Flagstaff Arizona Train Station & Visitor Center

Today, Flagstaff's Amtrak Train Station and Visitor Center draws in millions of visitors every year. Some are just merely passing through, using its extensive railroad to travel across America to varied destinations. Others seek vacation, travel and activity information to make their lives more entertaining and exciting. However, as tourists soon discover, it has so much more to offer.

The Flagstaff Amtrak Train Station and Visitor Center is one of Arizona's main railroad routes, a place steeped in history. It is also the city's central point for tourist information for the city's many attractions, as well as the numerous outer lying recreational venues and entertainment opportunities. It is in itself one of the city's major hubs of continuous activity.

The station is found just east of Route 66. It was built in the late nineteen century, a magnificent testament to the railroading skills of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, originally used for freight transport from East to West. The building is majestic and historic, built of red sandstone. In the early days it was called the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot, but today its name has changed and more has been incorporated to help tourists and locals. In fact, its visitor center is just one thing that it now provides. The station now also houses cafes and some shops, and is very close to the main downtown shopping areas that Flagstaff is well-known for, as well as nearby attractions like the Lowell Observatory.

Besides southwest train travel and tourist information, the station has expanded to include bus services, coach tours and attraction shuttle buses. Tours buses travel to all the major parks, cities and monuments nearby, including Camp Verde, Oak Creek, the Grand Canyon, Phoenix, Sedona and Williams.