Cleburne Intermodal Transportation Depot Explained

Cleburne, TX
Style:Amtrak
Address:206 North Border Street
Cleburne, Texas
Country:United States
Coordinates:32.3497°N -97.3822°W
Owned:City of Cleburne
Line:BNSF Railway
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:2
Connections: Cletran
Parking:Yes, short-term
Accessible:Yes
Opened:1898
Rebuilt:1999
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

The Cleburne Intermodal Transportation Depot is an Amtrak train station in Cleburne, Texas, United States.

History

For many years, Cleburne was the site of a major locomotive backshop of the Santa Fe Railroad, and many shop buildings can be seen on the east side of the track. The 1898 two-story brick depot was scaled down to one floor and ultimately demolished during the 1990s to make way for a road expansion project.[1]

Cleburne became the northern end of the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway in 1904,[2] with the portion from Teague now abandoned.

Cleburne's current intermodal station, built in 1999, serves Amtrak trains and is the office for Cletran,[3] the local bus transit. In recent history, the station has become less prestigious and the surrounding buildings have become mostly abandoned.[4] The station is unstaffed, and all tickets must be purchased in advance.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Some Recent Losses: Depots . Evan Werkema . Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Subjects . Cleburne, TX once sported a large two-story brick depot. The structure was later reduced to this rather modest, unadorned edifice. . 29 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway . Nancy Beck Young . The Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association . 29 December 2015.
  3. Web site: City / County Transportation (Cletran) . City of Cleburne . 29 December 2015.
  4. Web site: Cleburne Downtown Master Plan Report - Final . July 2014 . City of Cleburne . Much of the eastern quadrant is vacant and contains the intermodal rail station. . 29 December 2015.