Hanford station

Hanford, CA
Hanford, CA
	Hanford station in January 2015
Location	200 Santa Fe Avenue, Hanford, California
Coordinates	36°19′34″N 119°39′07″W / 36.3261°N 119.6519°WCoordinates: 36°19′34″N 119°39′07″W / 36.3261°N 119.6519°W
Owned by	City of Hanford, BNSF Railway
Line(s)	BNSF Bakersfield Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach/Orange Belt Stages; Greyhound Lines; Kings Area Rural Transit
Construction
Parking	Free
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	HNF
Fare zone	Amtrak California
History
Opened	1897, 1974
Closed	May 1, 1971
Rebuilt	1991
Original company	San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad
Passengers
2018	190,403 3.2% (Amtrak)
Rank	22nd in California
Services
Former services
Location

Hanford is a train station in Hanford, California served by Amtrak. The station also services the larger city of Visalia, California, 20 miles (32 km) to the east.

History[]

Hanford station in 1910

It was built by the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad in 1897 and is one of only three SF&SJV stations left in existence. Service by the Santa Fe Railroad ended on May 1, 1971; Amtrak service began in 1974.

In the early 1990s, the city sponsored a rehabilitation of the depot that included rebuilding the former freight section and enclosing the outdoor waiting room. A wide, curving canopy was added to the trackside façade to provide travelers with better protection from the sun and rain. Interior modifications resulted in a new layout that added office and commercial space.^[4]

In 2006, the city moved forward with $1.5 million in improvements to the adjacent bus bays that accommodate local and regional lines and Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach service. A circa 1880s Southern Pacific wooden freight depot was moved to the site to provide a waiting room and ticket desk for bus passengers.^[4]

References[]

^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 11.
^ ^a ^b "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2018, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. June 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Hanford, CA (HNF)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved February 10, 2013.