Alhambra, CA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The station in May 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2200West Mission Road[1] Alhambra, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°04′46.7″N118°08′55.7″W / 34.079639°N 118.148806°W /34.079639; -118.148806 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | SPAlhambra Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Amtrak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1886 (1886) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1975 (1975) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Shorb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alhambra station was atrain station inAlhambra, California. It was last served by theAmtrakSunset Limited.
Opened in 1886 asShorb,[2][3]: 25 the station was a stop on the transcontinentalSouthern Pacific RailroadSunset 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 theShorb Linespur here in 1912 to connect theirinterurban system to the transcontinental passenger network; their passenger service ceased in 1924.[7]
Thestation building was reconstructed in 1940.[5][8]: 48 Passenger services were commuted toAmtrak 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 inEl Monte adjacent toMetrolink’sEl Monte station, served by theSan Bernardino Line. The station was subsequently destroyed by a fire in 1984.[8]: 48
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