King City Multimodal Transportation Center | |||||||||||
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| Location | King City, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°12′46″N121°07′18″W / 36.2129°N 121.1218°W | ||||||||||
| Line | UP Coast Subdivision [1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform (planned) | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | In planning | ||||||||||
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King City Multimodal Transportation Center is a planned transit hub in King City, California. It is expected to become a stop along the daily Amtrak Coast Starlight as well as future regional rail services in Monterey County in addition to serving as a regional bus hub. Located at Pearl Street and First Street, [2] it will reestablish rail service to King City after Southern Pacific closed its King City station in the 1940s. Construction is expected to begin in 2028 or 2029. [2] Funding was partially provided by the California Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, [3] [4] as well as the State Rail Assistance Program via gas tax revenue from the Road Repair and Accountability Act. [5]
The station will be built in phases, with the first phase consisting of the passenger platforms and a staging area for soldiers from nearby Fort Hunter Liggett. The level crossing at Pearl Street will be closed with Broadway extended across the tracks, allowing better pedestrian and vehicle access. [2] Costs of the first phase are set at $51 million. [4] A further phase of construction will feature a station building. [3]