Hanford (Amtrak station)

Hanford, CA

View from the train
Location 200 Santa Fe Avenue #A
Hanford, CA
Coordinates 36°19′34″N 119°39′07″W / 36.3261°N 119.6519°WCoordinates: 36°19′34″N 119°39′07″W / 36.3261°N 119.6519°W
Owned by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Thruway Motorcoach, Greyhound Lines
Construction
Structure type at-grade
Parking Free
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code HNF
Fare zone Amtrak California
History
Opened 1897
Rebuilt 1991
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 225,708[1] Increase 7.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
San Joaquin
toward Bakersfield
  Former services  
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
Banner
toward Oakland
Oakland – Barstow
Guernsey
toward Barstow
Location
Location of the Hanford Amtrak Station.
Location within California

The Hanford Amtrak Station is a train station in Hanford, California served by Amtrak. It was built by the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway and is one of only three SF&SJV stations left in existence.

In the early 1990s, the city sponsored a rehabilitation of the depot that included rebuilding the former freight section and enclosing the outdoor waiting room. A wide, curving canopy was added to the trackside façade to provide travelers with better protection from the sun and rain. Interior modifications resulted in a new layout that added office and commercial space.[2]

In 2006, the city moved forward with $1.5 million in improvements to the adjacent bus bays that accommodate local and regional lines and Amtrak’s Thruway Motorcoach service. A circa 1880s Southern Pacific wooden freight depot was moved to the site to provide a waiting room and ticket desk for bus passengers.[2]

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Hanford was the 20th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 500 passengers daily.[3]

Platforms and tracks

Northbound ■San Joaquin toward Oakland or Sacramento (Fresno)
Southbound ■San Joaquin toward Bakersfield (Corcoran)

Notable Places Nearby

References

  1. ↑ "2013 California Report" (PDF). Amtrak. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hanford, CA (HNF)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  3. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-06.

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