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Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center is a passenger rail station and transportation center in Santa Ana, California. It is used by Amtrak's ''Pacific Surfliner'' and Metrolink's Orange County Line and Inland Empire-Orange County Line trains. It also host Greyhound Lines, Inc. is the largest provider of intercity bus transportation, serving more than 3,800 destinations across North America with a modern, environmentally friendly fleet. Greyhound has become an American icon, providing safe, enjoyable and affordable travel to nearly 18 million passengers each year in the United States and Canada. The Greyhound running dog is one of the most-recognized brands in the world. and a hub for the Orange County Transportation Authority bus system as well as a terminal for several Mexican bus tour companies. When the station opened on September 7, 1985 it was the largest new rail station built in the United States since the completion of the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal circa 1955. The center was erected on the site of a former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway combination depot that had been constructed in 1939 and closed in 1982.〔Gustafson and Serpico, p. 189〕 The station, which cost approximately $17 million, was funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, California Department of Transportation, and city.〔(Great American Stations ). Accessed March 12, 2013.〕 The station was designed by the architectural firm of The Blurock Partnership (from Newport Beach), in the Spanish Colonial Revival and Mediterranean Revival architectural styles to complement the region’s older buildings. Features include red barrel roof tiles, arcades, colonnades, exterior walls finished to resemble stucco, and the extensive use of painted tiles for decoration.〔(Great American Stations ). Accessed March 12, 2013.〕 The last scene in the movie ''Rain Man'', starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, was filmed at the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center.〔(Internet Movie Database )〕 Its exterior and interior were also the setting of a farewell scene in the second season finale of True Detective on August 9, 2015.〔http://www.cahsrblog.com/2015/08/true-detective-finale-open-thread/〕 In FY2010 Santa Ana was the 22nd-busiest of Amtrak's 73 California stations, boarding or detraining an average of about 420 passengers daily. ==Layout== Southbound Track 2 (next to the depot) and northbound Track 1 connect via a pedestrian bridge with stairs and elevators. Descending the stairs towards Track 2 offers views of the transportation center and the greater Santa Ana and area mountains. Station tracks are separated by a safety barrier that blocks surface movement. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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