Temple station (Texas)

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Temple, TX
Templeamptrak.jpg
General information
Location315 West Avenue B
Temple, Texas
United States
Coordinates 31°05′45″N97°20′43″W / 31.09574°N 97.3452°W / 31.09574; -97.3452
Owned byCity of Temple
Line(s) BNSF Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Amtrak Thruway
Other information
Station code Amtrak: TPL
History
Opened1911
Rebuilt2000
Passengers
FY 202313,463 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Taylor Texas Eagle McGregor
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Taylor
toward Laredo
Inter-American McGregor
toward Chicago
Brenham
toward Houston
Lone Star
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Pendleton
toward Purcell
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Main Line
Silenus
toward Galveston
Belton
toward San Angelo
San Angelo  Temple Terminus
Location
Temple station (Texas)

Temple is a train station in Temple, Texas, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station was originally built as an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot. East of the station on another railroad line through Temple, a former Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad depot can be found, as the nexus for trains bound for Waco, San Antonio and Houston. [2]

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History

The first depot in Temple was in a boxcar. Later a two-story depot was built. In 1898 a Harvey House was built next to the depot. The current station was opened on January 29, 1911. Services included: [3]

In 1995, the city of Temple bought 8.5 acres of land around the station and the Santa Fe Railroad donated the building. In 1999, restoration work began on the depot and it was reopened on June 8, 2000. [4]

The depot is currently home to the Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum and an Amtrak ticket office. The museum is open Monday through Saturday. The Amtrak office is open Monday through Saturday until the northbound Texas Eagle departs.

Next to the depot is the former Moody, Texas depot which is now home to the Central Texas Area Model Railroaders. Inside the depot is a model train layout which is open to the public on the first and fourth Saturday of each month.

North of Temple, the Texas Eagle is hosted by BNSF Railway; south of Temple, it uses the tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad. Temple station also provides Amtrak Thruway service to Killeen and Fort Cavazos, Texas.

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References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. "Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines, Table 4". Official Guide of the Railways. 82 (8). National Railway Publication Company. January 1950.
  3. "Santa Fe Railway, Tables R, 65, 66, 79". Official Guide of the Railways. 82 (8). National Railway Publication Company. January 1950.
  4. "John Watson: Visit the Santa Fe Depot Museum in Temple » Living » Cleburne Times-Review, Cleburne, TX". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2011-06-02. Cleburne Times Review, John Watson: Visit the Santa Fe Depot Museum in Temple.January 22, 2006

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