Fresno, CA
Santa Fe Passenger Depot in 2009
General information
Other names	Santa Fe Passenger Depot
Location	2650 Tulare Street Fresno, California United States
Coordinates	36°44′18″N119°46′55″W / 36.73833°N 119.78194°W /36.73833; -119.78194
Owned by	City of Fresno
Line	BNSFStockton Subdivision[1]
Platforms	1side platform 1island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	SeeBus connections section
Construction
Parking	11 short term spaces, 98 long term spaces[2]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak:FNO
History
Opened	1899 (1899)[3]
Rebuilt	2005
Original company	San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad
Passengers
FY 2025	302,753 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Madera towardOakland orSacramento Gold Runner Hanford towardBakersfield
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Storey until 2010 towardOakland orSacramento San Joaquins Hanford towardBakersfield Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station Figarden towardRichmond Valley Division Calwa towardBarstow Terminus Corcoran –Fresno Calwa towardCorcoran
Santa Fe Passenger Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	1.1 acres (0.4 ha)
Architect	William Benson Storey
Architectural style	California Mission
NRHP reference No.	76000482[4]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1976
Location

TheSanta Fe Passenger Depot, also known asFresno station, is an historicrailroad station and transportation hub in downtownFresno, California. It is served byGold Runner inter-city passenger trains,Greyhound inter-city buses, and regional transit services includingFresno Area Express and theFresno County Rural Transit Agency.

The station was built in 1899 for the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad (SF&SJV)[5] and was designed byWilliam Benson Storey for theAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF or Santa Fe). It is very similar to theStockton – San Joaquin Street Station.^[6] The station was once the Santa Fe's Valley Division Headquarters, and was expanded or renovated nine times between 1908 and 1985. Santa Fe closed the station for passenger service in 1966 and completely shuttered the building in the early 1990s. When passenger service to Fresno was reinstated on March 5, 1974, Amtrak used a space in the nearby freight house. By the time the city of Fresno purchased the station in 2003, it had fallen into disrepair. The station reopened on February 12, 2005, after aUS$6 million renovation project largely restored it to its original 1899 appearance.^[3] After renovations there are now is 5,400 sq ft (500 m²) dedicated to passenger service and another 12,300 sq ft (1,140 m²) available for lease. The Santa Fe Depot was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1976.

From its beginning until Amtrak took over nearly all passenger rail service within the United States in 1971, the station was served by ATSF trains, including the famousSan Francisco Chief and the Oakland-Barstow line.^[7] For the first few years after Amtrak's inception Fresno had no rail service. In 1974 service by Amtrak/Amtrak California'sSan Joaquin began. Initially, service only included daily service (once in each direction) between Oakland and Bakersfield.^[8] Originally, the next northbound stop wasMerced, but by 1978 theStorey Train Station was added. (However, under Amtrak that station was known as Madera, rather than Storey.)^[9] As the years went by service increased substantially and by 2002 theSan Joaquin ran twice daily (in each direction) between Sacramento and Bakersfield and four times daily (in each direction) between Oakland and Bakersfield.^[10]

Gold Runner trains are expected to cease services here onceCalifornia High-Speed Rail operations begin.^[11]

The station is located at 2650 Tulare Street,^[2] just off Santa Fe Street, across the street fromFresno City Hall. It is situated in the middle of a rough triangle formed by the threefreeways in the city (California State Route 99,California State Route 41, andCalifornia State Route 180) and is easily accessible from all three.

In fiscal year 2025, 302,753 passengers boarded or detrained at Fresno station.^[12] Excluding passengers who are transferring to a Thruway Bus, Fresno has the highest ridership on theGold Runner service.^[13]

The station has an indoor waiting room open from 5:45 am to 10:00 pm daily. Inside the station there is a staffed ticket counter with baggage check services. In addition to the ticketing counter, there is anautomated ticket kiosk. There is also a bathroom and vending machines. The station has 11 short term and 98 long term parking spaces.^[2]

The Santa Fe passenger depot has two tracks, but only oneside platform sees regular service. Amtrak trains switch onto this track just north or south of the station, leaving the Main Line clear for freight trains. There is a very narrowisland platform between the tracks that is occasionally used when Amtrak trains are not able to switch onto the station track. Passengers are not allowed to wait on the island platform.

• Amtrak Thruway:1 to Los Angeles viaBakersfield(late night/early morning only),15B to Yosemite National Park(seasonal, May–September)
• Fresno Area Express:22 (more routes serve the nearbyCourthouse Park)
• Fresno County Rural Transit Agency:Coalinga,Orange Cove,Southeast,Westside
• Greyhound Lines
• Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System: Highway 41 Route(seasonal, May–September)
• V-LINE connections toVisalia are available daily from the nearby Courthouse Park^[14]

Media related toFresno station at Wikimedia Commons

• Fresno, CA – Amtrak
• Fresno, CA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Fresno, CA – USA RailGuide (TrainWeb)

• Amtrak stations in California
• Buildings and structures in Fresno, California
• Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stations in Fresno County, California
• Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations
• Transportation in Fresno, California
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1899
• Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in California
• National Register of Historic Places in Fresno County, California
• 1890s architecture in the United States
• Mission Revival architecture in California
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1974
• Railway stations in Fresno County, California
• Railway stations in the United States closed in 1966

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