Beaumont station

30°04′35″N 94°07′39″W / 30.07639°N 94.12750°W / 30.07639; -94.12750Owned byCity of BeaumontLine(s)UP Lafayette SubdivisionPlatforms1 side platformTracks2Connections

Beaumont Municipal Transit SystemConstructionParking25 long term and 4 short term parking spacesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: BMTHistoryRebuilt2012PassengersFY 20222,251^[1] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Houston toward Los Angeles		Sunset Limited		Lake Charles toward New Orleans

Former services

Preceding station	Southern Pacific Railroad			Following station
Houston, TX toward Los Angeles		Sunset Route		Lake Charles toward New Orleans

Beaumont station is an Amtrak station in Beaumont, Texas, served by the Sunset Limited.

History

The current station building and adjacent police substation were constructed in 2012 and opened on September 14 of that year. An earlier station building on the site sustained damage in Hurricane Rita in 2005. That building was removed and only a concrete platform was left for six years until the current replacement station was built. A portion of the construction funds for the current station was from $1.2 million in federal stimulus funding.^[2] Work was completed in January, 2012.^[3]^[4] The station is constructed of red brick and has an enclosed waiting room. A 550-foot (170 m) platform was also constructed.^[5]

The city of Beaumont built a police substation with public restrooms on the site adjacent to the current train station at the same time.^[6]

References

^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ "Amtrak's concrete slab to be replaced with bathroomless station". The Beaumont Enterprise. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
^ "Grand Opening Ceremony for New Amtrak Station". kfdm.com. Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Inc. September 17, 2012. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
^ Dan Wallach (June 8, 2015). "Meet the man behind Beaumont's Amtrak station". Beaumont Enterprise. Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
^ "Beaumont, TX (BMT)". The Great American Stations. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
^ James Shannon (September 20, 2012). "All Aboard! Beaumont opens new Amtrak station". theexaminer.com. The Examiner Corporation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.