Salinas station, also known as the Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center, is an
intermodal transit center in downtown
Salinas, California
Salinas (; Spanish for "Salt Marsh or Salt Flats") is a city in California and the county seat of Monterey County. With a population of 163,542 in the 2020 Census, Salinas is the most populous city in Monterey County. Salinas is an urban area lo ...
, United States. As a
transit hub, the facility is a passenger rail station and bus station.
Services
The station is a stop on the ''
Coast Starlight'' from
Los Angeles to
Seattle, Washington.
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines, Inc. (commonly known as simply Greyhound) operates the largest intercity bus service in North America, including Greyhound Mexico. It also operates charter bus services, Amtrak Thruway services, commuter bus services, and pac ...
moved its Salinas station to the property in 2015.
The Transportation Agency for Monterey County's planned
Monterey County Rail Extension
The Monterey County Rail Extension is a planned commuter rail extension that would bring Caltrain passenger service south of its existing Gilroy, California terminus to Salinas in Monterey County, using the existing Coast Line owned by Union Pac ...
would see expanded
Caltrain commuter rail service from the station to the
San Francisco Bay Area by 2025, with long-term plans to extend
Amtrak California's ''
Capitol Corridor'' as well.
The station grounds were remodeled in 2021 to prepare for increased services; traffic circulation was improved by extending Lincoln Avenue to the station.
Monterey–Salinas Transit
Monterey–Salinas Transit (MST) is a bus service operating in Monterey County, California. Service is primarily to the greater Monterey and Salinas areas, but extends as far south as Paso Robles and Big Sur and as far north as Watsonville and S ...
local bus service will move from the Salinas Transit Center a few blocks away to the expanded station.
Design
The
depot, constructed in 1941 by the
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
,
exhibits a pared down Spanish Revival style as influenced by the then-popular
Art Deco movement. Spanish Revival elements include the red tile roof and
stucco
Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and a ...
ed walls, while the Art Deco influence is visible in the rectilinear composition and clean lines.
Great American Stations
Accessed February 19, 2013.
Southbound Coast Starlight at Salinas station, October 2021.jpg, The ''Coast Starlight'' at Salinas
California Welcome Center Salinas (former freight house), October 2021.jpg, The 1880s-built freight house, now a welcome center
Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad Museum, October 2021.jpg, The former Railway Express Agency building, now the Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad Museum
References
External links
{{Amtrak California stations
Railway stations in Monterey County, California
Amtrak stations in California
Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in California
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1872
Spanish Revival architecture in California
1872 establishments in California
Future Caltrain stations