Grover Beach station

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Grover Beach, CA
Grover Beach Amtrak Station.JPG
Grover Beach station in September 2013
General information
Location150 Highway 1 at Grand Avenue
Grover Beach, California
United States
Coordinates 35°07′17″N120°37′45″W / 35.1213°N 120.6292°W / 35.1213; -120.6292
Line(s) UP Coast Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed, platform with waiting room
Station code Amtrak: GVB
History
OpenedNovember 10, 1996 [1]
Passengers
FY 202317,602 [2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
San Luis Obispo
Terminus
Pacific Surfliner Guadalupe
toward San Diego
      Coast Starlight does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Pismo Beach Coast Line Arroyo Grande
toward Los Angeles
Location
Grover Beach station

Grover Beach station is a passenger rail station in the city of Grover Beach, California. [3]

Grover Beach station is served by four Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (two in each direction). [4]

In Fiscal Year 2023, 17,602 passengers boarded or detrained at Grover Beach station. [2]

The station opened on November 10, 1996 at a cost of $1.6 million. The project was coordinated by Caltrans, Amtrak and the city of Grover Beach with funding from State Transit Capital Improvement and Proposition 116 bonds. [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Celebration of New Train Station Set for Saturday". Five Cities Times Press Recorder. Arroyo Grande, California. November 1, 1996. p. 9. Retrieved March 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. 1 2 "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. Alley, Dave (August 22, 2018). "Grover Beach holds groundbreaking for $3.1 million train station expansion". KEYT News . Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  4. "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Pacific Surfliner . October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  5. "Grover Beach, CA (GVB)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved February 7, 2013.

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