San Antonio station (Texas)

Amtrak station in San Antonio, Texas

Not to be confused with San Antonio station (Caltrain).

San Antonio, TX

General information
Location| 350 Hoefgen Street
San Antonio, Texas
United States
Coordinates| 29°25′12″N 98°28′40″W﻿ / ﻿29.42000°N 98.47778°W﻿ / 29.42000; -98.47778
Owned by| Amtrak
Line(s)| UP Del Rio Subdivision
Platforms| 1 side & 1 island platform
Tracks| 2
Connections|  Amtrak Thruway
Construction
Parking| Yes
Bicycle facilities| Yes
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code| Amtrak: SAS
History
Opened| 1998
Passengers
FY 2023| 53,039[1] (Amtrak)
Services
| Preceding station  |  Amtrak | Following station

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Del Rio

toward Los Angeles

|  | Sunset Limited |  | Houston

toward New Orleans

| Texas Eagle |  | San Marcos

toward Chicago

Former services

| Preceding station  |  Amtrak | Following station

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Laredo

Terminus

|  | Inter-American |  | San Marcos

toward Chicago

Preceding station  | Southern Pacific Railroad | Following station
Spofford

toward Los Angeles

|  | Sunset Route |  | Flatonia

toward New Orleans

Preceding station  |  N de M | Following station
Von Ormy

toward Mexico City (Buenavista)

|  | Águila Azteca

Pre-1969[2]

|  | Terminus

Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Station

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Built| 1902
Architect| Daniel J. Patterson
Architectural style| Spanish Mission
NRHP reference No.| 75001955
Added to NRHP| May 29, 1975

Location

San Antonio station is an Amtrak railroad station located on the eastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, in San Antonio, Texas.

San Antonio station hosts two long-distance Amtrak services: the tri-weekly Sunset Limited and the daily Texas Eagle. Four days a week, San Antonio is the southern terminus of the Texas Eagle, which originates in Chicago. The Texas Eagle joins with the Sunset Limited three days a week, continuing westbound to Los Angeles. It is the second busiest Amtrak station in Texas, behind Fort Worth Central Station.[3]

## History

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Amtrak previously used the historic Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) Station, also known as Sunset Station. It was designed by SP's architect Daniel J. Patterson in the Spanish Mission Revival style, and built in 1902 by the SP. The train station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Amtrak moved operations in 1998 to a smaller depot that was built adjacent to the older Sunset Station. Under its owner, VIA Metropolitan Transit, the historic Sunset Station underwent an extensive restoration and now serves as an entertainment complex. The station also neighbors the Alamodome and the Robert Thompson Transit Station.

A preserved 2-8-2 Baldwin "Mikado" steam locomotive, Southern Pacific No. 794 was donated to the City of San Antonio at the end of its service life in 1956, and placed on static display at nearby Maverick Park for decades before being relocated to the station in January 1999. Since September 2008, it has been under the care of volunteers from the San Antonio Railroad Heritage Museum.[4]

Postcard view of the 1902-built Sunset Station, the first San Antonio station.

Southern Pacific 794 on static display at the station.

## References

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1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
2. ^ "Reference Notes on Missouri Pacific Passenger Trains". www.arkansasrailroadhistory.com. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
3. ^ Amtrak, State of Texas factsheet, Fiscal Year 2019, page 1 https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/statefactsheets/TEXAS19.pdf
4. ^ "Southern Pacific Locomotive #794". San Antonio Railroad Heritage Museum. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Antonio Station.

* San Antonio, TX – Amtrak
* San Antonio, TX – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
* Texaseagle.com: San Antonio Amtrak station for "Texas Eagle" line information Archived November 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
* Profile of San Antonio Station Archived December 11, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
* Official Sunset Station complex webpage
* Austin Steam Train Association
* Train Web, USA Rail Guide: San Antonio Amtrak Station & Sunset Depot

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