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Carlsbad Village station

Carlsbad, Italy

Carlsbad Village station

Carlsbad Village station is a commuter rail station in Carlsbad, California, that is on the NCTD COASTER commuter rail line. It is one of two COASTER stations in Carlsbad (the other being Carlsbad Poinsettia station about four miles to the south), and is the last station used for northbound COASTER

trains before reaching the northern terminus of the Oceanside Transit Center. The original Carlsbad station, was constructed in 1887 by the California Southern Railroad, which later became part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It is located 0.1 miles (0.16 km) to the south, at 400 Carlsbad Village Dr. The former station was in use by the railroad until 1960, and now serves as the city's visitor center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 as the Carlsbad Santa Fe Depot. On October 7, 2013, the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner began stopping at four COASTER stations: Carlsbad Village, Carlsbad Poinsettia, Encinitas and Sorrento Valley. The Carlsbad Poinsettia and Encinitas stops were discontinued on October 9, 2017, due to low ridership. The Carlsbad Village and Sorrento Valley stops were dropped on October 8, 2018, due to changes with the cross-ticketing...

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