King City Multimodal Transportation Center
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| Location | King City, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°12′46″N 121°07′18″W / 36.2129°N 121.1218°W | ||||||||||
| Line | UP Coast Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform (planned) | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | In planning | ||||||||||
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King City Multimodal Transportation Center is a planned transit hub in King City, California. It is expected to become a stop along the daily Amtrak Coast Starlight as well as future regional rail services in Monterey County in addition to serving as a regional bus hub. Located at Pearl Street and First Street,[2] it will reestablish rail service to King City after Southern Pacific closed its King City station in the 1940s. Construction is expected to begin in 2028 or 2029.[2] Funding was partially provided by the California Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program,[3][4] as well as the State Rail Assistance Program via gas tax revenue from the Road Repair and Accountability Act.[5]
The station will be built in phases, with the first phase consisting of the passenger platforms and a staging area for soldiers from nearby Fort Hunter Liggett. The level crossing at Pearl Street will be closed with Broadway extended across the tracks, allowing better pedestrian and vehicle access.[2] Costs of the first phase are set at $51 million.[4] A further phase of construction will feature a station building.[3]
References
- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
- ^ a b c Cronk, Ryan (December 10, 2025). "Coast rail projects moving forward in latest reports". Salinas Valley Tribune. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ^ a b "[ARCHIVED] KING CITY MULTIMODAL TRANSIT CENTER PROJECT GRANT APPROVED". King City. October 25, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ^ a b Chalhoub, Erik (September 9, 2025). "A passenger train is close to stopping in King City after decades of rolling through". Monterey County NOW. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ^ Cronk, Ryan (March 7, 2019). "King City train station becoming reality after state approves funds". King City Rustler. Retrieved December 18, 2025.