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City Guide - Houston - Rail | ||
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Rail Amtrak (tel: (800) USA RAIL or 872 7245, toll free USA and Canada only; website: www.amtrak.com ) operates long-distance services from Houston Amtrak Station, located at 902 Washington Avenue (tel: (713) 224 1577). Facilities are limited to food vending machines and payphones, although there are ATMs and a post office nearby. The ticket office is open 0700-2400 on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday and 0700-2100 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Rail services: The Sunset Limited service links Houston with San Antonio (journey time - 4 hours 50 minutes), El Paso (journey time - 4 hours 20 minutes), Tucson (Arizona) (journey time - 22 hours 30 minutes) and Los Angeles (California) (journey time - 32 hours 15 minutes) to the west, and New Orleans (Louisiana) (journey time - 9 hours) and Orlando (Florida) (journey time - 33 hours 30 minutes) to the east. Transport to the city: The station is very central, so taxis may not be necessary. Otherwise, Metrobus 36 Kempwood stops at the station. |