Union Depot (El Paso)
El Paso Union Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sun Metro: 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: ELP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2022 | 11,896[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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El Paso Union Passenger Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State Antiquities Landmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | SW corner of Coldwell at San Francisco St., El Paso, Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Daniel H. Burnham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 75001970[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RTHL No. | 1437 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TSAL No. | 238 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Added to NRHP | April 3, 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated RTHL | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated TSAL | 3/7/1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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El Paso Union Depot is an
Washington D.C. Union Station. It was built between 1905 and 1906 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1971.
History
The station served as a transfer point for several railroads. The
Southern Pacific Railroad operated trans-continental trains west to California, and east to Louisiana via Texas. The Texas Pacific and then the Missouri Pacific Railroad operated trains to Fort Worth, Texas.[4][5][6][7]
Present
In addition to Amtrak service, the station is served by Sun Metro local buses at nearby stops. There has been intermittent talk of resurrecting streetcar service across the border to Ciudad Juarez since the last trolley rolled in 1974.
The station's office space is occupied by the
Texas Tech College of Architecture, which opened in 2013.[8] Sun Metro was formerly headquartered in the space until it moved in 2014.[9]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in El Paso County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in El Paso County
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Railroad Gazette. Railroad gazette. 1904-01-01.
- ^ "Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Table 10". Official Guide of the Railways. 99 (7). National Railway Publication Company. December 1966.
- ^ "Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico". Official Guide of the Railways. 99 (7). National Railway Publication Company. December 1966.
- ^ "Southern Pacific Railroad, Tables 1, 2, 5". Official Guide of the Railways. 99 (7). National Railway Publication Company. December 1966.
- ^ "Missouri Pacific Railroad, Tables 1a". Official Guide of the Railways. 99 (7). National Railway Publication Company. December 1966.
- KVIA. May 8, 2013. Archived from the originalon January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ Gray, Robert (April 6, 2014). "Sun Metro Eastside headquarters to open in May". El Paso Inc. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
External links
Media related to Union Depot (El Paso) at Wikimedia Commons