Alpine station

Alpine
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
Other information
Station code	ALP
History
Opened	1946
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	4,969[1]  4.5%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station El Paso toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited Sanderson toward New Orleans Texas Eagle Sanderson toward Chicago

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 a mile 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

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
2. "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

• Amtrak – Stations – Alpine, TX
• Amtrak Stations Database