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Alpine, TX
Alpine station and platform
General information
Location	102 West Holland Street Alpine, Texas United States
Coordinates	30°21′26″N 103°39′42″W / 30.35720°N 103.66168°W / 30.35720; -103.66168
Line(s)	UP Sanderson Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: ALP
History
Opened	1946
Passengers
FY 2023	3,599 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station El Pasotoward Los Angeles Sunset Limited Sandersontoward New Orleans Texas Eagle Sandersontoward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Marfatoward Los Angeles Sunset Route Marathontoward 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.

Notable places nearby

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

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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 Archived 2006-11-19 at the Wayback Machine

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

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