Redlands–Downtown station

Redlands–Downtown station is a rail station serving downtown Redlands, California, United States.[4][5] The station was built in 1910 for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and operated until 1938. The facility was preserved and reopened on October 24, 2022 as part of the Arrow commuter rail service.[3]

Redlands–Downtown
Redlands–Downtown station in November 2022
General information
Location351 North Orange Street
Redlands, California
Coordinates34.059074°N 117.184517°W / 34.059074; -117.184517
Owned bySan Bernardino County Transportation Authority
Line(s)SCRRA Redlands Branch[1]
Platforms2 side platforms[2]
Tracks1[2]
ConnectionsBus transport Omnitrans: 8, 15, 19
Bus transport Beaumont Transit: Commuter Link 125
Construction
Parking384 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1910
Closed1938
RebuiltOctober 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)[3]
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Redlands–Esri
toward San Bernardino–Downtown
 Arrow Redlands–University
Terminus
San Bernardino–Depot
toward L.A. Union Station
 San Bernardino Line Express Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Drew
clockwise
 Redlands Loop Mentone
counterclockwise
Location

Service

Hours and frequency

Arrow trains run every day between approximately between 5:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. Trains arrive every 30 minutes early morning and evening and every 60 minutes mid-morning to mid-afternoon. On weekends trains between 7:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. arriving every 60 minutes, except for a few hours without trains in the morning and afternoon.[6]

Redlands–Downtown is also served by one round-trip Metrolink weekday express train on the San Bernardino Line, with a western terminus of Los Angeles' Union Station.[6]

Platforms
Metrolink platform with the four-level parking garage in the distance, Fall 2022

Although they share a single track through the station, because Metrolink's cars have a different loading height than the Arrow vehicles, they board from different platforms. Metrolink trains board from a platform on the north side of the track, adjacent to the parking garage. Arrow trains board from a platform on the south side of the track at the historic Santa Fe Depot.[6]

Parking

A four-level, 384-space parking structure was built north of the depot and opened in the summer of 2022 to replace the Redlands Mall parking lot that will be demolished in 2023.[7]

Santa Fe Depot

The station is adjacent to the Redlands Santa Fe Railroad Depot, which is the centerpiece of the historic Redlands Santa Fe Depot District. The original depot was opened by the railroad in 1888, but it was rebuilt at the urging of the city with the current station opened to passenger service by April 1910.[8] The Red Car trolleys of the Pacific Electric Railway ran adjacent to the station on Orange Avenue until 1936.[9] Mainline passenger service ended in 1938.[8]

The building's owner refurbished the structure in 2021 in anticipation of revived service.[10] Arrow trains do not directly utilize the old building, but new platforms and facilities were installed track side.

  • Historic station before adjacent Arrow construction
    Historic station before adjacent Arrow construction
  • Redlands–Downtown station, under construction in March 2021
    Redlands–Downtown station, under construction in March 2021
  • Station's four-level parking garage
    Station's four-level parking garage

Notable Places Nearby

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 20.
  2. "Redlands Passenger Rail Project FINAL Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision/Environmental Impact Report" (PDF). FTA & SANDAG. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  3. Keating, Jessica (October 24, 2022). "Metrolink Arrow train begins Redlands-to-San Bernardino service". Redlands Daily Facts. Digital First Media. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  4. Emerson, Sandra (November 16, 2016). "Redlands Passenger Rail Service to be Called Arrow". Redlands Daily Facts. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. "Next Stop: Tippecanoe Avenue in San Bernardino". Redlands Passenger Rail Project Newsletter. SANBAG. December 8, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  6. "Metrolink Arrow Service". Metrolink. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  7. "Redlands OKs 4-level parking structure downtown". February 27, 2020.
  8. "Redlands Santa Fe Depot District". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 11, 1991. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  9. Redlands (Map). Pacific Electric Ry. Co. Redlands. September 27, 1911. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  10. Colunga, Dina (January 21, 2021). "Redlands Passenger Rail Project 80% complete". Redlands Community News. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  11. "700-Unit State Street Village Project to Move Ahead at Former Redlands Mall". The Registry. September 9, 2022.
  12. Folmer, James (May 10, 2019). "Packinghouse to become a food court". Redlands Community News.

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