Saugus station is a former train station. It provided the community of Saugus, California rail service via the Southern Pacific Railroad until 1979 when it was acquired by the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society. The station building was moved to its current location in William S.Hart Park in the Newhall neighborhood and was converted to a museum.
The station was located in Saugus, and opened by the Southern Pacific Railroad on September1, 1887 when the Santa Paula Branch Line was completed. The station provided an interchange between the railroad's three lines: the Santa Paula on to the Coast Line, the Soledad Canyon line on to Mojave, and the Valley line south to Los Angeles. The Saugus Cafe was founded in a building attached to the station. Passenger service ended with the discontinuation of the San Joaquin Daylight on April30, 1971.
Freight service to Saugus ended in 1979, with the station building abandoned the previous November. The depot was acquired by the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society and was moved to the William S.Hart Park on June24, 1980.