Bakersfield (Amtrak station)

Bakersfield
Location	601 Truxtun Ave Bakersfield, CA 93301
Coordinates	35°22′20″N 119°0′35″W / 35.37222°N 119.00972°W / 35.37222; -119.00972Coordinates: 35°22′20″N 119°0′35″W / 35.37222°N 119.00972°W / 35.37222; -119.00972
Owned by	City of Bakersfield
Line(s)	San Joaquin
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Thruway Motorcoach, Kern Regional Transit
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Parking	free
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	BFD
History
Opened	July 4, 2000 (2000-07-04)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	513,884  1.4%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Wasco toward Oakland-Jack London Square or Sacramento San Joaquin Terminus   Former services   Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Shafter toward Oakland Oakland – Barstow Mojave Trackage rights via Southern Pacific Railroad toward Barstow
Location
Location within Bakersfield

Bakersfield station is a train station in Bakersfield, California. It is the southern terminus of Amtrak California's San Joaquin route, with Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach service continuing to Amtrak stations and bus stops throughout Southern California and Nevada. The station opened with a celebration on July 4, 2000. It contains an 8,300 square feet (770 m²) station, 2 tracks, and a 15-bay bus station.

The original operator for train service on this line was the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. Their station was located at the intersection of 15th Street and F Street (about 0.9 miles west). It was constructed in 1899 and demolished in 1972. Named Santa Fe passenger trains served at the station included the San Francisco Chief, and Golden Gate. Starting in 1974, Amtrak operated out of a temporary station at that site, until this station was constructed.

Construction of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad reached Bakersfield in 1898, and was completed in 1899. However, they would not construct a train station in the city, because once completed, the railroad was purchased by Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. It would also obtained trackage rights over Tehachapi Pass from the Southern Pacific Railroad. They constructed the Bakersfield Santa Fe Station in 1899, at the intersection of F Street and 15th Street.

The station occupied two blocks of land, between D Street and F Street. A Harvey House was located on the east side of the station. In 1901, the Bakersfield and Kern Electric Railway was relocated to serve the station. It provided a direct connection between the Bakersfield Santa Fe Station and the Bakersfield Southern Pacific Station (about 2.5 miles east in East Bakersfield). In 1938, Santa Fe began operating intermodal rail service on the San Joaquin Valley line. Trains would travel between Oakland and Bakersfield on the railroad line. At Bakersfield passengers would transfer to one of several bus routes, which departed for destination in Southern California. As a result, bus bays were constructed at the station.