Del Rio station
Del Rio, TX | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 100 North Main Street Del Rio, Texas United States | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°21′46″N 100°54′05″W / 29.36271°N 100.90144°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Del Rio | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | UP Sanderson / Del Rio Subdivisions | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: DRT | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1876 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 1,817[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||
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Del Rio station is an intermodal transportation center in Del Rio, Texas, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, as well as by local bus service.
History
[edit]The station was built in the 1920s to replace an earlier wooden structure. It consists of a center block flanked by two recessed wings, one of which originally served as an outdoor waiting room. The main façade is dominated by five large, round-arch windows accented with scrolled keystones. Below the hipped roof of Spanish red tile, an entablature wraps around the center block. It features classic dentil molding as well as decorative panels, one of which reads “DEL RIO.” [2]
Amtrak completed station upgrades at Del Rio station in October 2023 as part of a $3.8 million project. As part of the construction, Amtrak installed new signage, an enclosure for a wheelchair lift, upgrading facilities for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. They also installed a 650-foot (200 m) concrete side platform, with walkways connecting to the Del Rio Regional Transportation Center upgraded. A ribbon cutting ceremony occurred on October 10.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Del Rio, Texas, Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 20 October 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Amtrak Upgrades Celebrated at Del Rio Station in Texas" (Press release). Amtrak. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
External links
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Media related to Del Rio (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Del Rio Amtrak station information Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Del Rio, TX – Amtrak
- Del Rio, TX – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Del Rio Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
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