Alhambra station
Railway station in Alhambra, California, United States
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Alhambra station was a train station in Alhambra, California. It was last served by the Amtrak Sunset Limited.
Alhambra, California
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 2200 West Mission Road[1] Alhambra, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°04′46.7″N 118°08′55.7″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | SP Alhambra Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Amtrak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1886 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Shorb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Opened in 1886 as Shorb,[2][3]: 25 the station was a stop on the transcontinental Southern Pacific Railroad Sunset Limited.[4] The first building was located at Garfield Avenue and Mission Road.[5] A separate Alhambra station operated two route miles (3.2 km) to the east.[6]
Pacific Electric built their route for the Shorb Line spur here in 1912 to connect their interurban system to the transcontinental passenger network; their passenger service ceased in 1924.[7]
The station building was reconstructed in 1940.[5][8]: 48 Passenger services were commuted to Amtrak in 1971, who took over operations at the depot. Trains ceased to stop in 1975 as the station was bypassed.[5][1][9] The tracks were depressed into a trench by the city with work starting in 1977.[2] The tracks currently run in the trench below surface grade throughout Alhambra, rejoining grade-level tracks in El Monte adjacent to Metrolink’s El Monte station, served by the San Bernardino Line. The station was subsequently destroyed by a fire in 1984.[8]: 48
