Gainesville station (Texas)
Gainesville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 605 East California Street Gainesville, Texas 76240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°37′30″N 97°08′27″W / 33.625°N 97.1407°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | GLE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2013 | 6,476[1] 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santa Fe Passenger Depot at Gainesville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Gainesville, Texas, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | C.W. Felt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 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]
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Gainesville, Texas (GLE)". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
External links
Media related to Gainesville, Texas (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Gainesville, TX – Amtrak
- Gainesville, TX – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- 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)