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{{Short description|Railway station in San Bernardino, California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{About||the train station in downtown San Bernardino|San Bernardino Transit Center|the post office listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places|San Bernardino Downtown Station}}
{{Infobox station
| style = Amtrak
| name = San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot
| image = SanBernardinoStationStreetside.jpg
| caption = Streetside of San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot in 2006
| other_name = San Bernardino–Depot
| address = 1170 West Third Street<ref name="SNB">{{cite web|url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=SNB|title=San Bernardino, CA (SNB)|website=amtrak.com|publisher=[[Amtrak]]|access-date=11 Jan 2014}}</ref>
| borough = [[San Bernardino, California]]
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|34|06|15|N|117|18|35|W|region:US-CA_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| owned = [[San Bernardino County Transportation Authority]]
| line = [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] [[Cajon Subdivision|Cajon]] / [[San Bernardino Subdivision|San Bernardino]] Subdivisions<ref name=schematics>{{CA rail schematics|page=19}}</ref><!-- The physical "line" is not the same as "services" which are detailed below -->
| distance = 
| platforms = 1 [[side platform]] (Amtrak)<br />3 [[island platform]]s (Metrolink)
| tracks = 7
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
   | {{bus icon}} [[Amtrak Thruway]]: [[Amtrak Thruway#19|19]]
   | {{bus icon}} [[Greyhound]]
   | {{bus icon}} [[Mountain Transit]]: 5,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mountaintransit.org/routes/big-bear-otm-route-5/|title=Big Bear OTM Route 5}}</ref> 6<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mountaintransit.org/routes/rim-otm-route-6/|title = RIM OTM Route 6}}</ref>
   | {{bus icon}} [[Victor Valley Transit Authority]]: 15<ref>{{cite web |title=Inter city route 15 |url=https://vvta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/15-2022-10-02-1.pdf |publisher=VVTA |access-date=15 August 2023}}</ref>
| {{bus icon}} [[Omnitrans]]:1<ref>{{cite web |title=january2024 bus book |url=https://omnitrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/January2024_busbook_wb_cvr.pdf |website=Omnitrans |access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref>
   }}
| parking = 777 spaces, 10 [[accessible]] spaces
| bicycle = 
| accessible = Yes
| code = {{Amtrak code|SNB}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|1918|7|15}}
| rebuilt = 2004
| mpassengers = {{rail pass box|system=Amtrak only|passengers={{Amtrak ridership|San Bernardino}}{{Amtrak ridership|citationCA}}|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership|date}}}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Amtrak
|line1=Southwest Chief|left1=Riverside|right1=Victorville
|system2=Metrolink (California)
|line2=Inland Empire–Orange County|left2=Riverside–Downtown|right2=San Bernardino–Downtown|to-left2=Oceanside|to-right2=San Bernardino–Downtown
|line3=San Bernardino|left3=Rialto|right3=San Bernardino–Downtown
|line4=San Bernardino Express|left4=Rancho Cucamonga|right4=Redlands–Downtown
}}
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Amtrak
|line1=Desert Wind|left1=Fullerton|right1=Victorville|note-mid1=1986-1997
|line2=Desert Wind|left2=Pomona|right2=Victorville|note-mid2=1979-1986
|line3=Southwest Chief|left3=Pomona|right3=Victorville|note-mid3=1984-1994
|line4=Southwest Limited|left4=Pomona|right4=Victorville|note-mid4=1974-1984
|line5=Super Chief|left5=Pomona|right5=Barstow|note-mid5=1971-1974
|line6=Las Vegas Limited|left6=Pomona|right6=Barstow|note-mid6=1976
|system7=Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
|line7=main|left7=Rialto|right7=Devore|note-mid7=Via [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], [[Pomona, California|Pomona]]
|line8=main|left8=Colton|right8=Devore|note-mid8=Via [[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]], [[Riverside, California|Riverside]]
|line9=Redlands Loop|left9=|right9=Arrowhead|to-right9=clockwise
|line10=Redlands Loop|left10=|right10=Victoria|to-right10=counterclockwise
|line11=San Jacinto Branch|left11=Colton|right11=
}}
| nrhp = {{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Passenger and Freight Depot
| nrhp_type    =
| embed        = yes
| area         = 
| architect    = W.A. Mohr; Cresmer Manufacturing Co.
| architecture = [[Mission Revival Style architecture|Mission Revival]]/[[Moorish Revival architecture|Moorish Revival]]/[[Spanish Colonial Revival architecture|Spanish Colonial Revival]]
| added        = February 2, 2001
| refnum       = 01000025
<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>
}}
}}
The '''San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot ''' (Metrolink designation '''San Bernardino–Depot''')  is a [[Mission Revival Style architecture|Mission Revival Style]] [[passenger rail]] terminal in [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]], [[California]], United States.  It has been the primary station for the city, serving Amtrak today, and the Santa Fe and Union Pacific Railroads in the past. Until the mid-20th century, the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] had a station 3/4 of a mile away.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Index of Railway Stations, p. 1444 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=82 |issue=3 |date=August 1949}}</ref> It currently serves one [[Amtrak]] (''[[Southwest Chief]]'') and two [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] lines ([[Inland Empire–Orange County Line]] and [[San Bernardino Line]]). The depot is a historical landmark listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as '''Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Passenger and Freight Depot'''.<ref name="NRHP">{{cite news|title=California – San Bernardino County|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ca/San+Bernardino/state.html|website=www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com|publisher=American Dreams, Inc.|access-date=11 Jan 2014}}</ref>

== Early history ==
[[File:San Bernardino station, 1915.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Trackside of the original San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot, 1915]]Through its subsidiary [[California Southern Railroad]], the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] (ATSF) first built a two-and-a-half-story wooden structure on the site in 1886 to replace a converted [[boxcar]] that had been used as a temporary station.<ref>{{cite book|last=Serpico|first=Philip C.|title=Santa Fé Route to the Pacific|year=1988|publisher=Omni Publications|location=[[Palmdale, California]]|isbn=0-88418-000-X|page=20}}</ref>  The 1886 building was mostly destroyed in a fire just after midnight November 17, 1916.<ref name="SANBAG1">{{cite web|title=A Brief History of the Santa Fe Depot|url=http://www.sanbag.ca.gov/about/santa-fe_depot.html|publisher=[[San Bernardino Associated Governments]]|access-date=11 Jan 2014|archive-date=May 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527114821/http://www.sanbag.ca.gov/about/santa-fe_depot.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the pre-Amtrak era the station not only had Santa Fe Railway trains, it also had [[Union Pacific Railroad]] trains.{{cn|date=September 2021}} The trains of both railroads served disparate destinations in the west and in central United States. Local streetcar service was provided by the [[Pacific Electric]] on their [[Colton Line]] until 1942.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wx4.org/to/foam/sp/maps/and_timetables/1934-09-01PEsystemPTT.pdf |title=Pacific Electric Time Tables |date=September 1, 1934 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=Pacific Electric |website=wx4's Dome of Foam |access-date=September 1, 2021 |page=17}}</ref>

Named trains in 1960 included:<ref>{{cite journal |title=Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Table 4 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=92 |issue=12 |date=May 1960}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Union Pacific Railroad, Tables 1, 2, 3 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=92 |issue=12 |date=May 1960}}</ref>
*Santa Fe:
**''[[Chief (train)|Chief]]'' (Los Angeles to Chicago via Albuquerque and Kansas City)
**''[[El Capitan (train)|El Capitan]]'' (Los Angeles to Chicago via Albuquerque and Kansas City)
**''[[Grand Canyon Limited|Grand Canyon]]'' (Los Angeles to Chicago via Albuquerque and Kansas City)
**''[[Super Chief]]'' (Los Angeles to Chicago via Albuquerque and Kansas City)
*Union Pacific:
**''[[Challenger (train)|Challenger]]'' (Los Angeles to Chicago via Ogden, UT)
**''[[City of Los Angeles (train)|City of Los Angeles]]'' (Los Angeles to Chicago via Ogden, UT)
**''[[City of St. Louis (train)|City of St. Louis]]'' (Los Angeles to St. Louis via Ogden, UT and Kansas City)

== Architecture and design ==
[[File:OldSanBernardinoStationTrackside.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Trackside of the San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot]]

Local politicians requested ATSF to build a new station on a much larger scale than the previous.  The new station, designed by architect W.A. Mohr, cost $800,000 ({{Inflation|US|800,000|1918|r=-3|fmt=eq}}) to build and was officially opened on July&nbsp;15, 1918. At that time, it was the largest railway station west of the [[Mississippi River]].  The ''[[San Bernardino Sun]]'' wrote "Santa Fe's Station to be the finest in the west." A few years after the depot's opening, an extension was added that included a [[Fred Harvey Company|Harvey House]] and living quarters.<ref name="SANBAG1" />

The historic depot is built in the [[Mission Revival Style architecture|Mission Revival Style]] with [[Moorish Revival architecture|Moorish Revival]] and [[Spanish Colonial Revival architecture|Spanish Colonial Revival]] features. Utilizing hollow clay blocks, a red tile roof and stucco exterior, the depot was designed to withstand fire. Four domed towers are built around a large center lobby with polished tile walls and floor. The interior includes handcrafted high beams, coffered ceilings and decorative column capitals.<ref name="SANBAG1" />

The depot was featured in ''Visiting... with [[Huell Howser]]'' Episode 711.<ref>{{cite web |title=San Bernardino Train Station- Visiting (711) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University |url=https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/1999/10/28/san-bernadino-train-station-visiting-711/}}</ref>

== Decline and renovation ==
The station saw heavy use throughout the 20th century. But like with many railroad stations, there was a gradual decline in usage with the advent of automobiles, buses and air travel. The Harvey House closed in the 1950s. In 1971, the ATSF transferred its passenger service to Amtrak. From 1979 to 1997 Amtrak's ''[[Desert Wind]]'' (Los Angeles-Las-Vegas-Denver-Chicago) made stops at the station. Metrolink began service to the station on May&nbsp;17, 1993.<ref name="SANBAG2">{{cite web|title=SANBAG Property Acquisition, Depot Restoration Funding|url=http://www.sanbag.ca.gov/about/santa-fe_depot.html|publisher=[[San Bernardino Associated Governments]]|access-date=11 Jan 2014|archive-date=May 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527114821/http://www.sanbag.ca.gov/about/santa-fe_depot.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Whittaker|first=John|title=Service likely to help spur growth along route |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33599395/service_likely_to_help_spur_growth/|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|date=May 17, 1993|page=14|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = July 6, 2019 }}</ref>

In 1992, [[San Bernardino Associated Governments]] (SANBAG) purchased the historic depot from Santa Fe.  While Amtrak and Metrolink stopped using the depot in favor for a much smaller newer structure on the west side of the older one, SANBAG acquired over $15&nbsp;million from federal and local grants and funds to begin an extensive restoration of the historic depot beginning in 2002. In 2004, SANBAG and Metrolink moved some of their offices there.  After renovations are complete, SANBAG will share ownership with the City of San Bernardino and both agencies intend on leasing space in it.<ref name="SANBAG3">{{cite web|title=Restoration Details|url=http://www.sanbag.ca.gov/about/santa-fe_depot.html|publisher=[[San Bernardino Associated Governments]]|access-date=11 Jan 2014|archive-date=May 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527114821/http://www.sanbag.ca.gov/about/santa-fe_depot.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The historic depot waiting area, along with a new snack shop, opened again for Amtrak and Metrolink passengers on May&nbsp;2, 2008.<ref name="P-E1">{{cite news|title=San Bernardino depot is open for rail travelers, thanks to historical society volunteers|url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_R_bhosts05.4260cea.html|newspaper=[[The Press-Enterprise]]|publisher=[[Freedom Communications]]|location=[[Riverside, California]]|last=Richard|first=Chris|date=4 Mar 2008|access-date=March 16, 2009|archive-date=April 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401122421/http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_R_bhosts05.4260cea.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> A new elevator, platforms, tracks, and an overpass were built in March and April 2017 as part of the Downtown San Bernardino Passenger Rail Project, an extension of Metrolink service to the [[San Bernardino Transit Center]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20170417/metrolink-train-service-resumes-at-san-bernardino-rialto-stations|title=Metrolink train service resumes at San Bernardino, Rialto stations|date=2017-04-17|work=[[The San Bernardino Sun]]|access-date=2017-05-05|language=en}}</ref>

The San Bernardino Intermodal facility is directly adjacent to the station.

== Services ==

=== Metrolink ===
{{LA Metrolink hours and frequency|SB Express}}

{{LA Metrolink hours and frequency|IEOC San Bernardino}}

=== Amtrak ===
Amtrak's ''[[Southwest Chief]]'', which travels between [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] and [[Chicago, Illinois]], stops daily in each direction here.

== Platforms and tracks ==
{{San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot tracks}}
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{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=''[[Southwest Chief]]''|linecol=#{{rcr|Amtrak|Southwest Chief}}|dir=toward [[Chicago Union Station|Chicago]] <small>([[Victorville (Amtrak station)|Victorville]])</small>}}
{{ja-rail-linem|span=2|pfn=Metrolink platforms|nolinkindex=[[Inland Empire–Orange County Line]]|linecol=#{{rcr|Metrolink (California)|Inland}}|dir=toward [[Oceanside Transit Center|Oceanside]] <small>(Riverside–Downtown)</small>}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=3|nolinkindex=[[San Bernardino Line]]|linecol=#{{rcr|Metrolink (California)|San Bernardino}}|dir=toward [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|L.A. Union Station]] <small>([[Rialto (Metrolink station)|Rialto]])</small>}}

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== References ==
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== External links ==
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{{Amtrak web|SNB|San Bernardino, CA|CALIFORNIA}}
{{Metrolink web|sanbernardinodepot|San Bernardino–Depot}}
*[http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/sanbernardino.htm San Bernardino Station – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb)]

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