Alpine station

30°21′26″N 103°39′42″W / 30.35720°N 103.66168°W / 30.35720; -103.66168Line(s)UP Sanderson SubdivisionPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationStation codeAmtrak: ALPHistoryOpened1946PassengersFY 20223,593^[1] (Amtrak) 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

Location

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.

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

• Big Bend National Park
• McDonald Observatory
• Sul Ross State University

References

External links

• Media related to Alpine (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Alpine Amtrak station information Archived 2006-11-19 at the Wayback Machine

• Alpine, TX – Amtrak
• Alpine, TX – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Amtrak Stations Database