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Del Rio, TX
General information
Location	100 North Main Street Del Rio, Texas United States
Coordinates	29°21′46″N 100°54′05″W / 29.36271°N 100.90144°W / 29.36271; -100.90144
Owned by	City of Del Rio
Line(s)	UP Sanderson / Del Rio Subdivisions
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: DRT
History
Opened	1876
Passengers
FY 2023	1,817 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Sandersontoward Los Angeles Sunset Limited San Antoniotoward New Orleans Texas Eagle San Antoniotoward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Sandersontoward Los Angeles Sunset Route Spoffordtoward New Orleans
Location

Del Rio station is an intermodal transportation center in Del Rio, Texas, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, as well as by local bus service.

History

The station was built in the 1920s to replace an earlier wooden structure. It consists of a center block flanked by two recessed wings, one of which originally served as an outdoor waiting room. The main façade is dominated by five large, round-arch windows accented with scrolled keystones. Below the hipped roof of Spanish red tile, an entablature wraps around the center block. It features classic dentil molding as well as decorative panels, one of which reads “DEL RIO.”

Amtrak completed station upgrades at Del Rio station in October 2023 as part of a $3.8 million project. As part of the construction, Amtrak installed new signage, an enclosure for a wheelchair lift, upgrading facilities for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. They also installed a 650-foot (200 m) concrete side platform, with walkways connecting to the Del Rio Regional Transportation Center upgraded. A ribbon cutting ceremony occurred on October 10.

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
2. "Del Rio, Texas, Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
3. "Amtrak Upgrades Celebrated at Del Rio Station in Texas" (Press release). Amtrak. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

External links

Media related to Del Rio (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Del Rio Amtrak station information Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine

• Del Rio, TX – Amtrak
• Del Rio, TX – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Del Rio Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)

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