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'''Palm Springs station''' is a train station in the [[Garnet, California|Garnet]] community of [[Palm Springs, California]], United States, served by [[Amtrak]], the national railroad passenger system. The ''[[Sunset Limited]]'' and the ''[[Texas Eagle]]'', 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.<ref name="GAS PSN">{{cite web| url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/PSN| website=Great American Stations| title=North Palm Springs, CA (PSN)| publisher=Amtrak| accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref> No services are offered at this unmanned station. The station is approximately {{convert|7|mi|km}} north of Palm Springs, and there are no connecting transportation services between the station and downtown except for [[taxi cab]]s and app-based ride services.
'''Palm Springs station''' is an [[Amtrak]] train station in the [[Garnet, California|Garnet]] community of [[Palm Springs, California]], United States. The station is served by the thrice-weekly round trip of the combined ''[[Sunset Limited]]''/''[[Texas Eagle]]''. The station comprises has 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.<ref name="GAS PSN">{{cite web| url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/PSN| website=Great American Stations| title=North Palm Springs, CA (PSN)| publisher=Amtrak| accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref>.


The station was temporarily closed in May 2021 when desert sandstorms caused sand drifts near the station, burying the tracks and making it unsafe for passengers. <ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.amtrak.com/alert/palm-springs-ca-station-temporarily-closed.html| website=Amtrak.com| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628235703/https://www.amtrak.com/alert/palm-springs-ca-station-temporarily-closed.html| archive-date=June 28, 2021| title=Palm Springs, CA, Station Temporarily Closed| date=May 20, 2021}}</ref> The station reopened on August 28, 2021. <ref>{{cite web |title=History for Amtrak 1,2 at PSN (Palm Springs – North, CA) |url=https://juckins.net/amtrak_status/archive/html/history.php?train_num=1%2C2&station=psn&date_start=06%2F01%2F2021&date_end=08%2F31%2F2021 |website=Amtrak Status Maps Archive Database}}</ref> The temporary closure of the station got little media coverage, due to its late night train times, low ridership, and remote location. The station closed again on March 28th, 2023, and has been served on and off since. The future of the train station remains unclear.
The station was temporarily closed from May 20 to August 25, 2021, after desert sandstorms caused sand drifts near the station, burying the tracks and making it unsafe for passengers.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.amtrak.com/alert/palm-springs-ca-station-temporarily-closed.html| website=Amtrak.com| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628235703/https://www.amtrak.com/alert/palm-springs-ca-station-temporarily-closed.html| archive-date=June 28, 2021| title=Palm Springs, CA, Station Temporarily Closed| date=May 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/local/palm-springs/2021/09/05/palm-springs-amtrak-station-closed-all-summer-few-noticing/8246666002/ |title=The Palm Springs Amtrak station closed for three months. Why didn't anyone notice? |newspaper=Palm Springs Desert Sun |date=September 5, 2021 |first=Erin |last=Rode |access-date=March 26, 2024}}</ref> The station closed again on March 28th, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.railpac.org/2023/08/11/railpac-sends-letter-in-support-of-palm-springs-station-wind-blown-sand-resiliency-project/ |title=RailPAC sends letter in support of Palm Springs Station Wind-Blown Sand Resiliency Project |publisher=Rail Passenger Association of CA & NV |date=August 11, 2023}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name="amtrak-ca-2010">{{cite web| url=http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA10.pdf |title=Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2010, State of California |publisher=Amtrak |date=Nov 2010 |accessdate=6 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124124136/http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA10.pdf |archivedate=January 24, 2011 }}</ref> This declined to 5,897 passengers in FY2011 (-2.7%),<ref name="amtrak-ca-2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA11.pdf|title=Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011, State of California| publisher=Amtrak| date=December 2011| accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref> and then to 4,945 passengers in FY2012 (-16.1%).<ref name="amtrak-ca-2012">{{cite web| url=http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA12.pdf |title=Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012, State of California| publisher=Amtrak| date=November 2012| accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="amtrak-ca-2013">{{cite web| url=http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA13.pdf| title=Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013, State of California| publisher=Amtrak| date=November 2013| accessdate=7 December 2013}}</ref> Following the 2012 schedule change for the ''[[Sunset Limited]]'' and ''[[Texas Eagle]]'', inbound trains depart at 2:02 am (changed from 4:54am) and outbound trains arrive at 12:36 am (changed from 5:35pm).<ref name="Amtrak Official Schedule 2018">{{cite web| url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/timetables/Sunset-Limited-Schedule-031118.pdf| title=Amtrak Schedule Effective 2018| publisher=Amtrak |date=March 2018| accessdate=12 October 2018}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons category-inline|Palm Springs (Amtrak station)}}
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{{Amtrak web|PSN|Palm Springs, CA}}
{{Amtrak web|PSN|Palm Springs, CA}}
* [http://www.texaseagle.com/stations/PSN.htm Palm Springs Amtrak station information]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/palmsprings.htm Palm Springs Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)]
* [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM43Y1 Pictures of train station/platform]
* {{GNIS|247142|Palm Springs Station}}


{{Amtrak California stations}}
{{Amtrak California stations}}

Revision as of 20:21, 26 March 2024

Not to be confused with Palm Spring Station.

Palm Springs, CA
Sunset Limited at Palm Springs station, 2008
General information
LocationPalm Springs Station Rd at N Indian Canyon Dr[1][2]
Palm Springs, California
United States
Coordinates33°53′52″N 116°32′53″W / 33.89778°N 116.54806°W / 33.89778; -116.54806
Owned byCity of Palm Springs
Line(s)UP Yuma Subdivision[3]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Parking10 spaces
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: PSN
History
OpenedJune 1997
Passengers
FY 20222,224[4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Ontario
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited Yuma
toward New Orleans
Texas Eagle Yuma
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Ontario
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited Indio
toward Orlando
Texas Eagle Indio
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Palm Springs station is an Amtrak train station in the Garnet community of Palm Springs, California, United States. The station is served by the thrice-weekly round trip of the combined Sunset Limited/Texas Eagle. The station comprises has 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.[2].

The station was temporarily closed from May 20 to August 25, 2021, after desert sandstorms caused sand drifts near the station, burying the tracks and making it unsafe for passengers.[5][6] The station closed again on March 28th, 2023.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Palm Springs, CA – North (PSN)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "North Palm Springs, CA (PSN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Coachella Valley San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Study Tier 2 Environmental Impact Report and Conceptual Engineering Development Report" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Palm Springs, CA, Station Temporarily Closed". Amtrak.com. May 20, 2021. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Rode, Erin (September 5, 2021). "The Palm Springs Amtrak station closed for three months. Why didn't anyone notice?". Palm Springs Desert Sun. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "RailPAC sends letter in support of Palm Springs Station Wind-Blown Sand Resiliency Project". Rail Passenger Association of CA & NV. August 11, 2023.

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