Alpine station

Alpine, TX
Location 102 West Holland Street
Alpine, TX 79830
United States
Coordinates 30°21′26″N 103°39′42″W / 30.35720°N 103.66168°W / 30.35720; -103.66168Coordinates: 30°21′26″N 103°39′42″W / 30.35720°N 103.66168°W / 30.35720; -103.66168
Line(s) Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Other information
Station code ALP
History
Opened 1946
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 4,999[1] Increase 1.13%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Los Angeles
Sunset Limited
toward New Orleans
Texas Eagle
toward Chicago

Alpine is an Amtrak station in Alpine, Texas, served by the Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle routes. It is not staffed and has partial wheelchair accessibility, an enclosed waiting area, public payphones, and parking. It is located at 102 West Holland Street, is less than a mile from Sul Ross State University, and is also the nearest station to Big Bend National Park.

History

The depot, commissioned in 1946 by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, was built in the Spanish Mission Revival style with light Art Deco detailing. The façade facing the tracks has a projecting center bay with a large window framed by geometric rope detailing. An octagonal cupola with a finial tops the building. [2]

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Alpine, Texas, station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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