Ala. Code § 37-2-111

Any two or more railroads which enter any city or town may be required, when practicable, or when the necessities of the case in the judgment of the Public Service Commission demand it, to have and maintain one common or union passenger station for the security, accommodation, and convenience of the traveling public, and to unite in the joint undertaking and expense of erecting, constructing, and maintaining such union passenger station commensurate with the business and revenue of such railroad companies or corporations, on such terms, regulations, provisions, and conditions as the Public Service Commission may prescribe. Any company failing to comply with the orders of the Public Service Commission shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $10,000.00, for every six months in default, to be recovered by the state.