Orange Cove station is a former

train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing s ...

Orange Cove, California Orange Cove is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was at the 2010 census, up from at the 2000 census. Description Almost all of Orange Cove's residents are Hispanic, many of them farmers. Orange Cove is locate ...

History

The depot was built in 1913 by the

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The railroad was chartered in February 1859 to serve the cities of Atchison, Kansas, Atchison and Top ...

. It was constructed to a standard design and cost $8,000 (). The depot spurred nearby growth and the town of Orange Cove formed around the station. Through the 1930s, rail proved to be the premier method of freight shipment in the

San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley ( ; es, Valle de San Joaquín) is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies south of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the San Joaquin River. It comprises seven ...

. The depot finally closed on October 14, 1977. It was listed on the

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on August 29, 1978. The station building serves as Orange Cove City Hall.

References

Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations Railway stations in Fresno County, California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1913 Railway stations closed in 1977 1913 establishments in California 1977 disestablishments in California Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in California National Register of Historic Places in Fresno County, California Former railway stations in California {{California-railstation-stub