Style: | Amtrak |
Alpine, TX | |
Coordinates: | 30.3572°N -103.6617°W |
Country: | United States |
Tracks: | 1 |
Opened: | 1946 |
Other Services Header: | Former services |
Other Services Collapsible: | yes |
Mapframe: | yes |
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 1miles from Sul Ross State University, and is also the nearest station to Big Bend National Park.
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. [1]