Trains terminating in Goleta are stored on a storage track adjacent to the station.

Goleta station is served by ten Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (five in each direction) evenly spaced throughout the day.

[2] The original Goleta Depot, built in 1901, was moved to Lake Los Carneros County Park, half a mile northwest of the current location, in 1981.

Opened with a concrete platform and open-air shelter in 1998,[5] the station gained a restroom facility in 2008 that was installed through the joint effort of the city, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Amtrak and the Santa Barbara Council of Governments.

[12][4] The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) has announced plans for Metrolink service to/from Los Angeles Union Station to begin in Fall, 2025, starting with one daily trip in each direction.