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250 N. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78703
(512) 476-5684

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Station    15 points of interest   17 hotels   8 car rentals   1 visitor resource

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Mar 12-21 South by Southwest Conferences and Festivals (Festival)
various areas
Mar 13-14 Artists and Artisans Festival (Festival)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Mar 13-28 Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo (Fair)
Travis County Expo Center (Decker Lane)
Mar 18-20 Austin Record Convention Spring Show (Show)
Austin Convention Center
Mar 27-28 Zilker Garden Festival (Festival)
Zilker Botanical Garden
Apr 3 Urban Music Festival (Festival)
Auditorium Shores
Apr 10 Louisiana Swamp Thing and Crawfish Festival (Festival)
4th & Guadalupe
Apr 11 Capitol 10K Run (Running)
Congress Avenue to Auditorium Shores
Apr 15-18 Austin International Poetry Festival (Festival)
Ruta Maya Coffee House
Apr 15-18 Old Settler's Music Festival (Festival)
Salt Lick Pavilion
Apr 15-18 Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival (Festival)
Driskill Hotel and other downtown locations
Apr 24 Eeyore's Birthday Party (Festival)
Pease Park
Apr 24-25 Art City Austin (Festival)
Downtown Austin
May 22 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships (Festival)
O. Henry Museum
Oct 8-10 Austin City Limits Music Festival (Festival)
Zilker Park
Oct 15-17 Austin Record Convention Fall Show (Music)
Palmer Auditorium
Oct 16-17 Texas Book Festival (Festival)
Capitol complex
DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From IH 35, north or south Exit 6th St and travel west (6th is a one-way street) all through downtown until you reach Lamar. Turn left on Lamar and travel south through the next light (5th St.). Continue straight, under the bridge for the railroad tracks. You will pass under an Amtrak sign on your right; turn right at that point and continue right, up the hill to the station.
From Mopac (Loop 1) Exit West 1st St. (Cesar Chavez Blvd.)--an automatic exit from Mopac. Turn left at the first traffic light, which is B. R. Reynolds. Intersection is directly in front of the baseball field by the YMCA. Follow the sign up the hill to the station.
 
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PARKING

Short term 80 spaces. In front of station. Free. Unattended; park at own risk.
Long-term 50 spaces. In front of station. Free. When leaving a car for a long-term period, advise the station agent of license plate, make and model. Unattended; park at own risk.
LOCAL TRANSIT

Local Bus Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(512) 474-1200
(for accessible services 478-9647)

Other Rail Austin Steam Train Association
401 E. Whitestone Blvd #A103 - 21.0 mi N ((in Cedar Park TX))
(512) 477-8468
Operates excursion trains between Cedar Park and Burnett.

Austin Steam Train Association
401 E. Whitestone Blvd #A103 - 21.0 mi N ((in Cedar Park TX))
(512) 477-8468
Operates excursion trains between Cedar Park and Burnett.

Rural Transit Capital Area Rural Area Transportation System
1-800-456-RIDE
Operates commuter and on-call service in a 9-county service area.

Shuttle SuperShuttle
(512) 258-3826
Door-to-door service to/from Austin Bergstrom.

Intercity Bus
916 E Koenig Ln. - 5.9 mi N
(512) 458-4463
Trailways and Kerrville bus lines also operate out of this terminal.

Airport Austin Bergstrom International Airport - AUS
3600 Presidential Blvd - 8.0 mi SE
(512) 530-ABIA
All major carriers.

Taxi Austin Cab
(512) 478-2222
Taxi stand in front of station.

Roy's Cab
(512) 482-0000

Yellow American
(512) 452-9999

LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS

Austin American-Statesman  •  www.austin360.com/aas
KEYE (42, CBS)  •  www.keyetv.com
KTBC (7, Fox)  •  www.ktbc.com
KVUE (24, ABC)  •  www.kvue.com
KXAN (36, NBC)  •  www.kxan.com
News 8 Austin (cable 8)  •  www.news8austin.com
Austin Chronicle  •  www.auschron.com
CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES


Rep. Lamar Smith
(R-TX, dist. 21)

 2409 Rayburn House Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-4236
Fax: (202) 225-8628
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
(R)

 284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5922

Sen. John Cornyn
(R)

 517 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2934

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Did you know...
Before it was a state capital, Austin (then named Waterloo) was the national capital of the Republic of Texas. The University of Texas, the state's largest campus with nearly 50,000 students, is here. Built on hills overlooking the Colorado River Valley, Austin is a handsome, cultured city, illuminated at night with mercury vapor lights on 165-ft. towers installed in 1895.