Glenwood Springs station

The Glenwood Springs station is a railway station in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs between Chicago and Emeryville, California in the San Francisco Bay Area[4] and is an overnight stop on Rocky Mountaineer's Rockies To Red Rocks luxury train service between Denver Colorado and Moab Utah.

Glenwood Springs, CO
General information
Location	413 7th Street Glenwood Springs, Colorado[1] United States
Coordinates	39°32′53″N 107°19′23″W
Owned by	Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Long and short term[1]
Accessible	Yes
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival[2]
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: GSC
History
Opened	1904
Passengers
FY 2022	32,519[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Grand Junction toward Emeryville California Zephyr Granby toward Chicago Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station Moab Terminus Rockies to the Red Rocks Denver Terminus
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Grand Junction toward Los Angeles Desert Wind Granby toward Chicago Grand Junction toward Seattle Pioneer Preceding station Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Following station Rifle toward Ogden Moffat Tunnel Route Dotsero toward Denver Royal Gorge Route
Location
Glenwood Springs, CO Location within Colorado

The Glenwood Springs station was originally built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) in 1904, and sits close to the southern bank of the Colorado River. The station is composed of brick and Frying Pan River red sandstone, while the roof line is done in a jerkinhead, or Half-hip roof style. The entrance is flanked by medieval-inspired brick towers with pyramidal roofs.[2] The Glenwood Railroad Museum occupies the former Ladies' Waiting Room.[2]

The station also serves as one of two Greyhound bus stops in Glenwood Springs. However, The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority city bus does not stop here.[5]

On June 7, 1977 Amtrak introduced the Pioneer, with service between Chicago and Seattle. On October 28, 1979, Amtrak initiated the Desert Wind service between Chicago and Los Angeles. Both trains serviced Glenwood Springs. In 1991, the Pioneer was rerouted through Wyoming, and no longer stopped in Glenwood Springs. Both the Desert Wind and the Pioneer were discontinued on May 10, 1997. The California Zephyr entered service on April 24, 1983, and services Glenwood Springs to this day.

According to the Amtrak Fact Sheet (Colorado), Fiscal Year 2019, Glenwood Springs was the second busiest of the nine Colorado stations served by Amtrak.[6]

The station and the town feature in an episode of the BBC television series Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin.[7]

On August 15, 2021 luxury tourist railroad Rocky Mountaineer began using the station as an overnight stop for its Rockies to Red Rocks service.[8]