Alhambra, CA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 2200
West Mission Road
[1] Alhambra, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°04′46.7″N 118°08′55.7″W / 34.079639°N 118.148806°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | SP Alhambra Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Shorb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alhambra station was a train station in Alhambra, California. It was last served by the Amtrak Sunset Limited.
Opened in 1886 as Shorb, [2] [3]: 25 the station was a stop on the transcontinental Southern Pacific Railroad Sunset Limited. [4] The first building was located at Garfield Avenue and Mission Road. [5] A separate Alhambra station operated two route miles (3.2 km) to the east. [6]
Pacific Electric built their route for the Shorb Line spur here in 1912 to connect their interurban system to the transcontinental passenger network; their passenger service ceased in 1924. [7]
The station building was reconstructed in 1940. [5] [8]: 48 Passenger services were commuted to Amtrak in 1971, who took over operations at the depot. Trains ceased to stop in 1975 as the station was bypassed. [5] [1] [9] The tracks were depressed into a trench by the city with work starting in 1977. [2] The tracks currently run in the trench below surface grade throughout Alhambra, rejoining grade-level tracks in El Monte adjacent to Metrolink’s El Monte station, served by the San Bernardino Line. The station was subsequently destroyed by a fire in 1984. [8]: 48
Alhambra, CA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 2200
West Mission Road
[1] Alhambra, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°04′46.7″N 118°08′55.7″W / 34.079639°N 118.148806°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | SP Alhambra Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Shorb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alhambra station was a train station in Alhambra, California. It was last served by the Amtrak Sunset Limited.
Opened in 1886 as Shorb, [2] [3]: 25 the station was a stop on the transcontinental Southern Pacific Railroad Sunset Limited. [4] The first building was located at Garfield Avenue and Mission Road. [5] A separate Alhambra station operated two route miles (3.2 km) to the east. [6]
Pacific Electric built their route for the Shorb Line spur here in 1912 to connect their interurban system to the transcontinental passenger network; their passenger service ceased in 1924. [7]
The station building was reconstructed in 1940. [5] [8]: 48 Passenger services were commuted to Amtrak in 1971, who took over operations at the depot. Trains ceased to stop in 1975 as the station was bypassed. [5] [1] [9] The tracks were depressed into a trench by the city with work starting in 1977. [2] The tracks currently run in the trench below surface grade throughout Alhambra, rejoining grade-level tracks in El Monte adjacent to Metrolink’s El Monte station, served by the San Bernardino Line. The station was subsequently destroyed by a fire in 1984. [8]: 48