Alpine station

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 1 mile (1.6 km) from Sul Ross State University, and is also the nearest station to Big Bend National Park.

Alpine, TX
Location102 West Holland Street
Alpine, TX 79830
United States
Coordinates30.35720°N 103.66168°W / 30.35720; -103.66168
Line(s)Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeALP
History
Opened1946
Traffic
Passengers (2018)5,311[1]  6.24%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
El Paso
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited Sanderson
toward New Orleans
Texas Eagle Sanderson
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Marfa
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Route Marathon
toward New Orleans

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, FY2018, State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. "Alpine, Texas, station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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