Fresno station (California High-Speed Rail)

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This article is about the station formerly used by Southern Pacific, and planned to be used by California High-Speed Rail. For the current Amtrak station, see Santa Fe Passenger Depot (Fresno, California).
Fresno
Southern Pacific Passenger Depot - view from Tulare St.JPG
The Depot as seen from Tulare Street, 2014
LocationH Street
Fresno, California
Coordinates36°43′59″N 119°47′37″W / 36.733074°N 119.793732°W / 36.733074; -119.793732
Owned byCalifornia High-Speed Rail Authority
Other information
Statusunder construction
History
OpenedApril 1872
Opening2029 (California High-Speed Rail)
ClosedApril 1, 1971
RebuiltOctober 1889
Original companyCentral Pacific Railroad
Future Services
Preceding station California High-Speed Rail Following station
Madera
towards Merced
 Phase I
Central Valley Segment
 Kings–Tulare
towards Bakersfield
Former Services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
toward Sacramento
 Sacramento Daylight
toward Los Angeles
toward Oakland Pier
 San Joaquin Daylight
Southern Pacific Depot
Fresno Depot is located in California
Fresno Depot
Fresno Depot
Coordinates36°43′57″N 119°47′33″W / 36.73250°N 119.79250°W / 36.73250; -119.79250Coordinates: 36°43′57″N 119°47′33″W / 36.73250°N 119.79250°W / 36.73250; -119.79250
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1889
Built bySouthern Pacific
Architectural styleQueen Anne style
NRHP reference No.78000665[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1978
Location
Fresno is located in California
Fresno
Fresno
Location within California

Fresno is a California High-Speed Rail station being constructed in Fresno, California; the groundbreaking ceremony for the system was held at the station site on January 6, 2015.[2] The first purpose-built high speed rail station in the United States,[3] it is part of the system's Initial Construction Segment. The facility is located in Downtown Fresno at H Street between Fresno and Tulare Streets, and is being built and integrated with the former Southern Pacific Depot in Fresno. The station is about 7 blocks south from the existing Fresno Amtrak station. The high-speed rail line runs along the right-of-way of the Union Pacific Railroad at this location.[4]

History[]

Southern Pacific Railroad[]

The station was established in April 1872 by the Central Pacific Railroad.[5] The railroad built a simple wood frame depot on the site. By 1888 the station had come under the ownership of Southern Pacific (SP), who wished to expand the facility. The City of Fresno rejected initial plans for a new station building, forcing SP to redesign and submit a new blueprint in the Queen Anne style of architecture, one of two such stations in California.[6] The new Depot opened in October 1889 and consolidated much of the company's freight operations in the Valley. Expansions and remodels occurred in the 1900s: more freight space was added on the south side of the building some time between 1914 and 1929, office were built on the north side in 1930, and the waiting room was remodeled in 1945.[1] The Depot hosted named trains such as the Sacramento Daylight and San Joaquin Daylight. The station was closed on May 1, 1971, as Amtrak assumed most intercity rail operations in the United States and the Central Valley was left out of the initial system. Services were restarted to Fresno in 1974, but at the Santa Fe Passenger Depot on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) to the northeast.

The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1978.[1] It is additionally listed on the City of Fresno Local Register of Historic Resources.

California High-Speed Rail[]

The station itself replaced a Greyhound bus terminal dating from the 1950s.[7] In July 2015, it was estimated that construction of the station building itself would commence in 2017 or 2018[7] and was expected to spur new development in Downtown Fresno.[8] Several existing industrial and office buildings in the vicinity had to be demolished to make way for the station and tracks.[9] In October 2016, the plans called for the station to occupy about 120,000 square feet and cost about $80 million, with the planning work being finished by the end of 2019.[10] At the end of January 2017, demolition was begun on the former Greyhound bus station occupying the site of the future high-speed rail station.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Siders, David (2015-01-06). "Groundbreaking at Fresno for California high-speed rail". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  3. ^ Resnik, Max (2 June 2017). "6 things to know about the high-speed rail project". KCRA. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Fresno Station". California High-Speed Rail Authority. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  5. ^ "History of Fresno". City of Fresno. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Historical Perspective: Southern Pacific Railroad depot". Fresno Bee. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b Lurie, George (2015-07-10). "Rail Authority: Fresno station construction could begin by 2017". The Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  8. ^ Johnson, Brian (2015-10-14). "Fresno officials get ready for downtown High Speed Rail station". ABC30 Fresno. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  9. ^ Sheehan, Tim (2015-08-24). "High-speed rail continues to gobble up Fresno buildings". Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  10. ^ Sheehan, Tim (2016-10-09). "High-speed rail agency delays decision on Fresno station design". Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  11. ^ Sheehan, Tim (2017-01-30). "Demolition begins on Fresno's former Greyhound bus station". Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

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