Bakersfield station (Southern Pacific Railroad)

Bakersfield station is a former Southern Pacific Railroad station and hotel in Bakersfield, California. The station opened June 27, 1889, in the town of Sumner (which was later annexed by Bakersfield). The station was a mixture of Richardsonian Romanesque, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Moderne styles. It was closed in 1971, after the formation of Amtrak.

For Bakersfield's active train station, see Bakersfield station (Amtrak).
Bakersfield
The former station building in 2009
General information
Location700 Sumner Street
Coordinates35°22′37″N 118°59′31″W
Owned byUnion Pacific
Line(s)UP Fresno Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
History
OpenedJune 27, 1889 (1889-06-27)
ClosedApril 30, 1971 (1971-04-30)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Los Angeles
Terminus
 Coast Starlight
detour route
 Oakland – Jack London Square
toward Seattle
Former servivces
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Edison
toward Los Angeles
 San Joaquin Valley Line Famoso
toward Oakland Pier
Tehachapi
toward Los Angeles
 San Joaquin Daylight Delano
toward Sacramento
Sacramento Daylight
Preceding station Bakersfield and Kern Electric Railway Following station
17th Street / F Street
toward Bakersfield
 Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Line Terminus

The station served Southern Pacific passenger trains that ran on the San Joaquin Valley Route, including the San Joaquin Daylight, Sacramento Daylight, Owl Limited, and West Coast. It is currently used as an office building and crew change center by Union Pacific. On extremely rare occasions, it is used as a stop for the Coast Starlight when Union Pacific's Coast Line is closed.

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