Amtrak - Phoenix, AZ (PHX)

PHOENIX

ARIZONA

(PHX)

Note: Sunset Limited was rerouted thru Maricopa in 1996

Station Data:

Address	401 West Harrison Street Phoenix, AZ 85003
Location	33.44 N, 112.08 W
Elevation	330 m / 1,082 ft
Population	1,445,632 (Census 2010)
Building	Stucco, Built in 1923
Condition	Tele Communication company office (as of 2008)

Amtrak Train:

Train Name	Route
SUNSET LIMITED	[ Orlando, FL - Houston, TX - San Antonio, TX - Los Angeles, CA ] Rerouted on May 29, 1996
TEXAS EAGLE	[ Chicago, IL - Little Rock, AR - San Antonio, TX (Los Angeles, CA) ] Rerouted on May 29, 1996

Urban Railroad:

Name	Category
Valley Metro	Light Rail (Opened on December 27, 2008)

Sunset Limited/Texas Eagle was rerouted to the south along the Union Pacific’s main line between Tucson and Yuma due to poor track conditions along the Union Pacific line west of Phoenix. Therefore, Amtrak no longer serves directly Phoenix. Also Coolidge and Tempe stations located between Tucson and Phoenix were cut. The last trains served Phoenix on May 28, 1996. In the spring 2001 Maricopa station opened on the new route between Tucson and Yuma.

The last Amtrak timetable showing the Phoenix route (issued on April 14, 1996)

UP = Union Pacific BNSF = Burlington Northern Santa Fe

Visited on September 20, 2008


Phoenix Union Station still exists		Currently Sprint uses the facility


Front View		Front View


Platform Side		Platform Side


Platform Side		Old Corridor (Storage)


Looking East (Chicago)		Looking West (Los Angeles)


3rd Avenue near Station (Looking North)		3rd Avenue near Station (Looking South)


Phoenix Downtown		Phoenix Downtown (Light Rail Track)

Visited on May 14, 2001


Station was used for Amtrak Bus in 2001		Platform Side


Union Station was built in 1923		Old Corridor (Closed)


Platform Side		The large building is Arizona Diamondbacks Stadium (Looking East)

Amtrak Sunset Limited #2 at Phoenix Station (July 1976)

Phoenix Station (March 1979)

Phoenix Station (February 1993)