Del Rio, TX
General information
Location100 North Main Street
Del Rio, Texas
United States
Coordinates29°21′46″N 100°54′05″W / 29.36271°N 100.90144°W / 29.36271; -100.90144
Owned byCity of Del Rio
Line(s)UP Sanderson / Del Rio Subdivisions
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: DRT
History
Opened1876
Passengers
FY 20222,328[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Sanderson
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited San Antonio
toward New Orleans
Texas Eagle San Antonio
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Sanderson
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Route Spofford
toward New Orleans

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

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

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Del Rio, Texas, Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Amtrak Upgrades Celebrated at Del Rio Station in Texas" (Press release). Amtrak. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

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