Monterey station was a train station in Monterey, California located close to Fisherman's Wharf. Originally served by the Monterey & Salinas Valley Railroad, the line was purchased by Southern Pacific on September 29, 1879. Southern Pacific constructed a new station building in 1921.[1] Train service ended with the cancellation of the Del Monte after April 30, 1971, when Amtrak took over passenger rail services in the United States.
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 A Del Monte train boarding riders at Monterey, September 1970 | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 36°36′04″N 121°53′29″W / 36.601163°N 121.891282°W | ||||||||||
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| Closed | April 30, 1971 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1921 | ||||||||||
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The depot was converted to retail space, and is occupied by a brewpub as of 2019[update].[2]
Restoration of service along the Monterey Branch Line was studied in the 1984-89 Caltrans passenger rail development plan.[3] Later suggestions call for establishment of light rail service along the Monterey Branch Line, but the Monterey stop is planned to be located at the Custom House Plaza.[4]
References edit
- ^ Schwieterman, Joseph P. (2004). When the Railroad Leaves Town: American Communities in the Age of Rail Line Abandonment, Western United States. Kirksville, Missouri: Truman State University Press. pp. 55–59. ISBN 978-1-931112-13-0.
- ^ Taylor, Dennis (June 27, 2019). "New pub opens in old Monterey train depot site". Monterey Herald. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1984-89 Fiscal Years. Sacramento, CA: Division of Mass Transportation, Caltrans. 1984. OCLC 10983344.
- ^ "Monterey Branch Line". Transportation Agency for Monterey County. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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