Palm Springs station is a train station in the

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, United States, served by

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, the national railroad passenger system. The ''

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'' and the ''

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'', combined, provide a thrice-weekly service in each direction. 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. No services are offered at this unmanned station. The station is approximately north of Palm Springs, and there are no connecting transportation services between the station and downtown except for

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s and app-based ride services.

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also has a stop (no ticketing) at the station. The station was temporarily closed in May 2021 when desert sandstorms caused sand drifts near the station, making it unsafe for passengers. The station reopened on August 28, 2021.

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. This declined to 5,897 passengers in FY2011 (-2.7%), and then to 4,945 passengers in FY2012 (-16.1%). 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. Following the 2012 schedule change for the ''

'' and ''

'', inbound trains depart at 2:02 am (changed from 4:54am) and outbound trains arrive at 12:36 am (changed from 5:35pm).

References

External links

Palm Springs Amtrak station information

Pictures of train station/platform
* Buildings and structures in Palm Springs, California Coachella Valley Railway stations in Riverside County, California Amtrak stations in Riverside County, California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1997 {{California-railstation-stub