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{{Short description|Closed rail station in Monterey, California, United States}}
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[[File:Del Monte at Monterey, September 1970.jpg|thumb|right|A ''[[Del Monte (train)|Del Monte]]'' train boarding riders at Monterey, September 1970]]▼
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'''Monterey station''' was a [[train station]] in [[Monterey, California]], located close to [[Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, California|Fisherman's Wharf]]. Originally served by the [[Monterey & Salinas Valley]] railroad, the line was purchased by [[Southern Pacific]] on September 29, 1879. Train service ended with the cancellation of the ''[[Del Monte (train)|Del Monte]]'' after April 30, 1971, when [[Amtrak]] took over passenger rail services in the United States.▼
| name = Monterey
| style = Southern Pacific Railroad
| image = Del Monte at Monterey, September 1970.jpg
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| coordinates = {{coord|36.601163|-121.891282|type:railwaystation_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}▼
| rebuilt = 1921
| closed = April 30, 1971
| services = {{adjacent stations
|system1=Southern Pacific Railroad
|line1=Monterey|left1=Pacific Grove|right1=Del Monte
|line2=Del Monte|right2=Del Monte|to-right2=San Francisco|to-left2=Monterey
}}
}}
▲'''Monterey station''' was a [[train station]] in [[Monterey, California]]
The depot was converted to retail space, and is occupied by a [[brewpub]] {{as of|2019|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Dennis |title=New pub opens in old Monterey train depot site |url=https://www.montereyherald.com/2019/06/27/new-pub-opens-in-old-monterey-train-depot-site/ |accessdate=9 November 2019 |agency=Monterey Herald |date=27 June 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Monterey station and Monterey Bay Coastal Trail, June 2018.JPG|thumb|left|The station and [[rail trail]] in 2018]]
Restoration of service along the [[Monterey Branch Line]] was studied in the 1984–89 [[Caltrans]] passenger rail development plan.<ref>{{CA-Rail Passenger Development Plan-1984}}</ref> Later suggestions call for establishment of [[light rail]] service along the Monterey Branch Line, but the Monterey stop is planned to be located at the [[Old Customhouse (Monterey, California)|Custom House]] Plaza.<ref>{{cite web |title=Monterey Branch Line |url=https://www.tamcmonterey.org/programs/rail/monterey-branch-line/ |publisher=Transportation Agency for Monterey County |accessdate=25 May 2020 |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318130425/https://www.tamcmonterey.org/programs/rail/monterey-branch-line/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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[[Category:Railway stations in Monterey County, California]]
[[Category:Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in California]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Monterey, California]]
[[Category:Repurposed railway stations in the United States]]
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