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Monterey station
Monterey | ||||||||||||||||
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 A Del Monte train boarding riders at Monterey, September 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 36°36′04″N 121°53′29″W / 36.601163°N 121.891282°W | |||||||||||||||
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| Closed | April 30, 1971 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1921 | |||||||||||||||
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Monterey station was a train station in Monterey, California located close to Fisherman's Wharf. Originally served by the Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad, the line was purchased by Southern Pacific on September 29, 1879. The Monterey and Pacific Grove Railway opened a streetcar extension to the station in 1892,[1] providing local connections until about 1923. Southern Pacific constructed a new station building in 1921.[2] Train service ended with the cancellation of the Del Monte after April 30, 1971, when Amtrak took over passenger rail services in the United States.
The depot was converted to retail space, and is occupied by a brewpub as of 2019[update].[3]
Restoration of service along the Monterey Branch Line was studied in the 1984–89 Caltrans passenger rail development plan.[4] Later suggestions call for establishment of light rail service along the Monterey Branch Line, but the Monterey stop is planned to be located at the Custom House Plaza.[5]
- ^ Hanson, Erle C. (1990). Monterey & Pacific Grove Street Car Era. Glendale, California: Interurban Press. pp. 12–13. ISBN 0-916374-91-2. OL 1876952M.
- ^ Schwieterman, Joseph P. (2004). When the Railroad Leaves Town: American Communities in the Age of Rail Line Abandonment, Western United States. Kirksville, Missouri: Truman State University Press. pp. 55–59. ISBN 978-1-931112-13-0. OL 8801889M.
- ^ Taylor, Dennis (June 27, 2019). "New pub opens in old Monterey train depot site". Monterey Herald. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1984-89 Fiscal Years. Sacramento, CA: Division of Mass Transportation, Caltrans. 1984. OCLC 10983344.
- ^ "Monterey Branch Line". Transportation Agency for Monterey County. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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