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 has a single side platform and an open-air shelter. It was built in 1999, and the property is owned by the City of Palm Springs.[2]
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 The Sunset Limited at Palm Springs station in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Palm Springs Station Rd at N Indian Canyon Drive[1][2] Palm Springs, California United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°53′52″N 116°32′53″W / 33.89778°N 116.54806°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Palm Springs | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | UP Yuma Subdivision[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 10 spaces | ||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: PSN | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 1,687[4] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||
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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 28, 2023.[7]
As of March 2024[update], modification of the platform for accessibility is planned to be complete later in 2024.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Palm Springs, CA – North (PSN)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "North Palm Springs, CA (PSN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Palm Springs, CA, Station Temporarily Closed". Amtrak.com. May 20, 2021. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "RailPAC sends letter in support of Palm Springs Station Wind-Blown Sand Resiliency Project". Rail Passenger Association of CA & NV. August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2023 State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. p. 7.
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