San Juan Capistrano Depot
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Amtrak and Metrolink commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Juan Capistrano station platform and track in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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26701 Verdugo Street San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°30′08″N 117°39′51″W / 33.5023°N 117.6641°WCoordinates: 33°30′08″N 117°39′51″W / 33.5023°N 117.6641°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of San Juan Capistrano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amtrak Metrolink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | SNC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | October 27, 1894 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2013) | 242,722[1] 0.93% (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The San Juan Capistrano Depot is a train station in San Juan Capistrano, California, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, and Metrolink, a commuter railroad.
History
The San Juan Capistrano station was originally opened October 27, 1894 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[2] It was one of the earliest examples of Mission Revival Style architecture in railway stations.[3] In 1966, the station was closed, two years ahead of the end of Santa Fe passenger service to the city.[4] Under the auspices of Amtrak, rail service was restored to the station in 1974, though a year later the depot was converted into a restaurant, with vintage rolling stock used to expand the space.[4] In 1995, the complex received a refurbishment, ending up with two restaurants, one located in the depot building, as well as Amtrak ticketing services and a waiting room, located in two boxcars.[4]
Ridership
Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, San Juan Capistrano was the 18th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 600 passengers daily.[5]
Platforms and tracks
Main track | ■Pacific Surfliner | toward San Luis Obispo (Irvine) |
■Pacific Surfliner | toward San Diego-Union Station (San Clemente Pier or Oceanside) | |
■Inland Empire–Orange County Line | toward San Bernardino (Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo) | |
■Inland Empire–Orange County Line | toward Oceanside (San Clemente) | |
■Orange County Line | toward L.A. Union Station (Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo) | |
■Orange County Line | toward Oceanside (San Clemente) |
Notes
- ↑ "2013 California Report" (PDF). Amtrak. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ Duke 1995, p. 241
- ↑ "Picture of plaque at station". TrainWeb. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "San Juan Capistrano, CA (SNC)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
References
- Duke, Donald (1995). Santa Fe...The Railroad Gateway to the American West 1. San Marino, CA: Golden West Books. ISBN 0-8709-5110-6. OCLC 32745686.
Depot images
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Postcard of the original Santa Fe depot in San Juan Capistrano taken in 1894.
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The depot as it appeared in 2005. The plaster finish has been removed (exposing the brickwork beneath) at all but the dome of the original structure.
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Trackside view.
External links
- Media related to San Juan Capistrano (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Metrolink – San Juan Capistrano
- San Juan Capistrano Amtrak-Metrolink Station(USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
- San Juan Capistrano (SNC)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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