Lompoc–Surf station

{{Short description|Railway station in Surf, California, US}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox Station

| style = Amtrak

| name = Lompoc–Surf, CA

| image = File:Surf Amtrak Station.JPG

| image_caption = Pacific Surfliner at the station in 2012

| address = Ocean Avenue and Park Road

| borough = Surf, California

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|34.6830|-120.6050|type:railwaystation_region:US-CA|display=inline,title|format=dms}}

| owned = Union Pacific Railroad

| line = UP Santa Barbara Subdivision{{CA rail schematics|page=15}}

| platform = 1 side platform

| tracks = 2

| parking = Yes

| bicycle =

| accessible = Yes

| status = Unstaffed, platform with shelters

| code = {{Amtrak code|LPS}}

| opened = {{Start date|2000|03|18}}{{cite news |last=Seckel |first=Scott C. |title=A Civilized Way to Travel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97569198/lompoc-surf-march-19-2000/ |access-date=March 13, 2022 |work=Santa Maria Times |date=March 19, 2000 |pages=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97569249/surf-station-part-2-march-19-2000/ A10]|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}

| mpassengers = {{rail pass box|system=Amtrak|passengers={{Amtrak ridership|Lompoc-Surf}}{{Amtrak ridership|citationCA}}|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership|date}}}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Amtrak|line=Pacific Surfliner|left=Guadalupe|right=Goleta|line2=Coast Starlight|nonstop2 = y}}

| other_services_header = Former services

| other_services_collapsible = yes

| other_services = {{Adjacent stations

|system=Southern Pacific Railroad

|line=Coast Line|left=Casmalia|right=Jalama

|line2=Surf-Lompoc|right2=Lompoc

}}

| mapframe = yes

}}

Lompoc–Surf station is a passenger rail station in Surf, California, west of the city of Lompoc.{{Cite news |last=Lustig |first=David |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Loneliest Amtrak station in California |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/train-basics/abcs-of-railroading/loneliest-amtrak-station-in-california/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |work=Trains |language=en-US}} It is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego.{{cite news |last=Bertola |first=Alexa |date=February 1, 2021 |title=Central Coast train tracks damaged by recent storm, some passengers have hours added to trip |work=KSBY |agency= |url=https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/local-train-tracks-destroyed-by-recent-storm-some-passengers-have-hours-added-to-trip |access-date=February 9, 2021}}

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In {{Amtrak ridership|longdate}}, {{Amtrak ridership|Lompoc-Surf}} passengers boarded or detrained at Lompoc–Surf station.{{Amtrak ridership|citationCA}}

The station opened for service on March 18, 2000. Pre-Amtrak, a Southern Pacific Railroad station was located at Surf. Passenger service ended by 1971, but a telegraph office remained in use until 1985.

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