Amtrak - Tempe, AZ (TMP)

TEMPE

ARIZONA

(TMP)

Note: Sunset Limited was rerouted thru Maricopa in 1996

Station Data:

Address	3rd Street and Ash Avenue Tempe, AZ 85281
Location	33.42 N, 111.94 W
Elevation	355 m / 1,165 ft
Population	161,719 (Census 2010)
Building	Brick, Built in 1924
Condition	Building exists (Restaurant)

Amtrak Train:

Train Name	Route
SUNSET LIMITED	[ Orlando, FL - Houston, TX - San Antonio, TX - Los Angeles, CA ] Rerouted on May 29, 1996
TEXAS EAGLE	[ Chicago, IL - Little Rock, AR - San Antonio, TX (Los Angeles, CA) ] Rerouted on May 29, 1996

Urban Railroad:

Name	Category
Valley Metro	Light Rail (Opened on December 27, 2008)

Sunset Limited (Los Angeles - Miami, currently Orlando) rerouted from a secondary line to a main line between Tucson and Yuma because Union Pacific Railroad (UP) abandoned the second line. Therefore, Amtrak no longer served directly Phoenix. Also Coolidge and Tempe stations located between Tucson and Phoenix were cut. The last trains served Phoenix on May 28, 1996. In the spring 2001 Maricopa station opened on the new route between Tucson and Yuma.

The last Amtrak timetable showing the Phoenix route (issued on April 14, 1996)

UP = Union Pacific BNSF = Burlington Northern Santa Fe

Visited on September 20, 2008


Southern Pacific Depot built in 1924		Station is currently used for restaurant


Station name "TEMPE" still exists		Platform Side


Platform Side		Platform Side


Tempe Station Timetable still exists		Notice for Amtrak passengers still exists


Looking South		Looking North


Light Rail Station near SP Depot		The station name is "Downtown Tempe"