Amtrak Train Station Carpinteria, California (CPN) opened on 22 June 1997 at 475 Linden Avenue, on the Union Pacific Santa Barbara Subdivision. Pacific Surfliner trains between San Luis Obispo and San Diego stop ten times a day, five in each direction and spaced evenly through the day, whereas the Coast Starlight runs past without stopping. Amtrak counted 27,105 boardings and alightings at Carpinteria in fiscal year 2025.
Carpinteria — Live Arrivals & Departures
Updated 39 seconds ago · Times are localCarpinteria Amtrak Station Contact Details
Carpinteria Station is unstaffed, so Amtrak sells tickets for this stop online, through the app or by telephone before travel rather than at a window. Amtrak’s national number also handles schedule changes and lost property. The station amounts to an open-air shelter on a concrete platform, one side platform serving a single track.
| Station: | Carpinteria Station |
| Station Code: | CPN |
| Contact Number: | +1 800-872-7245 |
| Email: | etickets@amtrak.com |
| Lost and Found: | +1 800-872-7245 / +1 833-391-0338 |
| Police: | +1-800-331-0008 |
| Working Hours: | No staffed hours — unstaffed station |
| Nearby Airport: | Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) |
| Website: | https://www.amtrak.com/ |
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Services Provided by Amtrak at CPN Station
Because no agent works at Carpinteria, the station provides boarding and alighting rather than counter services. The open-air shelter gives cover while waiting, Amtrak lists the platform as accessible, and parking is available. Passengers who need boarding assistance arrange it with Amtrak when booking, since nobody at the station can arrange it on the day of travel.
| Restrooms — not available – open-air shelter on a platform, with no station building | Elevators — not listed by Amtrak | Ticketing office — not available – the station is unstaffed |
| Support for unaccompanied minors — not available – no staff on site | Baggage checking — not available – no staffed baggage facility | ATM — not listed by Amtrak |
| Staff support — not available – the station is unstaffed | Bike boxes on purchase — not available – no ticket office on site | Ski Bags (on purchase) — not available – no ticket office on site |
| Baggage assistance — not available – no staff on site | Nearby parking lots — available at the station | Accessible platform, restroom, ticket office, seating, and water fountain — platform listed as accessible by Amtrak; no ticket office, restroom or water fountain at the stop |
| Wheelchair Lift — not listed by Amtrak | Wheelchairs — not listed by Amtrak | Restaurants — not available at the stop |
Carpinteria Amtrak Station Layout Map
The platform sits on Linden Avenue, the main street through Carpinteria, where the street meets the railroad. The map below shows the approach through the town center, which is how most passengers reach a stop that has no station building to aim for.
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Baggage & Luggage Rules
Carpinteria Station (CPN) does not offer checked baggage, as that service needs staff and a baggage room. Luggage therefore travels as carry-on and is stowed on board the Pacific Surfliner. Bicycles depend on the onboard provision of the particular train rather than on anything the station can hold.
Food, Lounges & Restrooms
No food service or lounge operates at the Carpinteria platform, and there is no indoor waiting room. Businesses along Linden Avenue cover food, drink and restrooms before boarding. The open-air shelter is there for weather rather than for amenities.
How to Reach the Carpinteria Amtrak Station
Linden Avenue connects the platform to US 101, which runs along the coast through Carpinteria. Amtrak Thruway bus route 10 calls at the station, and the Santa Barbara MTD Seaside Shuttle also serves it, giving a local link along the coast. Parking near the platform supports drivers.
Nearby Airports
Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is the nearest airport with scheduled commercial flights, up the coast and reachable by the same Pacific Surfliner trains that call at Carpinteria. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) carries far more routes and lies to the southeast; Surfliner trains run toward Los Angeles, where onward connections to that airport are available. Carpinteria has no airfield of its own.
Hotels Near Carpinteria Amtrak Station
No verified list of hotels at the station exists here, and Amtrak neither operates nor endorses accommodation. Carpinteria’s lodging sits within the town and along the coast rather than at the platform, which is a short walk from the Linden Avenue business district.
Carpinteria Amtrak Station is a Pacific Surfliner stop built to the minimum: one platform, one shelter and ten trains a day since 1997. Since the station has no staff, no ticket window and no checked baggage, an advance ticket and carry-on luggage are what the stop requires.
FAQs
The station is at 475 Linden Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013, and it opened on 22 June 1997.
Carpinteria is unstaffed, so there are no staffed hours. Tickets are bought online, in the Amtrak app or by telephone before travel.
Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is the nearest airport with scheduled commercial flights, up the coast and reachable by the same Pacific Surfliner trains.
No. Checked baggage is not available at this station, so luggage travels as carry-on.
The stop has an open-air shelter on a concrete platform, with one side platform serving a single track, plus parking. Amtrak lists no restrooms, no food service and no ticket office here.
Amtrak lists the platform as accessible. Individual features are not listed by Amtrak, so passengers who need boarding assistance arrange it with Amtrak when booking.