The Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center is a passenger rail station and transportation center in Santa Ana, California. It is used by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink's Orange County Line and Inland Empire–Orange County Line trains. It is also a Greyhound station and a hub for the Orange County Transportation Authority bus system as well as a terminal for international bus services to Mexico.
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| Other names | Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1000 East Santa Ana Boulevard Santa Ana, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°45′06″N 117°51′23″W / 33.7516°N 117.8565°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Santa Ana[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | SCRRA Orange Subdivision[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Metrolink and Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 578 spaces, 13 accessible spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks and lockers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | The Blurock Partnership | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Mediterranean Revival/Spanish Colonial Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed, station building with waiting room | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: SNA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 7, 1985[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2022 | 95,854[4] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
When the station opened on September 7, 1985, it was the largest new rail station built in the United States since the completion of the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal circa 1955.[citation needed] The center was erected on the site of a former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway combination depot that had been constructed in 1939 and closed in 1982.[5]: 189 [failed verification] The station, which cost approximately $17 million, was funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, California Department of Transportation, and the city of Santa Ana.[6]
In FY2010 Santa Ana was the 22nd-busiest of Amtrak's 73 California stations, boarding or detraining an average of about 420 passengers daily.[7]
Future service edit
Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center will be the eastern terminus of the OC Streetcar, a 4.15-mile (6.68 km) streetcar line through Downtown Santa Ana, a major regional employment area, to a new transit center and Park and Ride in Garden Grove at Harbor Boulevard and Westminster Avenue (both major bus corridors).
Design edit
The station was designed by the Blurock Partnership architectural firm in the Spanish Colonial Revival and Mediterranean Revival architectural styles to complement the region's older buildings. Features include red barrel roof tiles, arcades, colonnades, exterior walls finished to resemble stucco, and the extensive use of painted tiles for decoration.[6]
Service edit
Train hours and frequency edit
Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center is served by 20 Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (ten in each direction) evenly spaced throughout the day.[8]
Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center is served by 19 Metrolink Orange County Line trains (10 northbound and 9 southbound) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, running in each direction in the morning and evening.[9]
Additionally, the station is served by 14 Metrolink Inland Empire-Orange County Line trains (7 in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, heading towards Orange County in the morning and towards the Inland Empire in the evening.[9]
Bus services edit
- OC Bus: 59, 83, Bravo! 560, 862
- Crucero USA
- Greyhound Lines
In popular culture edit
The last scene in the movie Rain Man was filmed at the station.[1][10] Its exterior and interior appeared in the second season of True Detective in 2015.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b Elston, Bob (February 23, 1994). "SANTA ANA : Station Is More Than a Train Depot". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
- ^ Rose, Andy (September 8, 1985). "Santa Ana : Officials Dedicate Transportation Center". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ Gustafson, Lee and Phil Serpico (1974). Santa Fe Coast Lines Depots: Los Angeles Division. Omni Publications, Palmdale, CA. ISBN 0-88418-003-4.
- ^ a b Great American Stations. Accessed March 12, 2013.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Pacific Surfliner. October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). Metrolink. October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ Internet Movie Database
- ^ "California High Speed Rail Blog » True Detective Finale Open Thread". Archived from the original on August 13, 2015.
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