Palm Springs (Amtrak station)
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The Palm Springs Amtrak station is a train station in Palm Springs
, California
, United States
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. It is served in each direction by thrice-weekly service provided by the Sunset Limited
, combined with the Texas Eagle
over this portion of its route.
This is not a full service station. It is only a platform and open-air shelter with a roof. There are no services offered. It's approximately 7 miles (11.3 km) to downtown Palm Springs and there are no transportation services except for taxi cabs.
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, the national railroad passenger system. It is served in each direction by thrice-weekly service provided by the Sunset Limited
Sunset Limited
The Sunset Limited is a passenger train that for most of its history has run between New Orleans, Louisiana and Los Angeles, California, and that from early 1993 through late August 2005 also ran east of New Orleans to Jacksonville, Florida, making it during that time the only true transcontinental...
, combined with the Texas Eagle
Texas Eagle
The Texas Eagle is a 1306-mile passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the central and western United States. Trains run daily between Chicago, Illinois, and San Antonio, Texas, and continue to Los Angeles, California, 2728 miles total, three days a week...
over this portion of its route.
This is not a full service station. It is only a platform and open-air shelter with a roof. There are no services offered. It's approximately 7 miles (11.3 km) to downtown Palm Springs and there are no transportation services except for taxi cabs.