Goleta station

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Goleta, CA
Platform at Goleta station, January 2002.jpg
Goleta station in January 2002
General information
Location25 South La Patera Lane
Goleta, California
United States
Coordinates 34°26′16″N119°50′35″W / 34.4377°N 119.8431°W / 34.4377; -119.8431
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s) UP Santa Barbara Subdivision [1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed, platform with shelters
Station code Amtrak: GTA
History
OpenedSeptember 20, 1998;26 years ago (September 20, 1998)
Passengers
FY 202367,181 [2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Lompoc–Surf
toward San Luis Obispo
Pacific Surfliner Santa Barbara
toward 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
Future services [3]
Preceding station Metrolink icon 2022.svg Metrolink Following station
Terminus Ventura County Line Express
Proposed
 Santa Barbara
toward Moorpark or L.A. Union Station
Location
Goleta station

Goleta station is a passenger rail station in the city of Goleta, California. It is served by the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner ; it is the northern terminal for three of those round trips. Trains terminating in Goleta are stored on a storage track adjacent to the station.

Contents

Goleta station is served by ten Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (five in each direction) evenly spaced throughout the day. [4] The station is convenient for the Santa Barbara Airport and the University of California Santa Barbara. [5]

In Fiscal Year 2023, 67,181 passengers boarded or detrained at Goleta station. [2]

History

The original Goleta Depot, built in 1901, was moved to Lake Los Carneros County Park, half a mile northwest of the current location, in 1981. It is part of the South Coast Railroad Museum.

Opened with a concrete platform and open-air shelter in 1998, [6] 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. [7]

In 2018, the station was awarded a $13 million TIRCP grant to upgrade the station. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] As of 2024, the city of Goleta plans to build a new full-service multi-modal train station next to the existing station. [13] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 15.
  2. 1 2 "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ Fowler, Carl (May 9, 2024). "Santa Barbara agency asks for agreement for launch of Metrolink service". Trains . Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Pacific Surfliner . October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Palminteri, John (September 12, 2024). "New Goleta train depot expected to serve many needs from UCSB and the Santa Barbara airport to Buellton". KEYT News. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ "San Diegan Trains Now Stop in Goleta". Los Angeles Times. September 20, 1998. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Goleta, CA (GTA)". Greatamericanstations.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program 2018 Awards" (PDF). Dot.ca.gov. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  9. ↑ "SBCAG Receives $22 Million in Rail & Transit Funding". Edhat.com. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ Buckley, Amelia (February 10, 2019). "Goleta Unfolds New Train Station Project". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  12. ↑ Orozco, Lance (August 6, 2020). "New Train Depot Project On South Coast Gets Key Approval". KCLU News. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  13. ↑ Says, Macpuzl (September 2, 2024). "Goleta on Track for a New Train Depot: Groundbreaking Set for September 12". edhat. Retrieved September 4, 2024.

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