San Marcos Station
Encyclopedia
The San Marcos Station is an intermodal transportation center in San Marcos
, Texas
, United States
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. The station is also served by CARTS
, the Capital Area Rural Transportation System, and by Greyhound
.
Of the 19 Texas stations served by Amtrak, San Marcos was the 12th-busiest in 2010 (by fiscal year), boarding or detraining an average of approximately 14 passengers daily.
San Marcos, Texas
San Marcos is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is the seat of Hays County. Located within the metropolitan area, the city is located on the Interstate 35 corridor—between Austin and San Antonio....
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the national railroad passenger system. The station is also served by CARTS
Capital Area Rural Transportation System
Capital Area Rural Transportation System or CARTS is a public transportation system serving Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, and Lee counties, as well as rural areas of Hays, Travis, and Williamson. As of 2008, it serves a total of 169 communities....
, the Capital Area Rural Transportation System, and by Greyhound
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...
.
Of the 19 Texas stations served by Amtrak, San Marcos was the 12th-busiest in 2010 (by fiscal year), boarding or detraining an average of approximately 14 passengers daily.