Gainesville, Texas (Amtrak station)

Gainesville, Texas
Location 605 East California Street
Gainesville, TX 76240
Coordinates 33°37′30″N 97°08′27″W / 33.625°N 97.1407°W
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code GLE
History
Opened 1902
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 6,476[1] Decrease 20%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Terminus
Heartland Flyer
  Former services  
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
Thackerville
toward Purcell
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Main Line
Valley View
toward Galveston
Santa Fe Passenger Depot at Gainesville
Location Gainesville, Texas, USA
Coordinates 33°37′30″N 97°08′27″W / 33.625°N 97.1407°WCoordinates: 33°37′30″N 97°08′27″W / 33.625°N 97.1407°W
Built 1902
Architect C.W. Felt
NRHP Reference # 83003757
Added to NRHP 1983

The Gainesville Amtrak station is a train station in Gainesville, Texas, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.

The station, called the Historic Santa Fe Depot in Gainesville, was originally built as an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot in 1902. It housed a Harvey House Restaurant until 1931. The station saw no passenger rail service from December 5, 1979, when the last Amtrak Lone Star operated, until June 15, 1999, when the first Amtrak Heartland Flyer came through. The Santa Fe Railway deeded the depot to the city on October 19, 1981; however, its restoration was not completed until 2001. A museum is located on the first floor, and upstairs are city offices and a replica of a Harvey House overnight stay quarters. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Gainesville, Texas (GLE)". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

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