Alpine station
Alpine, TX | |||||||||||||||
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Location | 102 West Holland Street Alpine, TX 79830 United States | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°21′26″N 103°39′42″W / 30.35720°N 103.66168°WCoordinates: 30°21′26″N 103°39′42″W / 30.35720°N 103.66168°W | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Union Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | ALP | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
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2019 | 5,242 [1] 1.3% | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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[]
- ^ "Amtrak service in Alpine, TX" (PDF). Rail Passengers Association. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Alpine, Texas, station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
External links[]
- Media related to Alpine (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Alpine Amtrak station information
Categories:
- Amtrak stations in Texas
- Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations
- Transportation in Brewster County, Texas
- Buildings and structures in Brewster County, Texas
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1946
- Texas railway station stubs