Fullerton (Amtrak station)

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Fullerton
Station statistics
Address	120 E Santa Fe Avenue Fullerton, CA 92832
Lines	Amtrak: Pacific Surfliner Southwest Chief Metrolink: 91 Line Orange County Line
Parking	250 spaces
Other information
Code	FTN
Traffic
Passengers (FY2007)	425,469 ▲ 3% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Los Angeles toward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Anaheim toward San Diego Los Angeles Terminus Southwest Chief Riverside toward Chicago Preceding station   Metrolink   Following station Buena Park toward Los Angeles 91 Line West Corona toward Riverside-Downtown Orange County Line Anaheim toward Oceanside

Fullerton Station is a passenger rail and bus station located in Fullerton, California. It is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner and Southwest Chief trains, and Metrolink's 91 Line and Orange County Line trains. It also serves as a major bus depot for the Orange County Transportation Authority. Altogether it is one of the major transportation hubs of Orange County.[1]

This station is notable because it actually has two historic depots on site, one built in 1923 by the Union Pacific Railroad and the other built in 1930 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Both depots are on the National Register of Historic Places. The Santa Fe depot is used as an Amtrak ticket office, passenger waiting area and cafe while the Union Pacific building is occupied by an Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant.

In recent years, The Fullerton Railway Plaza Association has begun fundraising and lobbying efforts for the creation of an interactive railroad attraction or museum at the site^[1], while continuing preservation efforts. Since 1998, the Amtrak station and the FRPA have hosted the annual "Fullerton Railroad Days" at the Santa Fe depot.[2]

[edit] External links

• Amtrak - Stations - Fullerton, CA

• Ridership figures, FY 2004
• Ridership figures, FY 2005
• Ridership figures, FY 2006
• Ridership figures, FY 2007

• Metrolink :: Fullerton
• Trainweb page about Fullerton Station
• Fullerton Heritage profile on the Union Pacific Depot
• Fullerton Heritage profile on the Santa Fe Depot

• Fullerton (Amtrak station) is at coordinates 33°52′07″N 117°55′20″W / 33.868612, -117.9223 (Fullerton (Amtrak station))Coordinates: 33°52′07″N 117°55′20″W / 33.868612, -117.9223 (Fullerton (Amtrak station))

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