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Tracks
  
2

Opened
  
1902

Phone
  
+1 800-872-7245

Added to NRHP
  
2 August 2006

Disabled access
  
Yes

Area
  
2 ha

Rebuilt
  
2000

Santa Barbara station

Location
  
209 State Street Santa Barbara, California 93101 United States

Owned by
  
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Barbara

Platforms
  
1 side platform, 1 island platform

Connections
  
Thruway Motorcoach, MTD Downtown Shuttle

Address
  
209 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA

Architectural style
  
Mission Revival architecture

Similar
  
Goleta, Stearns Wharf, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara Museum, Shoreline Park - Santa Barbara

Train in santa barbara station


Santa Barbara is a passenger rail station in Santa Barbara, California, served by two Amtrak lines, the Coast Starlight and the Pacific Surfliner. The Coast Starlight runs once daily in each direction between Los Angeles, California and Seattle, Washington. The Pacific Surfliner trains serving this station run ten times daily (five in each direction) between San Diego, California and the Santa Barbara suburb of Goleta, with two of those running in each direction to/from San Luis Obispo further to the north. The station is fully staffed with ticketing and checked-baggage services. This Station is located in Santa Barbara County.

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History

The station was built in 1902 by the Southern Pacific Railroad in the Spanish Mission Revival Style. Design work was by Santa Barbara architect Francis W. Wilson. It is located within walking distance of Santa Barbara Harbor, Stearns Wharf and State Street, Santa Barbara's main thoroughfare. The historic depot was renovated in 2000; the project included the restoration of the ticket office and upgrades to the plumbing, electrical and heating and cooling systems.

Due to the length of the platform, when Amtrak's Coast Starlight train is stopped, it blocks the two streets to the north and south of the depot.

Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Santa Barbara was the 15th-busiest in FY2012, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 834 passengers daily, and serving a total of 304,382 passengers in FY2012.

The station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 2006.

References

Santa Barbara station Wikipedia


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