Gainesville station (Texas)

Gainesville
Location	605 East California Street Gainesville, Texas 76240
Coordinates	33°37′30″N 97°08′27″W / 33.625°N 97.1407°W / 33.625; -97.1407
Line(s)	Heartland Flyer
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]  20%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Fort Worth Terminus Heartland Flyer Ardmore, OK toward Oklahoma City   Former services   Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Thackerville toward Purcell GC&SF Rlwy. Main Line Valley View toward Galveston
Santa Fe Passenger Depot at Gainesville
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Gainesville, Texas, USA
Coordinates	33°37′30″N 97°08′27″W / 33.625°N 97.1407°W / 33.625; -97.1407Coordinates: 33°37′30″N 97°08′27″W / 33.625°N 97.1407°W / 33.625; -97.1407
Built	1902
Architect	C.W. Felt
NRHP Reference #	83003757
Added to NRHP	1983

Gainesville is an Amtrak intercity train station in Gainesville, Texas. 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]

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External links

Media related to Gainesville, Texas (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Gainesville, TX
• Heartland Flyer -- Gainesville
• Gainesville Amtrak & Former Santa Fe Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Gainesville, Texas Depot (Santa Fe Surviving Depots)
• Gainesville, Texas (GLE) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)