List of Amtrak stations in California
In most U.S. states, intercity passenger train service is provided solely by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation), with no assistance of any sort from state or local governments. This level of service usually includes only a few long distance trains such as the Coast Starlight or California Zephyr, with perhaps a small number of shorter distance trains operating within the state. This was the situation in California prior to 1976. Since 1976, California has been one of several states which assists Amtrak in order to provide more service than the basic system.
Through Caltrans, the state government of California provides capital grants and support for station and track improvements (including signaling), locomotives and cars, connecting Amtrak bus service, and operating assistance for three corridors: the Pacific Surfliner, the San Joaquins and the Capitol Corridor.
Stations[]
This is the list of 74 active Amtrak stations in California. This list does not include stations that are served only by Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach and not Amtrak trains.
Current Amtrak Train Stations |
Also Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stops |
Stations and/or stops that are shared with commuter rail systems (ACE, Caltrain, Coaster, and/or Metrolink) |
Station/stop Name |
City | Code | Image | Train Name(s) |
Annual Ridership (2017)[1] |
Station Owner(s) |
Notes |
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Anaheim | Anaheim | ANA | Pacific Surfliner Orange County Line |
287,415 | City of Anaheim | ||
Antioch–Pittsburg | Antioch | ACA | San Joaquin | 38,108 | City of Antioch | ||
Auburn | Auburn | ARN | Capitol Corridor | 13,352 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
Bakersfield | Bakersfield | BFD | San Joaquin | 482,276 | City of Bakersfield | when required, Coast Starlight trains will serve the Bakersfield Southern Pacific station | |
Barstow | Barstow | BAR | Southwest Chief | 3,509 | BNSF Railway/ City of Barstow |
Site of former Casa del Desierto, a former Harvey House on the National Register of Historic Places; also serves Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach as well as the Western America Railroad Museum and Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum. | |
Berkeley | Berkeley | BKY | Capitol Corridor | 156,226 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
Burbank Airport–South | Burbank | BUR | Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line |
73,814 | Caltrans | Also serves Hollywood Burbank Airport and Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach | |
Camarillo | Camarillo | CML | Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line |
54,582 | Union Pacific Railroad/ City of Camarillo |
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Carpinteria | Carpinteria | CPN | Pacific Surfliner | 32,701 | City of Carpenteria/ Union Pacific Railroad |
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Chatsworth | Chatsworth | CWT | Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line |
72,278 | Los Angeles Department of Transportation | ||
Chico | Chico | CIC | Coast Starlight | 12,154 | City of Chico | ||
Colfax | Colfax | COX | California Zephyr | 7,035 | |||
Colonel Allensworth State Park | Allensworth, or Earlimart |
CNL | San Joaquin | N/A[Note 1] | Platform only (no shelter); conditional flag stop that requires preapproval and reservations several weeks in advance for groups of not less than 20 persons,[2][3] accordingly this station is not included on Amtrak's list of (active) stations[4] | ||
Corcoran | Corcoran | COC | San Joaquin | 28,440 | City of Corcoran | Replica of former 1907-built Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot demolished in 1998. Rebuilt in 1999. | |
Davis | Davis | DAV | California Zephyr Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight |
375,626 | City of Davis | National Register of Historic Places | |
Denair | Denair | TRK | San Joaquin | 29,924 | BNSF Railway | Open shelters; located in Denair, but also meant to serve Turlock. | |
Dunsmuir | Dunsmuir | DUN | Coast Starlight | 5,330 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
Emeryville | Emeryville | EMY | California Zephyr Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight San Joaquin |
581,138 | City of Emeryville | ||
Fairfield-Vacaville | Fairfield | FFV | Capitol Corridor | City of Fairfield | |||
Fremont | Fremont | FMT | Capitol Corridor ACE |
41,751 | City of Fremont | ||
Fresno | Fresno | FNO | San Joaquin | 374,479 | City of Fresno | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; as Santa Fe Passenger Depot; Thruway Motorcoach stop | |
Fullerton | Fullerton | FUL | Pacific Surfliner Southwest Chief 91 and Orange County Lines |
399,695 | BNSF and City of Fullerton | Former AT&SF and UP stations on NRHP | |
Glendale | Glendale | GDL | Pacific Surfliner Antelope Valley and Ventura County Lines |
55,032 | City of Glendale | Former SP station on the National Register of Historic Places | |
Goleta | Goleta | GTA | Pacific Surfliner | 78,365 | |||
Grover Beach | Grover Beach | GVB | Pacific Surfliner | 18,879 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
Guadalupe | Guadalupe | GUA | Pacific Surfliner | 12,430 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
Hanford | Hanford | HNF | San Joaquin | 196,702 | BNSF | One of the few remaining San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway depots in existence. | |
Hayward | Hayward | HAY | Capitol Corridor | 50,361 | City of Hayward | ||
Irvine | Irvine | IRV | Pacific Surfliner IEOC and Orange County Lines |
440,986 | City of Irvine | ||
Lodi | Lodi | LOD | San Joaquin | 7,978 | City of Lodi Union Pacific Railroad |
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Los Angeles | Los Angeles | LAX | Coast Starlight Southwest Chief Sunset Limited Texas Eagle Pacific Surfliner 91, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, Antelope Valley, and Ventura County Metrolink lines |
1,716,392 | LACMTA | Union Station listed on the National Register of Historic Places; also includes B and D Line subways, L Line light rail, J Line BRT, and Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach. | |
Madera | Madera | MDR | San Joaquin | 27,751 | County of Madera | 2010 replacement for former Storey AT&SF Depot; expected to be replaced again with a new station further south[5] | |
Martinez | Martinez | MTZ | California Zephyr Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight San Joaquin |
347,095 | City of Martinez | ||
Merced | Merced | MCD | San Joaquin | 126,148 | State of California | ||
Modesto | Modesto | MOD | San Joaquin | 115,672 | City of Modesto | ||
Moorpark | Moorpark | MPK | Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line |
21,881 | City of Moorpark | ||
Needles | Needles | NDL | Southwest Chief | 9,176 | BNSF Railway | Site of former El Garces Hotel, a former Harvey House on the National Register of Historic Places | |
Oakland Coliseum | Oakland | OAC | Capitol Corridor | 77,057 | Amtrak/BART | Also connected to Bay Area Rapid Transit: Berryessa/North San José–Richmond line, Berryessa/North San José–Daly City line, Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line, Coliseum–Oakland International Airport line | |
Oakland – Jack London Square | Oakland | OKJ | Capitol Corridor San Joaquin |
371,257 | Port of Oakland | ||
Oceanside | Oceanside | OSD | Pacific Surfliner IEOC Orange County Line Coaster |
394,122 | North County Transit District | Replacement for former AT&SF depot; also includes Sprinter light rail. | |
Ontario | Ontario | ONA | Sunset Limited Texas Eagle |
4,575 | City of Ontario/Union Pacific Railroad | ||
Oxnard | Oxnard | OXN | Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line |
94,000 | City of Oxnard | ||
Palm Springs | Palm Springs | PSN | Sunset Limited Texas Eagle |
3,142 | City of Palm Springs | ||
Paso Robles | Paso Robles | PRB | Coast Starlight | 11,377 | City of Paso Robles | ||
Pomona | Pomona | POS | Sunset Limited Texas Eagle Riverside Line |
1,601 | City of Pomona | Named Downtown Pomona station by Metrolink | |
Redding | Redding | RDD | Coast Starlight | 10,475 | Union Pacific Railroad | Uses former Southern Pacific Railway depot | |
Richmond | Richmond | RIC | California Zephyr Capitol Corridor San Joaquin |
292,453 | BART | 1973-built BART station for Berryessa/North San José–Richmond line and Richmond–Millbrae+SFO line; used by Amtrak since 1978. | |
Riverside | Riverside | RIV | Southwest Chief 91, IEOC, and Riverside Lines |
12,029 | RCTA BNSF Railway |
Named Riverside-Downtown Station by Metrolink. | |
Rocklin | Rocklin | RLN | Capitol Corridor | 15,926 | Union Pacific Railroad/ City of Rocklin |
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Roseville | Roseville | RSV | California Zephyr Capitol Corridor |
38,638 | City of Roseville Union Pacific Railroad |
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Sacramento | Sacramento | SAC | California Zephyr Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight San Joaquin |
1,073,584 | City of Sacramento | Officially named Sacramento Valley Rail Station; also serves Sacramento Light Rail's Gold Line and Thruway Motorcoach; listed on NRHP | |
Salinas | Salinas | SNS | Coast Starlight | 20,564 | City of Salinas Redevelopment Agency | ||
San Bernardino | San Bernardino | SNB | Southwest Chief IEOC, and San Bernardino Lines |
12,035 | San Bernardino Associated Governments | Former AT&SF Harvey House added later; also served Amtrak's Desert Wind until 1997; also serves Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach buses to Hemet and Indio. Listed on NRHP as Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Passenger and Freight Depot. | |
San Clemente | San Clemente | SNP | Pacific Surfliner IEOC, and Orange County Lines |
14,926 | City of San Clemente/ OCTA |
Named San Clemente Pier station, by Metrolink to distinguish from their own San Clemente station; limited Amtrak service, and weekend-only Metrolink service. | |
San Diego–Old Town | San Diego | OLT | Pacific Surfliner Coaster |
300,245 | NCTD | Also includes San Diego Trolley Green Line | |
San Diego | San Diego | SAN | Pacific Surfliner Coaster |
777,961 | Catellus Development Corporation | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as Santa Fe Depot; also includes San Diego Trolley Green and Orange Lines (and Blue Line service just across the street). | |
San Jose | San Jose | SJC | Coast Starlight Capitol Corridor Caltrain, and ACE |
223,028 | PCJPB | Commonly known as Diridon Station; also serves SCVTA Light Rail's Green Line, Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach and California Shuttle Buses. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as Southern Pacific Depot. | |
San Juan Capistrano | San Juan Capistrano | SNC | Pacific Surfliner IEOC, and Orange County Lines |
229,153 | City of San Juan Capistrano and OCTA |
Former AT&SF Depot built in 1894. | |
San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | SLO | Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner |
105,156 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
Santa Ana | Santa Ana | SNA | Pacific Surfliner IEOC, and Orange County Lines |
194,581 | OCTA | ||
Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | SBA | Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner |
341,899 | Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Barbara | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Southern Pacific Train Depot | |
Santa Clara – Great America | Santa Clara | GAC | Capitol Corridor ACE |
167,475 | City of Santa Clara, Union Pacific Railroad |
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Santa Clara | Santa Clara | SCC | Capitol Corridor ACE and Caltrain |
45,135 | PCJPB, South Bay Historical Railroad Society | Former San Francisco and San Jose Railroad depot listed on NRHP as "Santa Clara Depot". Serves ACE, Caltrain, and only Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach until 2012.[clarification needed] | |
Simi Valley | Simi Valley | SIM | Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line |
52,064 | City of Simi Valley | ||
Solana Beach | Solana Beach | SOL | Pacific Surfliner Coaster |
387,956 | Amtrak | ||
Stockton–Downtown | Stockton | SKT | San Joaquin ACE |
32,266 | City of Stockton | Former Southern Pacific Railroad terminal; southern terminal of ACE; also serves Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach. | |
Stockton–San Joaquin Street | Stockton | SKN | San Joaquin | 297,699 | BNSF Railway | Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot | |
Suisun–Fairfield | Suisun | SUI | Capitol Corridor | 164,709 | City of Suisun/ Union Pacific Railroad |
Former Southern Pacific Railway Depot | |
Lompoc–Surf | Surf | LPC | Pacific Surfliner | 7,823 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
Truckee | Truckee | TRU | California Zephyr | 14,879 | Town of Truckee/ Union Pacific Railroad |
Former Southern Pacific Railroad station; also served by Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach | |
Van Nuys | Van Nuys (Los Angeles) |
VNC | Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line |
82,417 | State of California | ||
Ventura | Ventura | VEC | Pacific Surfliner | 67,522 | City of Ventura | ||
Victorville | Victorville | VCV | Southwest Chief | 6,292 | BNSF Railway, Victorville Redevelopment Agency | Also serves Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach | |
Wasco | Wasco | WAC | San Joaquin | 41,828 | City of Wasco |
Planned[]
These stations are planned or currently under construction:
Station/stop Name | City | Planned opening |
Train Name(s) |
Notes |
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Castroville | Castroville | Capitol Corridor | [6] | |
Gilroy | Gilroy | Capitol Corridor Caltrain |
[6] | |
Hercules | Hercules | Capitol Corridor & San Joaquin |
Proposed to include ferry and bus terminal. | |
Indio | Indio | |||
Lodi | Lodi | 2023 | San Joaquin ACE |
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Madera | Madera | 2023[5] | San Joaquin | planned to replace existing Madera station[5] |
Merced | Merced | 2027 | San Joaquin ACE |
future California High-Speed Rail station |
Morgan Hill | Morgan Hill | Capitol Corridor Caltrain |
[6] | |
Natomas/Sacramento Airport | Sacramento | 2023 | San Joaquin ACE |
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Oakley | Oakley | 2022 | San Joaquin | |
Pajaro/Watsonville | Pajaro | Capitol Corridor | [6] | |
Sacramento City College | Sacramento | 2023 | San Joaquin ACE |
also serves Sacramento Light Rail's Blue Line |
Midtown Sacramento | Sacramento | 2023 | San Joaquin ACE |
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Old North Sacramento | Sacramento | 2023 | San Joaquin ACE |
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Tamien | San Jose | Capitol Corridor Caltrain |
[6] also serves SCVTA Light Rail's Blue Line |
Former[]
Station/stop Name | City | Discontinued | Train Name(s) |
Notes |
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Alhambra | Alhambra | 1975 | Sunset Limited | |
Anaheim–Stadium | Anaheim | 2014 | Pacific Surfliner | Replaced by Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center |
Carlsbad Poinsettia | Carlsbad | 2017 | Pacific Surfliner Coaster |
Still served by Coaster |
Carlsbad Village | Carlsbad | 2018 | Pacific Surfliner Coaster |
Still served by Coaster |
Commerce | Commerce | 1994 | Orange County Commuter San Diegan |
Service commuted to Metrolink |
Del Mar | Del Mar | 1994 | San Diegan | Replaced by Solana Beach station |
Encinitas | Encinitas | 2017 | Pacific Surfliner | Still served by Coaster |
Gerber | Gerber | 1972 | Coast Starlight | |
Indio (SP) | Indio | 1998 | Sunset Limited Texas Eagle |
planned to be reactivated for limited festival services |
Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo | Laguna Niguel | 2013 | Pacific Surfliner | Still served by Metrolink |
Marysville | Marysville | 1999 | Coast Starlight | |
Oakland-16th Street | Oakland | 1994 | California Zephyr Capitols Coast Starlight San Joaquin |
Replaced by Oakland – Jack London Square station |
Orange | Orange | 2013 | Pacific Surfliner | Still served by Metrolink |
Orland | Orland | 1982 | Coast Starlight | |
Pasadena | Pasadena | 1994 | Southwest Chief | Rebuilt as Los Angeles Metro light rail station in 2003 |
Pomona North | Pomona | 1994 | Southwest Chief | Still served by Metrolink |
Riverbank | Riverbank | 1999 | San Joaquin | Replaced by Modesto station, destroyed by fire in 2005[7] |
Sorrento Valley | San Diego | 2018 | Pacific Surfliner Coaster |
Still served by Coaster |
Storey | Storey | 2010 | San Joaquin | Replaced by Madera station |
See also[]
- Amtrak California
- List of Amtrak stations national list
Notes[]
- ^ Amtrak only lists "N/A" for ridership data for the Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park station, possibly because it is not a regular stop
References[]
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017 – State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Colonel Allensworth SHP". www.parks.ca.gov. California Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
With a group of 20 or more (you will need a [sic] exact head count for preapproval), and several weeks ahead of time, Amtrak can stop at Allensworth and let you off right at the park.
- ^ "ALLENSWORTH State Historic Park CALIFORNIA (CNL)". trainweb.org. TrainWeb, LLC. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ "Amtrak Station Codes: CA". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ a b c "MADERA STATION RELOCATION" (PDF). San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. May 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "TAMC Selects LAN as Part of Construction Management Team for Salinas Rail Extension". Mass Transit. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Riverbank Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amtrak stations in California. |
- "Amtrak California Station List". Amtrak California (State of California Department of Transportation). Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- Amtrak stations in California
- Lists of California railway stations