Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center
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History
When the station opened on September 7, 1985, it was the largest new rail station built in the United States since the completion of the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal circa 1955.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The center was erected on the site of a former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway combination depot that had been constructed in 1939 and closed in 1982.[2]Template:RpScript error: No such module "Unsubst". The station, which cost approximately $17 million, was funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, California Department of Transportation, and the city of Santa Ana.[3]
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]
Future service
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Design
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
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- Crucero USA
- Greyhound Lines
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
- Santa Ana, CA – Amtrak
- Santa Ana, CA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- DOT profile of Santa Ana Station
- Santa Ana Amtrak-Metrolink Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
- Orange County Transportation Authority
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- Amtrak stations in Orange County, California
- Metrolink stations in Orange County, California
- Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations
- Transit centers in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Santa Ana, California
- Transportation in Santa Ana, California
- Mediterranean Revival architecture in California
- Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in California
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1985
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1939
- 1939 establishments in California
- 1985 establishments in California
- 1982 disestablishments in California
- Bus stations in Orange County, California
- Railway stations in the United States closed in 1982
- OC Streetcar stations