Beaumont station explained

Style:Amtrak
Beaumont, TX
Address:2555 West Cedar Street
Borough:Beaumont, Texas
Country:United States
Owned:City of Beaumont
Line:UP Lafayette Subdivision
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:2
Connections: Beaumont Municipal Transit System
Parking:25 long term and 4 short term parking spaces
Accessible:Yes
Rebuilt:2012
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Beaumont station is an Amtrak station in Beaumont, Texas, served by the Sunset Limited.

History

The current station building and adjacent police substation were constructed in 2012 and opened on September 14 of that year. An earlier station building on the site sustained damage in Hurricane Rita in 2005. That building was removed and only a concrete platform was left for six years until the current replacement station was built. A portion of the construction funds for the current station was from $1.2 million in federal stimulus funding.[1] Work was completed in January, 2012.[2] [3] The station is constructed of red brick and has an enclosed waiting room. A 550feet platform was also constructed.[4]

The city of Beaumont built a police substation with public restrooms on the site adjacent to the current train station at the same time.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Amtrak's concrete slab to be replaced with bathroomless station. The Beaumont Enterprise. 23 June 2010. 27 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100626111937/http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/local/amtrak_s_concrete_slab_to_be_replaced_with_bathroomless_station.html. 26 June 2010 . live.
  2. Web site: Grand Opening Ceremony for New Amtrak Station . kfdm.com . Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Inc. . November 11, 2015 . September 17, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208121721/http://www.kfdm.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/kfdm_grand-opening-ceremony-new-amtrak-station-2151.shtml . December 8, 2015 .
  3. News: Dan Wallach. Meet the man behind Beaumont's Amtrak station. Beaumont Enterprise. Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. November 11, 2015. June 8, 2015.
  4. Web site: Beaumont, TX (BMT). The Great American Stations. November 11, 2015. December 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208192845/http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/BMT. dead.
  5. Web site: James Shannon. All Aboard! Beaumont opens new Amtrak station. theexaminer.com. The Examiner Corporation. December 2, 2015. September 20, 2012. December 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208063350/http://theexaminer.com/stories/news/all-aboard?quicktabs_1=1. dead.