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Intercity rail station in Fraser, Colorado Not to be confused with Fraser station or Winter Park station. For the seasonal Winter Park station, see Winter Park Express.

Fraser–Winter Park, CO
Fraser–Winter Park Amtrak station.
General information
Location205 Fraser Avenue
Fraser, Colorado
United States
Coordinates39°56′51″N 105°49′03″W / 39.9476°N 105.8175°W / 39.9476; -105.8175
Owned byRonald M. Anderson
Line(s)Moffat Tunnel Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: WIP
History
OpenedJanuary 17, 1985
Passengers
FY 20238,008 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Granbytoward Emeryville California Zephyr Denvertoward Chicago
Terminus Winter Park Express(winter only) Winter Park Resorttoward Denver
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Granbytoward Los Angeles Desert WindDiscontinued in 1997 Denvertoward Chicago
Granbytoward Seattle PioneerBefore 1991 reroute
Preceding station Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Following station
Sulphurtoward Ogden Moffat Tunnel Route DenverTerminus
Location

Fraser–Winter Park station is a train station in Fraser, Colorado. It is served by Amtrak's California Zephyr, which runs once daily in each direction between Chicago, and Emeryville, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The station house is unstaffed, except during the winter months. At 8,561 feet (2,609 m) above sea level, it is Amtrak's highest-elevation train station.

References

  1. "Fraser, CO - Winter Park (WIP)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  2. "Amtrak Timetable - Effective February 17, 1985". timetables.org. Amtrak. February 17, 1985. p. 4. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Colorado" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. Pitt, John (May 2019) . USA by Rail. The Bradt Travel Guide (9th ed.). Bradt Travel Guides Ltd, UK; The Globe Pequot Press Inc, USA. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-78477-625-1 – via Google Books. "The train station, the highest served by Amtrak, is actually in Fraser...
  5. "Fraser-Winter Park Colorado (WIP)". Trainweb. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

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