Palm Springs station

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Palm Springs, CA
Sunset Limited at Palm Springs.jpg
Sunset Limited at Palm Springs station, 2008
General information
LocationPalm Springs Station Rd at N Indian Canyon Dr [1] [2]
Palm Springs, California
United States
Coordinates 33°53′52″N116°32′53″W / 33.89778°N 116.54806°W / 33.89778; -116.54806
Owned byCity of Palm Springs
Line(s) UP Yuma Subdivision [3]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Parking10 spaces
Other information
Station code Amtrak: PSN
History
OpenedJune 1997
Passengers
FY 20222,224 [4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Ontario
toward Los Angeles
Sunset Limited Yuma
toward New Orleans
Texas Eagle Yuma
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Ontario
toward Los Angeles
Sunset Limited Indio
toward Orlando
Texas Eagle Indio
toward Chicago
Location
Palm Springs station

Palm Springs station is an Amtrak train station in the Garnet community of Palm Springs, California, United States. The station is served by the thrice-weekly round trip of the combined Sunset Limited / Texas Eagle . The station comprises has a single platform and an open-air shelter with a roof. It was built in 1999, and the property is owned by the City of Palm Springs. [2]

The station was temporarily closed from May 20 to August 25, 2021, after desert sandstorms caused sand drifts near the station, burying the tracks and making it unsafe for passengers. [5] [6] The station closed again on March 28th, 2023. [7]

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References

  1. "Palm Springs, CA – North (PSN)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "North Palm Springs, CA (PSN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  3. "Coachella Valley San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Study Tier 2 Environmental Impact Report and Conceptual Engineering Development Report" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  5. "Palm Springs, CA, Station Temporarily Closed". Amtrak.com. May 20, 2021. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021.
  6. Rode, Erin (September 5, 2021). "The Palm Springs Amtrak station closed for three months. Why didn't anyone notice?". Palm Springs Desert Sun. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  7. "RailPAC sends letter in support of Palm Springs Station Wind-Blown Sand Resiliency Project". Rail Passenger Association of CA & NV. August 11, 2023.

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