Gallup stationis anAmtraktrain station at 201 EastHighway 66in downtownGallup, New Mexico.It is the second busiest station in the state, with more than 16,000 boardings and alightings in 2014.[4]
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 Gallup Amtrak station | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 201 EastHighway 66 Gallup, New Mexico | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°31′45″N108°44′26″W/ 35.5293°N 108.7405°W | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSFGallup Subdivision | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak:GLP | ||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | April 1917–January 31, 1918[1][2] | ||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 11,246[3](Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
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Historic use
editThe two-story station was built in theMission Revivalstyle through 1917, opening on January 31, 1918, with no celebration due toWorld War I.[2]Then one of a series ofSanta Ferailroad station hotels built across the southwestern and central United States by theFred Harvey Companywas connected to the depot in 1923. The fabulousEl NavajoHotel was designed by the master architectMary Colter,blendingPueblo RevivalandArt Decostyles, and decorated usingNavajosand paintings. The hotel was demolished in a process starting on June 11, 1957 to widenRoute 66.[5][6]The depot reopened later as an unstaffedAmtrakstation.
Gallup Cultural Center
editThe city renovated the building in 1996 to serve as the Gallup Cultural Center to be operated by the Southwest Indian Foundation. In addition to a passenger waiting area, it is also home to the Gallup Visitor Center, which relocated to the station in 2004.
The Cultural Center houses a Storyteller Museum and Gallery of the Masters showcasing Native American Arts & Culture; the Kiva Cinema; and a coffee shop.[7]and a gift shop featuring jewelry, pottery, rugs and blankets, and other pieces by localAcoma,Zuni,Navajo,Hopiand otherNative Americanartisans. The Museum includes exhibits on weaving, sandpainting, silversmithing, trains, and Historic Route 66.[8]
A statue of Navajo ChiefManuelitoby Tim Washburn stands in a plaza front of the Gallup Cultural Center.[9]Next to the plaza is the "Navajo Code Talker", a 12-foot bronze statue by famous Navajo/Ute sculptor Oreland Joe. The Navajo Code Talkers played a major role during World War II because the Japanese never cracked their language "code".
The station is unique in that a fence guards the platform from the rest of the station. This is to prevent people getting onto BNSF's triple-tracked, high-speed, very busySouthern Transcon main line.
Routes
editReferences
edit- ^"Gallup to Have Station".The San Bernardino County Sun.San Bernardino, California.April 26, 1917. p. 3.RetrievedOctober 31,2021– via Newspapers.
- ^ab"Gallup".The Albuquerque Journal.February 10, 1918. p. 10.RetrievedOctober 31,2021– via Newspapers.
- ^"Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of New Mexico"(PDF).Amtrak.March 2024.RetrievedJune 29,2024.
- ^"Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of New Mexico"(PDF).Amtrak.November 2014.Retrieved26 June2015.
- ^"Time Runs Out for El Navajo".The Gallup Independent.June 27, 1957. p. 1.RetrievedOctober 31,2021– via Newspapers.
- ^"Gallup Station".Amtrak's Great American Stations. Archived fromthe originalon 5 March 2016.Retrieved26 June2015.
- ^"Gallup Station".Amtrak's Great American Stations. Archived fromthe originalon 5 March 2016.Retrieved26 June2015.
- ^"Exhibits & Events".
- ^"Gallup Cultural Center Review - Northwestern New Mexico New Mexico - Sights | Fodor's Travel".
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