San Antonio station (Texas)

29°25′12″N 98°28′40″W / 29.42000°N 98.47778°W / 29.42000; -98.47778Owned byAmtrakLine(s)UP Del Rio SubdivisionPlatforms1 side & 1 island platformTracks2Connections Amtrak ThruwayConstructionParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: SASHistoryOpened1998PassengersFY 202245,419^[1] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Del Rio toward Los Angeles		Sunset Limited		Houston toward New Orleans
		Texas Eagle		San Marcos toward Chicago

Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Laredo Terminus Inter-American San Marcos toward Chicago Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Spofford toward Los Angeles Sunset Route Flatonia toward New Orleans

Built1902ArchitectDaniel J. PattersonArchitectural styleSpanish MissionNRHP reference No.75001955Added to NRHPMay 29, 1975

Location

San Antonio station is an Amtrak railroad station located on the eastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, in San Antonio, Texas.

San Antonio station hosts two long-distance Amtrak services: the tri-weekly Sunset Limited and the daily Texas Eagle. Four days a week, San Antonio is the southern terminus of the Texas Eagle, which originates in Chicago. The Texas Eagle joins with the Sunset Limited three days a week, continuing westbound to Los Angeles. It is the second busiest Amtrak station in Texas, behind Fort Worth Central Station.^[2]

History

Amtrak previously used the historic Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) Station, also known as Sunset Station. It was designed by SP's architect Daniel J. Patterson in the Spanish Mission Revival style, and built in 1902 by the SP. The train station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Amtrak moved operations in 1998 to a smaller depot that was built adjacent to the older Sunset Station. Under its owner, VIA Metropolitan Transit, the historic Sunset Station underwent an extensive restoration and now serves as an entertainment complex. The station also neighbors the Alamodome and the Robert Thompson Transit Station.

A preserved 2-8-2 Baldwin "Mikado" steam locomotive, Southern Pacific No. 794 was donated to the City of San Antonio at the end of its service life in 1956, and placed on static display at nearby Maverick Park for decades before being relocated to the station in January 1999. Since September 2008, it has been under the care of volunteers from the San Antonio Railroad Heritage Museum.^[3]

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