Del Rio station

Del Rio, TX
Del Rio station in July 2002
General information
Location	100 North Main Street Del Rio, Texas United States
Coordinates	29°21′45″N100°54′09″W / 29.3624°N 100.9026°W / 29.3624; -100.9026
Owned by	City of Del Rio
Line	UP Sanderson / Del Rio Subdivisions
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: DRT
History
Opened	1876
Passengers
FY 2025	2,148 [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
Southern Pacific Passenger Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	101 West Ogden Street, Del Rio, Texas
NRHP reference No.	100012685
Added to NRHP	February 2, 2026
Location

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]

On February 2, 2026, the station was added to the National Register of Historic Places under the name of Southern Pacific Passenger Depot. ^[4]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2025: State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. January 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
2. "Del Rio, Texas, Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
3. "Amtrak Upgrades Celebrated at Del Rio Station in Texas" (Press release). Amtrak. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
4. "Weekly List 2026 02 06". National Park Service. Retrieved February 6, 2026.

External links

Media related to Del Rio (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Del Rio, TX – Amtrak
• Del Rio, TX – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)