Train and bus stop in Central California
Salinas station in October 2021
Location 11 Station PlaceSalinas, California Coordinates 36°40′45″N 121°39′24″W / 36.6792°N 121.6567°W / 36.6792; -121.6567 Owned by City of Salinas Line(s) UP Coast Subdivision [ 1] Platforms 1 side platform Tracks 1 Connections Amtrak Thruway : 17 , 21 Greyhound Lines Monterey–Salinas Transit : 20, 23, 25, 28, 29, 41, 44, 45, 47, 49, 61, 95Parking Yes Accessible Yes Status Staffed, station building with waiting room Station code Amtrak : SNS Opened September 9, 1872[ 2] Rebuilt 1905[ 3] [ 4] FY 2023 31,962[ 5]
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.
Services
The station is a stop on the Coast Starlight 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] Amtrak California 's Capitol Corridor [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
The station grounds were remodeled in 2021[ 12] [ 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] accessibility by FY 2025.[ 15]
Design
The depot , constructed in 1941 by the Southern Pacific Railroad ,[ 16] 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]
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
^ 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
Salinas station at Wikimedia Commons
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