Santa Fe Station
2650 Tulare St.
Opened 1899
Southern Pacific Station
1713 Tulare St.
Opened 1889, replacing earlier station at same location built in 1872
(Santa Fe Station)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 23 San Francisco 1:15 7 10:50 pm 24 Barstow 5:00 6 4:10 am 30 (Motor Train) Corcoran 5:45 60 Golden Gate Bakersfield 12:12 12:10 pm 61 Golden Gate San Francisco 12:59 12:45 pm 1 San Francisco Chief San Francisco 2:15 8:45 am 5:45 am 26 (Motor Train) Calwa 3:40 2 San Francisco Chief Barstow 4:05 3:30 pm 8:05 pm 63 Golden Gate San Francisco 6:04 5:45 pm 62 Golden Gate Bakersfield 10:05 10:05 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 23 Barstow 12:55 7 10:30 pm 24 San Francisco 4:44 6 3:52 am 15 (Motor Train) Calwa 5:25 60 Golden Gate San Francisco 12:10 12:05 pm 61 Golden Gate Bakersfield 12:57 12:40 pm 1 San Francisco Chief Barstow 2:05 8:40 am 5:45 am 25 (Motor Train) Corcoran 3:28 2 San Francisco Chief San Francisco 3:55 3:25 pm 8:05 pm 63 Golden Gate Bakersfield 6:02 5:41 pm 62 Golden Gate San Francisco 10:03 10:00 pmPassenger service initially discontinued in 1971 with the creation of Amtrak, last train was the San Francisco Chief.
(Southern Pacific Station)
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 26 Owl Los Angeles 12:15 58 2:35 am 60 West Coast Los Angeles 1:05 11:35 pm 25 Owl San Francisco 2:55 57 2:15 am 59 West Coast Portland 4:00 3:10 am 52 San Joaquin Daylight Los Angeles 1:00 11:41 am 12:55 pm 51 San Joaquin Daylight San Francisco 3:50 1:45 pm 1:59 pm 53 Sequoia San Francisco 4:00 56 Tehachapi Los Angeles 5:30Arrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 60 West Coast Portland 12:48 11:15 pm 25 Owl Los Angeles 2:40 57 1:55 am 59 West Coast Los Angeles 3:45 2:52 am 58 Sequoia San Francisco 7:00 55 Tehachapi Los Angeles 7:30 52 San Joaquin Daylight San Francisco 12:50 11:32 am 12:50 pm 51 San Joaquin Daylight Los Angeles 3:35 1:35 pm 1:52 pm 26 Owl San Francisco 11:59 58 2:15 amPassenger service discontinued in 1971 with the creation of Amtrak, last train was the San Joaquin Daylight.
In addition, Southern Pacific passenger trains operated via the Clovis Branch until 1930, via the Exeter Branch until late 1930's, and via the Los Banos Subdivision until early 1940's.
The Southern Pacific station still stands. The station was somewhat obscured by a Greyhound bus station. But the original Greyhound company serving Fresno was Pacific Greyhound Lines, which was actually controlled by Southern Pacific. Greyhound has since relocated to the Santa Fe station, shared with Amtrak.
Santa Fe Railroad Depot
Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
Links to Web sites containing further historical information on the stations.
Fresno was located on the Southern Pacific San Joaquin Division main line, and on the Santa Fe Valley Division main line. Both lines extended between Oakland and Bakersfield. And AT&SF's Visalia District diverged from the main line at Calwa, 3 miles south. Each railroad used its own station.