Beaumont station

Not to be confused with Beaumont Generating Station.

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

Beaumont, TX
Beaumont station in November 2015
General information
Location	2555 West Cedar Street Beaumont, Texas United States
Coordinates	30°04′35″N 94°07′39″W
Owned by	City of Beaumont
Line(s)	UP Lafayette Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Beaumont Municipal Transit System
Construction
Parking	25 long term and 4 short term parking spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: BMT
History
Rebuilt	2012
Passengers
FY 2023	2,351[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
Location

History

The Sunset Limited at Beaumont in 1982

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

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. Dan Wallach (June 8, 2015). "Meet the man behind Beaumont's Amtrak station". Beaumont Enterprise. Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
5. "Beaumont, TX (BMT)". The Great American Stations. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
6. 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.

External links

Media related to Beaumont station at Wikimedia Commons

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