Santa Barbara station
{{Short description|Train station in California}}
{{for|the light rail station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Santa Barbara station (PAAC)}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Santa Barbara, CA
| style = Amtrak
| image = Santa-Barbara-Station-04-2014.jpg
| caption = Santa Barbara station in 2014
| address = 209 State Street
| borough = Santa Barbara, California
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|34|24|49|N|119|41|33|W|region:US_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| owned = Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Barbara
| line = UP Santa Barbara Subdivision{{CA rail schematics|page=15}}
| platform = 1 side platform, 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| {{bus icon}} Amtrak Thruway: 10, 17, 21
| {{bus icon}} Santa Barbara MTD: Downtown Shuttle
| {{rint|bus}} FlixBus
| {{rint|bus}} Greyhound
}}
| parking = Yes
| accessible = Yes
| status = Staffed, station building with waiting room
| code = {{Amtrak code|SBA}}
| opened = 1902
| rebuilt = 2000
| original = Southern Pacific
| mpassengers = {{rail pass box|system=Amtrak|passengers={{Amtrak ridership|Santa Barbara}}{{Amtrak ridership|citationCA}}|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership|date}}}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Amtrak
|line1=Coast Starlight|left1=San Luis Obispo|right1=Oxnard|to-left1=Seattle|to-right1=Los Angeles
|line2=Pacific Surfliner|left2=Goleta|right2=Carpinteria
}}
| other_services_header = Future services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Metrolink (California)|line=Ventura|left=Goleta|type=Goleta|right=Carpinteria}}
| other_services2_header = Former services
| other_services2_collapsible = yes
| other_services2 = {{Adjacent stations
|system1=Amtrak
|line1=Spirit of California|left1=San Luis Obispo|right1=Oxnard|to-left1=Sacramento|to-right1=Los Angeles
|system2=Southern Pacific Railroad
|line2=Coast Line|left2=Samarkand|right2=Summerland
}}
| nrhp = {{Infobox NRHP
| name = Southern Pacific Train Depot
| embed = yes
| map_caption = Site of station in California
| built = 1905
| architect = Francis W. Wilson
| architecture = Mission/Spanish Revival
| added = August 2, 2006
| area = {{convert|4|acre|ha|1}}
| refnum = 06000658{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}
Santa Barbara station is a passenger rail station in Santa Barbara, California, served by two Amtrak lines, the Coast Starlight and the Pacific Surfliner. The station is fully staffed with ticketing and checked baggage services.
{{LA Metrolink hours and frequency|PS North}}
In {{Amtrak ridership|longdate}}, {{Amtrak ridership|Santa Barbara}} passengers boarded or detrained at Santa Barbara station.{{Amtrak ridership|citationCA}}
History
File:PostcardSantaBarbaraCARailroadStation1910.jpg
File:Santa Barbara train station, California, 7 March 2007.jpg
The station was built in 1902 by the Southern Pacific Railroad in the Spanish Mission Revival Style. Design work was by Santa Barbara architect Francis W. Wilson.{{cite book|last=Starr|first=Kevin|title=Material Dreams: Southern California Through the 1920s|year=1991|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-507260-0|page=260}} It is located within walking distance of Santa Barbara Harbor, Stearns Wharf and State Street, Santa Barbara's main thoroughfare. The historic depot was renovated in 2000; the project included the restoration of the ticket office and upgrades to the plumbing, electrical and heating and cooling systems.[http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/SBA/Station_view Great American Stations]. Accessed February 20, 2013.
For most of the first decade of the Amtrak era, the station was only served by the Coast Starlight, which ran southbound during the evening rush and northbound at lunchtime. In 1988, Amtrak and Caltrans extended the San Diegan, previously a Los Angeles-San Diego service, to Santa Barbara, providing an additional round trip between the Central Coast and Los Angeles. Eventually, service was extended to nearby Goleta and later all the way to San Luis Obispo, resulting in the route being rebranded as the Pacific Surfliner in 2000.
Due to the length of the platform, when Amtrak's Coast Starlight train is stopped, it blocks the two streets to the north and south of the depot.{{cite web|url=http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/santabarbara.htm|title=Train Web: Santa Barbara}}
The station was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 2006.
References
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Santa Barbara station}}
{{Amtrak web|SBA|Santa Barbara, CA}}
- [http://www.santabarbara.com/community/transportation/train_station/ SantaBarbara.com Train Station Guide]
{{Amtrak California stations}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in California}}
Category:Amtrak stations in Santa Barbara County, California
Category:Buildings and structures in Santa Barbara, California
Category:Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in California
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Santa Barbara County, California
Category:Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1902
Category:1902 establishments in California
Category:Mission Revival architecture in California
Category:Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stations in Santa Barbara County, California