Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center

Salinas, CA
Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center in October 2021
General information
Location	11 Station Place Salinas, California United States
Coordinates	36°40′45″N121°39′24″W / 36.6792°N 121.6567°W / 36.6792; -121.6567
Owned by	City of Salinas
Line(s)	UP Coast Subdivision [1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Amtrak Thruway: 17, 21 Greyhound Lines Monterey–Salinas Transit: 20, 23, 25, 28, 29, 41, 44, 45, 47, 49, 61, 95
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed, station building with waiting room
Station code	Amtrak: SNS
History
Opened	September 9, 1872 [2]
Rebuilt	1905 June 10, 1941–January 11, 1942 [3] [4]
Passengers
FY 2023	31,962 [5] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station San Jose toward Seattle Coast Starlight Paso Robles toward Los Angeles
Future services Preceding station Caltrain Following station Castroville toward San Jose Diridon South County Connector Terminus Preceding station Amtrak Following station Castroville toward Auburn Capitol Corridor Terminus Pajaro/​Watsonville toward Seattle Coast Starlight Paso Robles toward Los Angeles
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station San Jose toward Sacramento Spirit of California San Luis Obispo toward Los Angeles Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Castroville toward San Francisco Coast Line Chualar toward Los Angeles
Location

Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center is an intermodal transit center in downtown Salinas, California, United States. As a transit hub, the facility is a passenger rail station and bus station.

Services

The station is a stop on the Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington.

Greyhound Lines moved its Salinas station to the property in 2015. ^[6]

The Transportation Agency for Monterey County's planned Monterey County Rail Extension would see expanded Caltrain commuter rail service from the station to the San Francisco Bay Area by 2025, ^[7] with long-term plans to extend Amtrak California's Capitol Corridor as well. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

The station grounds were remodeled in 2021 ^[12] to prepare for increased services; traffic circulation was improved by extending Lincoln Avenue to the station. ^[13] Monterey–Salinas Transit local bus service will move from the Salinas Transit Center a few blocks away to the expanded station. ^[14]

As of 2024 ^[update] , Amtrak plans to modify the platform for accessibility by FY 2025. ^[15]

Design

The depot, constructed in 1941 by the Southern Pacific Railroad, ^[16] exhibits a pared down Spanish Revival style as influenced by the then-popular Art Deco movement. Spanish Revival elements include the red tile roof and stuccoed walls, while the Art Deco influence is visible in the rectilinear composition and clean lines. ^[17]

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  The Coast Starlight at Salinas
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  The 1880s-built freight house, now a welcome center
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  The former Railway Express Agency building, now the Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad Museum

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 6.
2. Greenrose, H.R. (July 17, 1941). "Streamlined Age". The Salinas Morning Post. p. 9E. Retrieved June 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Koller Will Build Depot". The Californian. Salinas, California. May 22, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Civic Leaders Take Part in New Depot Dedication". The Californian. Salinas, California. January 12, 1942. pp. 1, 10 . Retrieved June 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
6. "Greyhound Relocates in Salinas, Calif". Greyhound.com. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
7. Johnson, Jim (August 3, 2018). "Salinas rail extension project set for groundbreaking ceremony". Monterey Herald. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
8. Johnson, Jim (May 9, 2018). "Salinas commuter rail extension project gets $10 million SB 1 gas tax grant". Monterey Herald. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
9. "Salinas Rail Extension". TAMC. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
10. "TAMC Selects LAN as Part of Construction Management Team for Salinas Rail Extension". Mass Transit. January 3, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
11. "Monterey county rail extension" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-18.
12. "Salinas Train Station".
13. Herrera, James (January 14, 2021). "Transportation Agency for Monterey County celebrates Salinas train station improvements". Monterey Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
14. Rahaim, Nick (January 5, 2017). "Frank's Fish Market will close to pave way for new Salinas train station". Monterey County Weekly.
15. "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2023 State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. p. 8.
16. "Coast Line History" (PDF). The Ferroequinologist. June 1984. p. 4. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
17. Great American Stations. Accessed February 19, 2013.

External links

Media related to Salinas station at Wikimedia Commons

• Salinas, CA – Amtrak
• Salinas, CA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Salinas Amtrak Station – USA RailGuide (TrainWeb)