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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.

Alpine, TX
Alpine station and platform
General information
Location	102 West Holland Street Alpine, Texas United States
Coordinates	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
FY2019	5,242[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

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
• Alpine, TX – Amtrak
• Amtrak Stations Database

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