Allen Station completed in 1913 as brick and mortar structure
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The station building in 2021
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| General information | |||||
| Location | 105 South Butler Drive Allen, Texas 75013 USA | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°06′09″N 96°40′15″W / 33.10256°N 96.67093°W / 33.10256; -96.67093 (Texas Electric Railway Allen Station) | ||||
| Owned by | Texas Traction Company | ||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 1908 (1908-07-01) | ||||
| Closed | 31 December 1948 (1948-12-31) | ||||
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Allen station was established as a wood frame farmhouse servicing the Texas Electric Railway interurban rail line from Dallas, TexastoSherman, Texas in 1908.[1][2] The Texas Interurban Railway routed hourly passenger railcarsorstreetcars for access to the Dallas business district and Dallas Farmers Market district. The electric rail supported two freight delivery services transporting mail, parcel post packages, and produce from the 6 A.M. to 6 P.M. hours incorporating the North Texas vicinity.
In 1912, the Texas Traction Company purchased the property constructing a new building for railway station services. By 1913, the depot was completed as a brick and mortar structure with continuation of full railway services from Dallas to Sherman.[3] In 1917, the railway was entitled the Texas Electric Railway with service extended from Denison, TexastoWaco, Texas.[4] The Texas Electric Railway abandoned the rail line and discontinued the rail services by 1948.[5]
Allen Station received a historical marker in 1986 by the Texas Historical Commission recognizing the 1908 establishment as an integral chapter of the Texas railroad history.[6]
Allen Station of Texas Electric Railway
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