Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center

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History

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In FY2010 Santa Ana was the 22nd-busiest of Amtrak's 73 California stations, boarding or detraining an average of about 420 passengers daily.[4]

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The Amtrak platform at Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center

Future service

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Design

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Pedestrian bridge linking northbound Track 1 to The Depot and Track 2.

The station was designed by the Blurock Partnership architectural firm in the Spanish Colonial Revival and Mediterranean Revival architectural styles to complement the region's older buildings. Features include red barrel roof tiles, arcades, colonnades, exterior walls finished to resemble stucco, and the extensive use of painted tiles for decoration.[3]

Service

Train hours and frequency

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Bus services

In popular culture

The last scene in the movie Rain Man was filmed at the station.[5][6] Its exterior and interior appeared in the second season of True Detective in 2015.[7]

References

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External links

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