Sanderson station

Sanderson, TX
The now-demolished building in 2009.
Location	201 West Downie Street Sanderson, TX 79848 United States
Coordinates	30°08′24″N 102°23′57″W / 30.14000°N 102.39917°W / 30.14000; -102.39917Coordinates: 30°08′24″N 102°23′57″W / 30.14000°N 102.39917°W / 30.14000; -102.39917
Line(s)	Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms	No platform (gravel road)
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	SND
History
Opened	1882
Passengers
2019	225 [1]  16.36%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Alpine toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited Del Rio toward New Orleans Texas Eagle Del Rio toward Chicago
show Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station toward Los Angeles Sunset Route Del Rio toward New Orleans

Sanderson is a train station in Sanderson, Texas, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.

Between 2007 and 2010, Sanderson was the least-used Amtrak stop in its national system. In FY2011, Sanderson experienced a 59% growth in passengers, exceeding Thurmond, West Virginia in passenger volume.^[2] However, Sanderson still averages fewer than one passenger per day.

History[]

The stop was formerly the site of a Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad (GH&SA) depot, later owned by Southern Pacific and Union Pacific. A large prefabricated clapboard wooden depot was assembled at the site in 1882 and expanded in 1910. After Southern Pacific abandoned the depot in 1995, the building began to rapidly deteriorate.

An effort to save the depot was made by the Sanderson Depot Association, although the group was unable to secure funding to move the depot. The depot was demolished in October 2012.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Sanderson (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Sanderson Amtrak station information

• Sanderson, TX – Amtrak
• Sanderson Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Sanderson Depot Association web site
• Terrell County Memorial Museum web site
• Sanderson, Texas (SND) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)

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