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Houston Amtrak Station

3.5 (32 reviews)
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Brandye C.

Very clean facility. The staff were all very nice. They have a soda and snack vending machine and a water fountain for last minute snacks. Easy to check your bags if you choose.

Sunset Limited display and historical photos
Vicky B.

Took the Sunset Limited out from this station and was impressed. The station was clean and the seats were in great condition. I loved the historical displays about the Sunset Limited as well as other routes. Overall, good station!

Amtrak is the best
Shelia M.

My name is Kendrick Turner and I am in the Marine Corps 25 years. I always travel Amtrak Amtrak is one of the best. I encourage everyone if you have never been on our Amtrak you need to do so I have no problem with Amtrak the people are great if you are handicap, you can get the red cap and treat you right wheelchair walkers you need to go tell out Amtrak to take you for all of your transportation needs needs. I am Kendrick Turner and I promise you you'll be pleased. What you get what you see is what you get the best. And please sign up for Amtrak guest rewards. You can use your guest rewards for any of your travel. Try it out. It works.

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James S.

I recently took a trip from Houston and back on Amtrak. The station is clean and well maintained but not very inspiring for a city the size on Houston. Seating is adequate. When I mention my trip, most of my friends are amazed to find that we even have a train station or that a passenger train stops in Houston. I am guessing that the current station was built some time in the late 1960s or perhaps the 1970s. It replaced a grander building that was located next door approximately where the old post office (and future multi-use center) is. Considering that we only have three trains a week (each way) I guess it is not that bad.

Big Boy Train Tour  Largest Steam Engine in world
C B.

Union Pacific Big Boy Tour- largest and oldest steam engine in the US met George Bush 4141 during its final leg of the tour at the Houston Amtrak Station. The conductor remained inside the engine as visitors took tons of pics on the train platform. Fire burned underneath the engine; the wheels were over 5 feet tall; and there were paper towels on the ground absorbing some spilling engine oil. It wasn't alarming because no repairs were being done. I can only imagine the tons of cargo this engine pulled across the US in its heyday. It was great to see a part of history.

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Maureen Debbie M.

UPDATE Finally I have booked another train trip to New Orleans for the fall. So excited!!! I will try very hard to take new photos and write another updated review. This trip will be with a very good friend and she likes to travel by train, too!! Maybe the parking will have improved but the bathrooms should certainly have improved as they were working on the new ones a few years ago unless Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc!! Stay posted Update If you are traveling to this train station to take the train get a friend to drive you or take a Taxi, Uber or Lyft to the station. The bathrooms are new again. Everyone was helpful. The trip was uneventful. No movie stars on this trip. Yes the waiting of freight trains to pass did interfere with our travel time to New Orleans, but we had an enjoyable trip. My next train trip on the Sunset Limited will be to San Antonio for a Sweet Adeline conference. Happy travels.

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Jason A.

Review of the station ONLY Love the service but the station is really lacking. Hard places to sit, no food except for vending machines and the bathroom was horrendous. The train was amazing but the station would make we want to stay away.

K K.

It's a sad little station for such a large metropolitan area. But maybe people don't take the train much down here. The station is clean, restroom as well. There's a cool display on the back walls about train service in Texas through the years. I can't say I'd recommend this place, but you can't avoid it either since it is the only option for arrivals and departures. The connecting bus to Galveston was on time, clean, and had the most friendly driver (Pam) I've ever encountered.

One of the observation cars

I recently took my first train ride on Amtrak, The Sunset Limited, from downtown Houston to New Orleans and it was the best domestic traveling experience I have ever had. Inexpensive; a one way ticket is $48 and the New Orleans station is less than a mile from the French Quarter. Comfortable; No TSA groping sessions, coach seats are massive with tons of leg room. I did, however, spend most of my time in the observation car, but could have relaxed or taken a nap with no problem in my assigned coach seat. Very entertaining; With the observation car, dinning car, bar , snack bar area and other interesting travelers, I was never bored and there was plenty to see and do on the 9 1/2 hour journey. Luggage; The amount you can bring is more than you need. You can bring bikes and some trains will let you bring you golf clubs as carry on. Depending on the route you take there may be a small charge (like 5 or 10 bucks) for your bike - check first. Amtrak is an awesome way to travel and I am already planning my next trip from Houston to Chicago.

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Never had issue. Travel ALOT. love the trains. love Customer Service and all the people I met along the way.

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Awsome ride. My first time and enjoyed it. I enjoyed the comfort of seating and able to charge my phone and laptop

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