Palm Springs station

Palm Springs, CA
Palm Springs Station in 2013
Location North Indian Canyon Drive and Palm Springs Station Road
Palm Springs, California 92262[1][2]
United States
Coordinates 33°53′52″N 116°32′53″W / 33.89778°N 116.54806°W / 33.89778; -116.54806Coordinates: 33°53′52″N 116°32′53″W / 33.89778°N 116.54806°W / 33.89778; -116.54806
Owned by City of Palm Springs
Line(s) Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 10
Other information
Station code PSN
History
Opened June 1997
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 3,142[3] Increase 3.29%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Los Angeles
Sunset Limited
toward New Orleans
Texas Eagle
toward Chicago
Location
Palm Springs, CA
Location within California

Palm Springs is a train station in Palm Springs, California, United States, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The Sunset Limited and the Texas Eagle, combined, provide a thrice-weekly service in each direction.

This is not a full-service station. The station comprises 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] No services are offered at this unmanned station. Although there is a restroom, its door appears to be permanently locked and thus the restroom is not available for service. The station is approximately 7 miles (11 km) from downtown Palm Springs, and there are no connecting transportation services between the station and downtown except for taxi cabs and app-based ride services.

Ridership

Ridership at the Palm Springs station declined from 2010 to 2013, in large part due to the normally inconvenient service times to and from Los Angeles. In FY2010, the station served 6,061 passengers.[4] This declined to 5,897 passengers in FY2011 (-2.71%),[5] and then to 4,945 passengers in FY2012 (-16.14%).[6] As of FY2013, Palm Springs station's ridership further declined to 3,113 passengers, corresponding to an average boarding or detraining of just 8-9 passengers daily, making Palm Springs the 71st-busiest of the 74 stations served by Amtrak in California in FY2013.[7] Following the 2016 schedule change for the Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle, inbound trains only depart at 2:02am and outbound trains arrive at 12:36am,[8] making ridership decrease sharply through 2016-18.

Greyhound Bus Lines

Greyhound Bus Lines also has a stop (no ticketing) at the station.[9]

Platforms and tracks

Track 1 ■ Sunset Limited toward Los Angeles (Ontario)
■ Sunset Limited toward New Orleans (Yuma)
■ Texas Eagle toward Los Angeles (Ontario)
■ Texas Eagle toward Chicago (Yuma)

References

  1. ↑ "Palm Springs, CA - North (PSN)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 2 Jan 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Great American Stations: North Palm Springs, CA (PSN)". greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 2 Feb 2014.
  3. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. Nov 2010. Archived from the original (pdf) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved 6 Jan 2011.
  5. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011, State of California" (pdf). Amtrak. Dec 2011. Retrieved 7 Dec 2013.
  6. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012, State of California" (pdf). Amtrak. Nov 2012. Retrieved 7 Dec 2013.
  7. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013, State of California" (pdf). Amtrak. Nov 2013. Retrieved 7 Dec 2013.
  8. ↑ "Amtrak Schedule Effective 2018" (pdf). Amtrak. March 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Greyhound.com - Locations : States : California". Greyhound Lines. 2013. Retrieved 7 Dec 2013.
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