San Luis Obispo station

San Luis Obispo station is an Amtrak intercity rail station in the city of San Luis Obispo, California, United States. It is the northern terminus of two daily round trips of the Pacific Surfliner and is served by the daily Coast Starlight. It has one side platform and one island platform serving the two tracks of the Coast Line.

San Luis Obispo, CA
San Luis Obispo station in 2007
General information
Location1011 Railroad Avenue
San Luis Obispo, California
United States
Coordinates35°16′35″N 120°39′17″W
Owned byUnion Pacific Railroad
Operated byAmtrak
Line(s)UP Coast Line
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival architecture
Other information
StatusStaffed, station building with waiting room
Station codeAmtrak: SLO
History
OpenedMay 4, 1894[1]
RebuiltJanuary 1942–September 5, 1943[2][3]
Original companySouthern Pacific
Passengers
FY 202275,279[4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Paso Robles
toward Seattle
 Coast Starlight Santa Barbara
toward Los Angeles
Terminus Pacific Surfliner Grover Beach
toward San Diego
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Salinas
toward Sacramento
 Spirit of California Santa Barbara
toward Los Angeles
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Santa Margarita
toward San Francisco
 Coast Line Pismo Beach
toward Los Angeles
Location

History
San Luis Obispo station in September 1987

The present Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style depot was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad and opened on September 5, 1943.[3] It replaced the original SP depot, located just south of the current one, which opened on May 4, 1894. After the present depot opened, the former depot was then used for freight until it was shuttered in 1968. It was demolished to make room for a parking lot in 1971.

For most of Amtrak's first three decades, the station was only served by the Coast Starlight, which ran southbound in the afternoon and northbound in mid-morning. In 1995, Amtrak and CalTrans extended the San Diegan all the way to San Luis Obispo. That route had long been a Los Angeles–San Diego service, but had been extended up the Central Coast to provide that region with additional service to Los Angeles. The San Diegan was rebranded as the Pacific Surfliner five years later.

The station has room for a single Surfliner passenger train adjacent to the station to hold overnight for a morning departure from San Luis Obispo.[5] The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency is planning an expanded facility on the Union Pacific property just south of the station. This property still contains the foundation of the Southern Pacific roundhouse and the pit where the turntable resided until 1994. The proposed layout of the CCLF would require destruction of most of these historic landmarks, and prevent the future rebuilding of the railroad facility for historic and public use. The proposed additional storage and maintenance capacity will also allow a second train to layover and provide for future expansion of service.[6]

See also

References
  1. Historic Preservation Program Guidelines (Report). City of San Luis Obispo. November 2010. p. 53. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. "Track Changes Being Made for New SP Depot Here". San Luis Obispo Telegram Tribune. January 23, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Program to Signalize S.P. Station Opening". San Luis Obispo Telegram Tribune. September 4, 1943. p. 1. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  5. Wilson, Nick (March 8, 2021). "SLO railroad area could see major expansion with new train yard. Neighbors aren't happy". The Tribune. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  6. Corey, Tyler (March 10, 2021). LOSSAN EIR for Central Coast Layover Facility. Planning Commission Agenda (Report). City of San Luis Obispo. Retrieved 2021-03-09.

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