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Del Rio station is an intermodal transportation center in Del Rio,
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, 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
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molding as well as decorative panels, one of which reads “DEL RIO.” 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
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, upgrading facilities for the
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. They also installed a concrete
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, with walkways connecting to the Del Rio Regional Transportation Center upgraded. A ribbon cutting ceremony occurred on October 10.


References


External links


Del Rio Amtrak station information


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