Fresno station (California High-Speed Rail)

Fresno
Location	H Street Fresno, California
Coordinates	36°43′59″N 119°47′37″W / 36.733074°N 119.793732°W
Owned by	California High-Speed Rail Authority
History
Opening	2018 (Amtrak service) 2025 (High-Speed Rail service)
Services
Preceding station   California High-Speed Rail   Following station Madera toward Merced or San Francisco   Phase I (under construction)   Kings–Tulare toward Anaheim
Location
Fresno Location within California

Fresno is a proposed California High-Speed Rail station in Fresno, California. The station is part of the system's Initial Construction Segment, and the groundbreaking ceremony for the system was held at the station site on January 6, 2015.^[1] The station will be located in Downtown Fresno at H Street between Fresno Street and Tulare Street, and is about 7 blocks south from the existing Fresno Amtrak station. The high-speed rail line runs along the right-of-way of the Union Pacific Railroad at this location.^[2] Several existing industrial and office buildings in the vicinity had to be demolished to make way for the station and tracks.^[3] The station is expected to spur new development in Downtown Fresno.^[4]

References

1. Siders, David (2015-01-06). "Groundbreaking at Fresno for California high-speed rail". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
2. "Fresno Station". California High-Speed Rail Authority. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
3. Sheehan, Tim (2015-08-24). "High-speed rail continues to gobble up Fresno buildings". Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
4. Johnson, Brian (2015-10-14). "Fresno officials get ready for downtown High Speed Rail station". ABC30 Fresno. Retrieved 2015-10-28.

External links

• Fresno Station - California High-Speed
• Fresno Station District