Palm Springs station

Palm Springs station is a train station in the Garnet community of 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.

Not to be confused with Palm Spring Station.

Palm Springs, CA
Sunset Limited at Palm Springs station, 2008
General information
LocationPalm Springs Station Rd at N Indian Canyon Dr[1][2]
Palm Springs, California
United States
Coordinates33°53′52″N 116°32′53″W
Owned byCity of Palm Springs
Line(s)UP Yuma Subdivision[3]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking10 spaces
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: PSN
History
OpenedJune 1997
Passengers
FY 20222,224[4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Ontario
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited Yuma
toward New Orleans
Texas Eagle Yuma
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Ontario
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited Indio
toward Orlando
Texas Eagle Indio
toward Chicago
Location

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. The station is approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Palm Springs, and there are no connecting transportation services between the station and downtown except for taxi cabs and app-based ride services.

Greyhound Lines also has a stop (no ticketing) at the station.[5]

The station was temporarily closed in May 2021 when desert sandstorms caused sand drifts near the station, making it unsafe for passengers.[6] The station reopened on August 28, 2021.[7]

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.[8] This declined to 5,897 passengers in FY2011 (-2.7%),[9] and then to 4,945 passengers in FY2012 (-16.1%).[10] 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.[11] Following the 2012 schedule change for the Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle, inbound trains depart at 2:02 am (changed from 4:54am) and outbound trains arrive at 12:36 am (changed from 5:35pm).[12]

References
  1. "Palm Springs, CA – North (PSN)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  2. "North Palm Springs, CA (PSN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  3. "Coachella Valley San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Study Tier 2 Environmental Impact Report and Conceptual Engineering Development Report" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  5. "Locations: States: California". Greyhound Lines. 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  6. "Palm Springs, CA, Station Temporarily Closed". Amtrak.com. May 20, 2021. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021.
  7. "History for Amtrak 1,2 at PSN (Palm Springs – North, CA)". Amtrak Status Maps Archive Database.
  8. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  9. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  10. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  11. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  12. "Amtrak Schedule Effective 2018" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.

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