Gainesville, Texas (Amtrak station)
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The Gainesville Amtrak station is a train station in Gainesville
, Texas
, United States
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system.
The station, called the Historic Santa Fe Depot in Gainesville, was originally built as an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Depot, and has a museum located on the first floor. Upstairs are city offices and a replica of a Harvey House overnight stay quarters.
Of the 19 Texas stations served by Amtrak, Gainesville was the 10th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 24 passengers daily.
Gainesville, Texas
Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Cooke County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,538 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the national railroad passenger system.
The station, called the Historic Santa Fe Depot in Gainesville, was originally built as an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
Depot, and has a museum located on the first floor. Upstairs are city offices and a replica of a Harvey House overnight stay quarters.
Of the 19 Texas stations served by Amtrak, Gainesville was the 10th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 24 passengers daily.