22-594: The San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot (Metrolink designation San Bernardino–Depot ) is a Mission Revival Style passenger rail terminal in San Bernardino , California , United States. It has been the primary station for the city, serving Amtrak today, and the Santa Fe and Union Pacific Railroads in the past. Until the mid-20th century, the Southern Pacific Railroad had a station 3/4 of
44-419: A large sundial is at the center of the bus area. The central bus plaza has 19 bus bays , with two additional bus bays located along West Rialto Avenue which runs along the northern edge of the transit center, and the sbX bus rapid transit platform in the median of South E Street which runs along the eastern edge of the transit center. A total of four train tracks are located along the southern edge of
66-559: A mile away. It currently serves one Amtrak ( Southwest Chief ) and two Metrolink lines ( Inland Empire–Orange County Line and San Bernardino Line ). The depot is a historical landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Passenger and Freight Depot . Through its subsidiary California Southern Railroad , the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) first built
88-497: A red tile roof and stucco exterior, the depot was designed to withstand fire. Four domed towers are built around a large center lobby with polished tile walls and floor. The interior includes handcrafted high beams, coffered ceilings and decorative column capitals. The depot was featured in Visiting... with Huell Howser Episode 711. The station saw heavy use throughout the 20th century. But like with many railroad stations, there
110-404: A two-and-a-half-story wooden structure on the site in 1886 to replace a converted boxcar that had been used as a temporary station. The 1886 building was mostly destroyed in a fire just after midnight November 17, 1916. In the pre-Amtrak era the station not only had Santa Fe Railway trains, it also had Union Pacific Railroad trains. The trains of both railroads served disparate destinations in
132-499: Is an intermodal transit center in downtown San Bernardino, California , United States. It is owned and operated by Omnitrans , the area's public transportation agency . Opened in September 2015, the center consolidates three Metrolink commuter rail services and more than a dozen local bus services, including the sbX bus rapid transit service into one central location. Pacific Electric (PE) and its local predecessors used
154-435: Is directly adjacent to the station. San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot is served by 36 Metrolink San Bernardino Line trains (18 in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. This station is also served by an express train that operates once in each direction on weekdays. Weekend service consists of 16 trains (8 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, evenly spaced throughout
176-442: Is served by 34 Metrolink San Bernardino Line trains (17 in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 16 trains (8 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, evenly spaced throughout the day. Additionally, the station is served by 8 Metrolink Inland Empire-Orange County Line trains (4 in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in
198-764: The City of San Bernardino and both agencies intend on leasing space in it. The historic depot waiting area, along with a new snack shop, opened again for Amtrak and Metrolink passengers on May 2, 2008. A new elevator, platforms, tracks, and an overpass were built in March and April 2017 as part of the Downtown San Bernardino Passenger Rail Project, an extension of Metrolink service to the San Bernardino Transit Center . The San Bernardino Intermodal facility
220-468: The SBTC site as a tram shed in the early 1900s, and later Upland–San Bernardino Line trains terminated here. Omnitrans selected the site at the corner of West Rialto Avenue and South E Street to build a transit center in the 2000s, and purchased the land for the station from Union Pacific Railroad , the successor corporation to Pacific Electric, in 2008. In 2010, San Bernardino Associated Governments ,
242-514: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.236 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 978456947 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:01:52 GMT San Bernardino Transit Center The San Bernardino Transit Center (Metrolink designation San Bernardino–Downtown station and also known as Downtown San Bernardino station )
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#1732791712006264-407: The area regional planning organization had stepped-in to fund and coordinate the project and hired design firm HDR, Inc. to draw up plans for the transit center. Construction of the center began in 2014, with a groundbreaking held on February 25. The sbX line and its adjacent station on E Street opened on April 28, 2014. The transit center was complete by August 24, 2015, when a celebration
286-758: The day. Additionally, the station is served by 8 Metrolink Inland Empire-Orange County Line trains (4 in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, heading towards Orange County in the morning and towards the Inland Empire in the evening. Amtrak's Southwest Chief , which travels between Los Angeles and Chicago, Illinois , stops daily in each direction here. [REDACTED] Media related to Santa Fe Depot (San Bernardino) at Wikimedia Commons Mission Revival Style architecture Too Many Requests If you report this error to
308-448: The historic depot from Santa Fe. While Amtrak and Metrolink stopped using the depot in favor for a much smaller newer structure on the west side of the older one, SANBAG acquired over $ 15 million from federal and local grants and funds to begin an extensive restoration of the historic depot beginning in 2002. In 2004, SANBAG and Metrolink moved some of their offices there. After renovations are complete, SANBAG will share ownership with
330-522: The peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, heading towards Orange County in the morning and towards the Inland Empire in the evening. Arrow trains run every day between approximately between 5:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. Trains arrive every 30 minutes in the early morning and evening and every 60 minutes from mid-morning to mid-afternoon. On weekends, trains run between 7:30 a.m. and 10 p.m., arriving every 60 minutes, except for
352-410: The train service to downtown with paying passengers began on December 16, 2017, with the service officially being declared open on December 18. Arrow , a commuter rail service, opened on October 24, 2022, with its western terminus at the transit center. At the same time, the daily express trip on Metrolink's San Bernardino Line was extended to Redlands–Downtown station. Express trains pass through
374-480: The transit center without stopping. The California High-Speed Rail Authority is considering the station as a possible stop on the second phase of the California High-Speed Rail project. The center contains a LEED Gold station building with public facilities, waiting areas, and solar panels on its roof. A mural titled Explorations is on the exterior of the station building, and
396-409: The transit center, served by two side platforms and one island platform . The Arrow service uses the two tracks closest to the central bus plaza, which continue across South E Street to Redlands. Metrolink trains use all four tracks, including the two southernmost stub-end tracks, where trains can be stored for extended periods of time without blocking the main line. San Bernardino Transit Center
418-515: The west and in central United States. Local streetcar service was provided by the Pacific Electric on their Colton Line until 1942. Named trains in 1960 included: Local politicians requested ATSF to build a new station on a much larger scale than the previous. The new station, designed by architect W.A. Mohr, cost $ 800,000 (equivalent to $ 16,205,000 in 2023) to build and was officially opened on July 15, 1918. At that time, it
440-476: Was a gradual decline in usage with the advent of automobiles, buses and air travel. The Harvey House closed in the 1950s. In 1971, the ATSF transferred its passenger service to Amtrak. From 1979 to 1997 Amtrak's Desert Wind (Los Angeles-Las-Vegas-Denver-Chicago) made stops at the station. Metrolink began service to the station on May 17, 1993. In 1992, San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) purchased
462-432: Was held at the site, but it didn't open for service until September 8, 2015, coinciding with a major service change for Omnitrans, which saw more than a dozen bus lines rerouted to serve the transit center. Train service came to the station in late 2017 after the completion of a project that built tracks between the transit center and San Bernardino's Santa Fe Depot , which was the city's primary train depot. Test runs of
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#1732791712006484-557: Was the largest railway station west of the Mississippi River . The San Bernardino Sun wrote "Santa Fe's Station to be the finest in the west." A few years after the depot's opening, an extension was added that included a Harvey House and living quarters. The historic depot is built in the Mission Revival Style with Moorish Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival features. Utilizing hollow clay blocks,
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