Alpine station
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Alpine
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Location | 102 West Holland Street Alpine, TX 79830 United States |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Union Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | ALP | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2013) | 4,756[1] 10.3% | ||||||||||||||
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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
References
External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Alpine Amtrak station information
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