Hanford station 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.
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![]() Hanford station, January 2015 | |||||||||||||
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Location | 200 Santa Fe Avenue Hanford, California United States | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36.3261°N 119.6519°W / 36.3261; -119.6519 | ||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Hanford, BNSF Railway | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Bakersfield Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: HNF | ||||||||||||
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Opened | 1897, 1974 | ||||||||||||
Closed | May 1, 1971 | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1991 | ||||||||||||
Original company | San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad | ||||||||||||
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FY 2021 | 60,573[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
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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.[3]
In 2006, the city moved forward with $1.5 million in improvements to the adjacent bus bays that accommodate local and regional service provided by the Kings Area Regional Transit (KART) system. A circa 1880s Southern Pacific wooden freight depot was moved to the site to provide a waiting room and ticket desk for bus passengers.[3]
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