Alpine station 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.
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Location | 102 West Holland Street Alpine, Texas United States | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°21′26″N 103°39′42″W / 30.35720°N 103.66168°W | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | UP Sanderson Subdivision | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: ALP | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
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FY 2022 | 3,593[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Alpine, Texas, station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
External links edit
- Media related to Alpine (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Alpine Amtrak station information Archived 2006-11-19 at the Wayback Machine