King City station (Southern Pacific Railroad)
King City | |||||||||||
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 King City station building, October 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Location | King City, California | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1886 | ||||||||||
| Closed | c. 1940s | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1903 | ||||||||||
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King City station is a former railway station in King City, California. The Southern Pacific Railroad began laying tracks south of Soledad in May 1886, reaching King City on July 3.[1] The station building was constructed in 1903.[2] It was originally located near the intersection of First and Broadway along the railroad's Coast Line.[a][3] The station's proximity to the Southern Pacific Milling Company fueled the freight traffic emanating from King City. Passenger service to King city ceased in the 1940s.[4]
After being abandoned and threatened by demolition, the station building was acquired from the railroad and moved to San Lorenzo Park in 1989,[b] becoming a part of the Monterey County Agricultural & Rural Life Museum.[2][5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Clovis, Margaret E. (2005). Salinas Valley. Arcadia Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 9780738530482.
- ^ a b "KING CITY TRAIN DEPOT". Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ Cronk, Ryan (May 3, 2019). "King City dedicates first historic mural depicting train depot". King City Rustler. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ Herrera, James (October 29, 2024). "CA: Monterey, King City awarded transportation project funds from the state". Mass Transit. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Jiménez, Celia (April 6, 2023). "A South Monterey County museum gives visitors a chance to walk through the region's agricultural past". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2023.