California’s initial high-speed rail segment from Merced to Bakersfield, currently under construction, has often been maligned as a “train to nowhere.”
“The authority is advancing work in Merced for a single, downtown station that will serve passengers on the Altamont Corridor Express, the San Joaquins and initial high-speed rail service,” California High Speed Rail Authority CEO Brian Kelly told The Examiner. “The single station will make for easy connections for passengers from one service to another.”
The situation on the other end of the high-speed line wouldn’t be as smooth, at least not initially. After arriving in Bakersfield, riders would need to take a bus the final two hours to Los Angeles. The drive from Bakersfield to Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo is about 2½ hours. The intermodal Merced station is contingent upon both the initial high-speed rail line as well as a project known as Valley Rail. The latter project will expand Altamont Corridor Express service, which currently runs between San Jose and Stockton, deep into the Central Valley, extending north to Sacramento and south to Merced. The project is fully environmentally cleared and received $400 million in state funding in 2017.
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