Palm Springs station is a train station in the Garnet community of Palm Springs, California, United States, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The Sunset Limited and the Texas Eagle, combined, provide a thrice-weekly service in each direction.

Palm Springs, CA
Sunset Limited at Palm Springs station, 2008
General information
Location	Palm Springs Station Rd at N Indian Canyon Dr[1][2] Palm Springs, California United States
Coordinates	33°53′52″N 116°32′53″W
Owned by	City of Palm Springs
Line(s)	UP Yuma Subdivision[3]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	10 spaces
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: PSN
History
Opened	June 1997
Passengers
FY 2021	1,171[4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Ontario toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited Yuma toward New Orleans Texas Eagle Yuma toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Ontario toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited Indio toward Orlando Texas Eagle Indio toward Chicago
Location

This is not a full-service station. The station comprises a single platform and an open-air shelter with a roof. It was built in 1999, and the property is owned by the City of Palm Springs.[2] No services are offered at this unmanned station. The station is approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Palm Springs, and there are no connecting transportation services between the station and downtown except for taxi cabs and app-based ride services.

Greyhound Lines also has a stop (no ticketing) at the station.[5]

The station was temporarily closed in May 2021 when desert sandstorms caused sand drifts near the station, making it unsafe for passengers.[6] The station reopened on August 28, 2021.[7]

Ridership

Ridership at the Palm Springs station declined from 2010 to 2013, in large part due to the normally inconvenient service times to and from Los Angeles. In FY2010, the station served 6,061 passengers.[8] This declined to 5,897 passengers in FY2011 (-2.7%),[9] and then to 4,945 passengers in FY2012 (-16.1%).[10] As of FY2013, Palm Springs station's ridership further declined to 3,113 passengers, corresponding to an average boarding or detraining of just 8–9 passengers daily, making Palm Springs the 71st-busiest of the 74 stations served by Amtrak in California in FY2013.[11] Following the 2012 schedule change for the Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle, inbound trains depart at 2:02 am (changed from 4:54am) and outbound trains arrive at 12:36 am (changed from 5:35pm).[12]

References

External links

Media related to Palm Springs (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Palm Springs, CA – Amtrak
• Palm Springs, CA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Palm Springs Amtrak station information
• Palm Springs Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
• Pictures of train station/platform
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palm Springs Station

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