Palm_Springs_(Amtrak_station)

Palm Springs station

Palm Springs station

Train station in Palm Springs, California, US


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 has a single side platform and an open-air shelter. It was built in 1999, and the property is owned by the City of Palm Springs.[2]

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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 28, 2023.[7]


References

  1. "Palm Springs, CA – North (PSN)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  2. "North Palm Springs, CA (PSN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. "Palm Springs, CA, Station Temporarily Closed". Amtrak.com. May 20, 2021. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021.
  5. 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.

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