Union Depot (El Paso)

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El Paso Union Depot
Train Station in El Paso, Texas.jpg
General information
Location700 W San Francisco Street
El Paso, Texas
United States
Coordinates 31°45′26″N106°29′45″W / 31.75722°N 106.49583°W / 31.75722; -106.49583
Owned byCity of El Paso
Line(s) UP Lordsburg Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: ELP
History
Opened1906 (1906)
Rebuilt1982
Passengers
FY 202211,896 [1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Deming
toward Los Angeles
Sunset Limited Alpine
toward New Orleans
Texas Eagle Alpine
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
TerminusEl Paso Branch Canutillo
toward Albuquerque
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Deming
toward Los Angeles
Sunset Route Marfa
toward New Orleans
Terminus Golden State Route Orogrande
toward Tucumcari
Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station
Terminus Texas and Pacific Railway Main Line Durazno
toward New Orleans
El Paso Union Passenger Station
LocationSW corner of Coldwell at San Francisco St., El Paso, Texas
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1905 (1905)
Architect Daniel H. Burnham
Architectural style Classical Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 75001970 [2]
RTHL No. 1437
TSAL No. 238
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 3, 1975
Designated RTHL1982
Designated TSAL3/7/1984
Location
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El Paso Union Passenger Station
Location within Texas
Union Depot (El Paso)

El Paso Union Depot is an Amtrak train station in El Paso, Texas, served by the Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited . The station was designed by architect Daniel Burnham, [3] who also designed Washington D.C. Union Station. It was built between 1905 and 1906 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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History

The station served as a transfer point for several railroads. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe ran a train north to Socorro, Belen and Albuquerque. The National Railways of Mexico operated a train, "El Fronterizo", numbers 7 & 8, south to Chihuahua City in Mexico. 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

Texas Tech College of Architecture Texas Tech College of Architecture.jpg
Texas Tech College of Architecture

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]

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References

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  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. Railroad Gazette. Railroad gazette. 1904-01-01.
  4. "Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Table 10". Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 99 (7). December 1966.
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  8. "Texas Tech architecture school moving to Union Depot". KVIA. May 8, 2013. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  9. Gray, Robert (April 6, 2014). "Sun Metro Eastside headquarters to open in May". El Paso Inc. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

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