Grover Beach station

Grover Beach is a passenger rail station in the city of Grover Beach, California. It is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego. Four Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily.[2]

Grover Beach
Trackside of the Grover Beach station in 2007
Location150 Highway 1 at Grand Ave.
Grover Beach, California 93433
Coordinates35.1213°N 120.6292°W / 35.1213; -120.6292
Line(s)Coast Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsThruway Motorcoach/Orange Belt Stages, South County Transit Routes 21 & 24
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeGVB
Traffic
Passengers (2015)19,437[1]  0.48% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
San Luis Obispo
Terminus
 Pacific Surfliner Guadalupe
toward Los Angeles or San Diego
     Coast Starlight does not stop here
Location

The station opened in November 1996 from a $1.6 million project that was a coordinated effort between Caltrans, Amtrak, and the city of Grover Beach with funding from State Transit Capital Improvement and Proposition 116 bonds.[3]

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Grover Beach was the 52nd-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 50 passengers daily.[4]

This station is located in San Luis Obispo County.[5]

Platforms and tracks
East track ■ Coast Starlight No stops
West track ■ Pacific Surfliner toward San Luis Obispo (Terminus)
■ Pacific Surfliner toward San Diego-Union Station (Guadalupe)
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References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. "Train Web: Grover Beach".
  3. "Great American Stations". Amtrak. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  4. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  5. Alley, Dave (August 22, 2018). "Grover Beach holds groundbreaking for $3.1 million train station expansion". KEYT News. Retrieved 28 October 2018.


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