Salinas station, also known as the Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center, is an intermodal transit center in downtown Salinas, California, United States. As a transit hub, the facility is a passenger rail station and bus station.
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 Salinas station in October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 11 Station Place Salinas, California United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°40′45″N 121°39′24″W / 36.6792°N 121.6567°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Salinas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | UP Coast Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed, station building with waiting room | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: SNS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 9, 1872[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1905 June 10, 1941–January 11, 1942[3][4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 31,962[5] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Services
editThe station is a stop on the Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington.
Greyhound Lines moved its Salinas station to the property in 2015.[6]
The Transportation Agency for Monterey County's planned Monterey County Rail Extension would see expanded Caltrain commuter rail service from the station to the San Francisco Bay Area by 2025,[7] with long-term plans to extend Amtrak California's Capitol Corridor as well.[8][9][10][11]
The station grounds were remodeled in 2021[12] to prepare for increased services; traffic circulation was improved by extending Lincoln Avenue to the station.[13] Monterey–Salinas Transit local bus service will move from the Salinas Transit Center a few blocks away to the expanded station.[14]
As of 2024[update], Amtrak plans to modify the platform for accessibility by FY 2025.[15]
Design
editThe depot, constructed in 1941 by the Southern Pacific Railroad,[16] exhibits a pared down Spanish Revival style as influenced by the then-popular Art Deco movement. Spanish Revival elements include the red tile roof and stuccoed walls, while the Art Deco influence is visible in the rectilinear composition and clean lines.[17]
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The Coast Starlight at Salinas -
The 1880s-built freight house, now a welcome center -
The former Railway Express Agency building, now the Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad Museum
References
edit- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 6.
- ^ Greenrose, H.R. (July 17, 1941). "Streamlined Age". The Salinas Morning Post. p. 9E. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Koller Will Build Depot". The Californian. Salinas, California. May 22, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Civic Leaders Take Part in New Depot Dedication". The Californian. Salinas, California. January 12, 1942. pp. 1, 10. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Greyhound Relocates in Salinas, Calif". Greyhound.com. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Jim (August 3, 2018). "Salinas rail extension project set for groundbreaking ceremony". Monterey Herald. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Jim (May 9, 2018). "Salinas commuter rail extension project gets $10 million SB 1 gas tax grant". Monterey Herald. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Salinas Rail Extension". TAMC. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "TAMC Selects LAN as Part of Construction Management Team for Salinas Rail Extension". Mass Transit. January 3, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ https://www.tamcmonterey.org/files/b19d25afa/TAMC-MCRE.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Salinas Train Station".
- ^ Herrera, James (January 14, 2021). "Transportation Agency for Monterey County celebrates Salinas train station improvements". Monterey Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Rahaim, Nick (January 5, 2017). "Frank's Fish Market will close to pave way for new Salinas train station". Monterey County Weekly.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2023 State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. p. 8.
- ^ "Coast Line History" (PDF). The Ferroequinologist. June 1984. p. 4. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ Great American Stations. Accessed February 19, 2013.
External links
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Media related to Salinas station at Wikimedia Commons