Williams Station, Arizona
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Williams Station, Arizona

Williams Station, also called the Williams Depot, is a railroad station in Williams, AZ, owned privately. It is the southern end point of the Grand Canyon Railway, which runs north toward the Grand Canyon. The depot sits in the middle of town, a couple of blocks from the Route 66 stretch through Williams, so it is where a drive on the old road can connect with a train trip to the canyon.

What is Williams Station?

It is a working station, owned privately rather than by a public agency, and Grand Canyon Railway trains start and finish their trips here.

Visiting Williams Station: tips

Restrooms are on site, and the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel is about 0.1 mile away. The Williams Historic Business District and the Route 66 stretch through town are each about 0.2 mile away. Allow 20 to 30 minutes, longer if you are catching a train.

Practical info

On site & nearby

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Where to eat near Williams Station

All diners on Route 66 →

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Sultana Bar in Williams, AZ

Sultana Bar

Williams, Arizona · on Route 66

A 1912 movie theater and pool hall turned saloon on the old Route 66 in Williams, with Prohibition-era lore.

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0.1 mi from Williams Station

Williams Historic Business District, Arizona

Williams Historic Business District

Williams, Arizona · on Route 66

Four blocks of vernacular storefronts where the railroad, Route 66 and the Grand Canyon road meet.

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0.2 mi from Williams Station

Urban Route 66, Williams, Arizona

Urban Route 66, Williams

Williams, Arizona · on Route 66

Williams' main street is still lined with 1920s–1940s motels, gas stations and restaurants on old Route 66.

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0.2 mi from Williams Station

Poozeum in Williams, AZ

Poozeum

Williams, Arizona · on Route 66

A quirky Williams museum of fossilized dinosaur dung, including a record-setting specimen nicknamed Barnum.

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0.2 mi from Williams Station

Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum in Williams, AZ

Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum

Williams, Arizona · on Route 66

A restored 1949 gas station in downtown Williams, filled with pumps, signs and oil cans.

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0.2 mi from Williams Station

Williams Residential Historic District, Arizona

Williams Residential Historic District

Williams, Arizona · 0.3 mi from Route 66

Sixty-five acres of homes and churches built in Williams from 1890 to 1941, a short walk from Route 66.

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0.4 mi from Williams Station

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