the most populous town in Grand County, Colorado, United States. Granby is situated along U.S. Highway 40 in Middle Park about west of Denver, Colorado, southwest of Rocky Mountain National Park...
. It is served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
's California Zephyr
California Zephyr
The California Zephyr is a long passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the midwestern and western United States.It runs from Chicago, Illinois, in the east to Emeryville, California, in the west, passing through the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California...
train. Despite its antiquated appearance and structure (the station is made of wood), the station was built in 1987.
Of the nine Colorado stations served by Amtrak, Granby was the seventh busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 10 passengers daily.
Granby is proposed as a station to use for access of the Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park is a national park located in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Colorado.It features majestic mountain views, a variety of wildlife, varied climates and environments—from wooded forests to mountain tundra—and easy access to back-country trails...
by train. However while the train ride (from the Denver side) provides impressive views the station itself lies a good sixteen miles from the park without public transportation connections.