Guadalupe station

This article is about the Amtrak train station. For the MRT Line 3 station, see Guadalupe station (MRT).

Guadalupe station (also known as Guadalupe–Santa Maria) is an Amtrak train station in the city of Guadalupe, California. The station primarily serves the larger city of Santa Maria, located 8 miles (13 km) to the east.

Guadalupe, CA
Guadalupe station building in 2001
General information
Location	330 Guadalupe Street (Highway 1) Guadalupe, California United States
Coordinates	34°57′46″N 120°34′24″W
Owned by	Union Pacific Railroad
Line(s)	UP Santa Barbara Subdivision[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 main track; 5 yard tracks
Connections	Guadalupe Flyer
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed, station building with waiting room
Station code	Amtrak: GUA
History
Opened	July 1998
Passengers
FY 2024	12,493[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Grover Beach toward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Lompoc–Surf toward San Diego      Coast Starlight does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Arroyo Grande toward San Francisco Coast Line Casmalia toward Los Angeles Terminus Guadalupe – Santa Maria Santa Maria Terminus
Location

Guadalupe station is served by four Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (two in each direction).^[3]

In fiscal year 2024, 12,493 passengers boarded or detrained at Guadalupe station.^[2]

History

Service to the station began in July 1998.^[4] A new station was built to replace the former structure, which was demolished around 1974. The new station was built in a Spanish Colonial Revival style featuring a barrel red-tiled roof and white stuccoed walls, similar to that of older train stations in Southern California.^[4] The San Diegan was renamed Pacific Surfliner in 2000.