El Paso Union Depot is an Amtrak train station in El Paso, Texas, served by the Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited. The station was designed by architect Daniel Burnham,[3] who also designed Washington D.C. Union Station. It was built between 1905 and 1906 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

El Paso Union Depot
General information
Location	700 San Francisco Street El Paso, Texas United States
Coordinates	31°45′26″N 106°29′45″W
Owned by	City of El Paso
Line(s)	UP Lordsburg Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Sun Metro, El Paso Streetcar
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: ELP
History
Opened	1906
Rebuilt	1982
Passengers
FY 2021	8,554[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Deming toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited Alpine toward New Orleans Texas Eagle Alpine toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station Terminus El Paso Branch Canutillo toward Albuquerque Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Deming toward Los Angeles Sunset Route Marfa toward New Orleans Terminus Golden State Route Orogrande toward Tucumcari
El Paso Union Passenger Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Texas State Antiquities Landmark
El Paso Union Depot interior view, showing the classic tile floor and large waiting room
Location	SW corner of Coldwell at San Francisco St., El Paso, Texas
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1905 (1905)
Architect	Daniel H. Burnham
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	75001970[2]
RTHL No.	1437
TSAL No.	238
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 3, 1975
Designated RTHL	1982
Designated TSAL	3/7/1984
Location
El Paso Union Passenger Station Location within Texas

History

The station served as a transfer point for several railroads. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe ran a train north to Socorro, Belen and Albuquerque. The National Railways of Mexico operated a train, "El Fronterizo", numbers 7 & 8, south to Ciudad Chihuahua, Chihuahua in Mexico. The Southern Pacific Railway operated trans-continental trains west to California, and east to Louisiana via Texas. The Texas Pacific and then the Missouri Pacific Railroad operated trains to Fort Worth, Texas.[4][5][6][7]

Present

In addition to Amtrak service, the station is served by Sun Metro local buses at nearby stops. There has been intermittent talk of resurrecting streetcar service across the border to Ciudad Juarez since the last trolley rolled in 1974.

The station's office space are occupied by the Texas Tech College of Architecture, which opened in 2013.[8] Sun Metro was formerly headquartered in the space until it moved in 2014.[9]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in El Paso County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in El Paso County

References

External links

• Media related to Union Depot (El Paso) at Wikimedia Commons
• El Paso Amtrak station information
• El Paso, TX – Amtrak
• El Paso, TX – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Union Depot history, El Paso Community College
• Article in Railroad Gazette (1904) with original floor plan
• TrainWeb
  • El Paso Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide)
  • El Paso Streetcars
  • Railroad & Transportation Museum of El Paso