Palm Springs station

Not to be confused with Palm Spring Station.

Palm Springs station is an Amtrak train station in the Garnet community of Palm Springs, California, United States. The station is served by the thrice-weekly round trip of the combined Sunset Limited/Texas Eagle. The station has a single side platform and an open-air shelter. It was built in 1999, and the property is owned by the City of Palm Springs.^[2]

Palm Springs, CA
The Sunset Limited at Palm Springs station in 2008
General information
Location	Palm Springs Station Rd at N Indian Canyon Drive[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
Parking	10 spaces
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: PSN
History
Opened	June 1997
Passengers
FY 2023	1,687[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

The station was temporarily closed from May 20 to August 25, 2021, after desert sandstorms caused sand drifts near the station, burying the tracks and making it unsafe for passengers.^[5][6] The station closed again on March 28, 2023.^[7]

As of March 2024^[update], modification of the platform for accessibility is planned to be complete later in 2024.^[8]

References

1. "Palm Springs, CA – North (PSN)". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
2. "North Palm Springs, CA (PSN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
3. "Coachella Valley San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Study Tier 2 Environmental Impact Report and Conceptual Engineering Development Report" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
4. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
5. "Palm Springs, CA, Station Temporarily Closed". Amtrak.com. May 20, 2021. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021.
6. Rode, Erin (September 5, 2021). "The Palm Springs Amtrak station closed for three months. Why didn't anyone notice?". Palm Springs Desert Sun. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
7. "RailPAC sends letter in support of Palm Springs Station Wind-Blown Sand Resiliency Project". Rail Passenger Association of CA & NV. August 11, 2023.
8. "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2023 State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. p. 7.

External links

Media related to Palm Springs station at Wikimedia Commons

• Palm Springs, CA – Amtrak
• Palm Springs, CA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)