Watsonville Junction, California

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Watsonville Junction
Unincorporated community
Watsonville Junction is located in California
Watsonville Junction
Watsonville Junction
Location in California
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Country United States
State California
County Monterey County
Elevation[1] 33 ft (10 m)

Watsonville Junction is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.[1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of Aromas,[2] at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m).[1]

First named Pajaro when the railway was built in 1871, the Southern Pacific railroad changed the name to Watsonville Junction in 1912.[3]

A railroad branch line to Watsonville joins the main line at Watsonville Junction.[2]

The overnight passenger train The Lark stopped at Watsonville Junction between 1941 and 1968.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watsonville Junction, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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