Goleta station

Goleta is a passenger rail station in the city of Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California. It is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego. Ten Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily. Six of the daily trains run on Goleta-San Diego or San Diego-Goleta schedules, either originating or terminating in Goleta. Four of the daily trains are through trains. Trains that terminate in Goleta are stored on a storage track adjacent to the Goleta station.[2][3][4]

Goleta
Sign and car/taxi waiting area.
Location	25 S. La Patera Ln. Goleta, California 93117
Coordinates	34.4377°N 119.8431°W / 34.4377; -119.8431
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Coast Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	free (owned by City of Goleta)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	GTA
History
Opened	September 20, 1998 (September 20, 1998)
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	108,414[1]  38.3% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Lompoc–Surf toward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Santa Barbara toward Los Angeles or San Diego      Coast Starlight does not stop here
Location

Originally consisting of a concrete platform and open-air shelter, the station gained a restroom facility in 2008 that was installed through the joint effort of the city, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Amtrak and the Santa Barbara Council of Governments. The station also received bike racks and a new bus turning circle.[5]

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Goleta was the 31st-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 160 passengers daily.[6]

In 2018, the station was awarded a $13 million TIRCP grant to upgrade the station.[7][8][9][10]

The original depot, built in 1901, was moved to Lake Los Carneros County Park, half a mile northwest of the current location, in 1981 and currently serves as the home of the South Coast Railroad Museum.