Salinas station

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 station is a passenger rail station and bus station.

Salinas, CA
The station house in 2005
Location	11 Station Place at Railroad Avenue Salinas, California
Coordinates	36.6792°N 121.6567°W
Owned by	City of Salinas
Line(s)	UP Coast Subdivision[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Greyhound Monterey Salinas Transit
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	SNS
History
Rebuilt	1941
Original company	Southern Pacific
Passengers
2013	229,153[2][3]  4.34% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station San Jose toward Seattle Coast Starlight Paso Robles toward Los Angeles
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Castroville toward San Francisco Coast Line Chualar toward Los Angeles
Future services Preceding station Caltrain Following station Castroville toward San Francisco Limited Peak hours only Terminus Local Peak hours only Preceding station Amtrak Following station Castroville toward Auburn Capitol Corridor Terminus
Location

Currently a stop on the Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington, the Transportation Agency for Monterey County has plans for expanding Caltrain commuter rail service from the station to the Bay Area by 2022,[4] with long term plans to extend Amtrak California's Capitol Corridor as well.[5][6][7] Local bus service will move from the Salinas Transit Center several blocks away to the expanded station.[8] Greyhound moved its Salinas station here in 2015.[9]

The depot, constructed in 1941 by the Southern Pacific Railroad,[10] 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.[11] The station grounds were remodeled in 2021 to prepare for increased services. Traffic circulation was improved by extending Lincoln Avenue to the station.[12]

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 6.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of California" (pdf). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2016, State of California" (pdf). Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
4. Johnson, Jim (3 August 2018). "Salinas rail extension project set for groundbreaking ceremony". Monterey Herald. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
5. Johnson, Jim (9 May 2018). "Salinas commuter rail extension project gets $10 million SB 1 gas tax grant". Monterey Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
6. "Salinas Rail Extension". TAMC. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
7. "TAMC Selects LAN as Part of Construction Management Team for Salinas Rail Extension". Mass Transit. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
8. Rahaim, Nick (January 5, 2017). "Frank's Fish Market will close to pave way for new Salinas train station". Monterey County Weekly.
9. "Greyhound Relocates in Salinas, Calif". Greyhound.com. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
10. "Coast Line History" (PDF). The Ferroequinologist. June 1984. p. 4. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
11. Great American Stations. Accessed February 19, 2013.
12. Herrera, James (2021-01-14). "Transportation Agency for Monterey County celebrates Salinas train station improvements". Monterey Herald. Retrieved 2021-01-16.

External links

Media related to Salinas station at Wikimedia Commons

• Salinas, CA – Amtrak
• Salinas Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
• Salinas (SNS)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)

The Coast Starlight at Salinas in November 2015