Goleta station

Goleta station is a passenger rail station in the city of Goleta, California. It is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego. Ten Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily. Six of the daily trains run on Goleta-San Diego or San Diego-Goleta schedules, either originating or terminating in Goleta. Four of the daily trains are through trains. Trains that terminate in Goleta are stored on a storage track adjacent to the Goleta station.[2][3]

Goleta, CA
Sign and car/taxi waiting area.
Location	25 S. La Patera Ln. Goleta, California 93117
Coordinates	34.4377°N 119.8431°W
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Coast Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	free (owned by City of Goleta)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	GTA
History
Opened	September 20, 1998
Passengers
2018	108,414[1]  38.3% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Lompoc–Surf toward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Santa Barbara toward Los Angeles or San Diego      Coast Starlight does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Jalama toward San Francisco Coast Line Samarkand toward Los Angeles
Location

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Goleta was the 31st-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 160 passengers daily.[4]

History

The original depot, built in 1901, was moved to Lake Los Carneros County Park, half a mile northwest of the current location, in 1981 and currently serves as the home of the South Coast Railroad Museum.

Opened with a concrete platform and open-air shelter in 1998,[5] the station gained a restroom facility in 2008 that was installed through the joint effort of the city, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Amtrak and the Santa Barbara Council of Governments. The station also received bike racks and a new bus turning circle.[6]

In 2018, the station was awarded a $13 million TIRCP grant to upgrade the station.[7][8][9][10][11]

Platforms and tracks

Main track	■ Pacific Surfliner	toward San Luis Obispo (Lompoc-Surf)
	■ Pacific Surfliner	toward San Diego-Union Station (Santa Barbara)
	■ Coast Starlight	No stops

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak.com. Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
2. "Goleta". Trainweb.org. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
3. "Citywide Historic Context Statement". City of Goleta. September 27, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
4. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
5. "San Diegan Trains Now Stop in Goleta". Los Angeles Times. September 20, 1998. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
6. "Goleta, CA (GTA)". Greatamericanstations.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
7. "Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program 2018 Awards" (PDF). Dot.ca.gov. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
8. "SBCAG Receives $22 Million in Rail & Transit Funding". Edhat.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
9. "Request to Discuss Goleta Amtrak Platform Needs at the SBCAG South Coast Subregional Planning Committee on April 5, 2017". Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
10. Buckley, Amelia (February 10, 2019). "Goleta Unfolds New Train Station Project". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
11. Orozco, Lance (August 6, 2020). "New Train Depot Project On South Coast Gets Key Approval". KCLU News. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

External links

• Amtrak California Station Info Page

• Goleta, CA – Amtrak
• Goleta, CA - Great American Stations (Amtrak)