List of Amtrak stations in California

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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.

TABLE KEY
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
Anaheim Anaheim ANA ARTIC Front.JPG Pacific Surfliner
Orange County Line
287,415 City of Anaheim
Antioch–Pittsburg Antioch ACA Antioch station 4184 01.JPG San Joaquin 38,108 City of Antioch
Auburn Auburn ARN Shelter at Auburn station, September 7, 2008.jpg Capitol Corridor 13,352 Union Pacific Railroad
Bakersfield Bakersfield BFD Bakersfield Amtrak Station.jpg San Joaquin 482,276 City of Bakersfield when required, Coast Starlight trains will serve the Bakersfield Southern Pacific station
Barstow Barstow BAR Harveyhouse3.JPG 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 San Joaquin passing Berkeley station, June 2018.JPG Capitol Corridor 156,226 Union Pacific Railroad
Burbank Airport–South Burbank BUR Bob hope airport train station at dusk.jpg Coast Starlight
Pacific Surfliner
Ventura County Line
73,814 Caltrans Also serves Hollywood Burbank Airport and Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Camarillo Camarillo CML Camarillo Metrolink station 2014-03-28.jpg Pacific Surfliner
Ventura County Line
54,582 Union Pacific Railroad/
City of Camarillo
Carpinteria Carpinteria CPN Carpinteria Amtrak.jpg Pacific Surfliner 32,701 City of Carpenteria/
Union Pacific Railroad
Chatsworth Chatsworth CWT Chatsworth Station2.jpg Pacific Surfliner
Ventura County Line
72,278 Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Chico Chico CIC Chico Amtrak.jpg Coast Starlight 12,154 City of Chico
Colfax Colfax COX Chatsworth Station2.jpg California Zephyr 7,035
Colonel Allensworth State Park Allensworth, or
Earlimart
CNL Allensworth02.jpg 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 Corcoran CA Amtrak station.jpg 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 Davis station, February 1984.jpg California Zephyr
Capitol Corridor
Coast Starlight
375,626 City of Davis National Register of Historic Places
Denair Denair TRK Turlock-Denair station 2613 04.JPG San Joaquin 29,924 BNSF Railway Open shelters; located in Denair, but also meant to serve Turlock.
Dunsmuir Dunsmuir DUN Dunsmuir Amtrak Station.jpg Coast Starlight 5,330 Union Pacific Railroad
Emeryville Emeryville EMY Emeryville Station 2688 02.JPG California Zephyr
Capitol Corridor
Coast Starlight
San Joaquin
581,138 City of Emeryville
Fairfield-Vacaville Fairfield FFV Fairfield–Vacaville station viewed from bridge, May 2019.JPG Capitol Corridor City of Fairfield
Fremont Fremont FMT Shelter at Fremont-Centerville station, July 2018.JPG Capitol Corridor
ACE
41,751 City of Fremont
Fresno Fresno FNO 2009-0725-CA-FresnoSantaFeStation.jpg 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 Fullerton Station.jpg 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 Glendale station, August 14, 1982.jpg 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 Gotta Run (5852832756).jpg Pacific Surfliner 78,365
Grover Beach Grover Beach GVB Grover Beach Amtrak Station.JPG Pacific Surfliner 18,879 Union Pacific Railroad
Guadalupe Guadalupe GUA Guadalupe station building, December 18, 2001.jpg Pacific Surfliner 12,430 Union Pacific Railroad
Hanford Hanford HNF Hanford station, January 2015.jpg San Joaquin 196,702 BNSF One of the few remaining San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway depots in existence.
Hayward Hayward HAY Shelter at Hayward station, July 2018.JPG Capitol Corridor 50,361 City of Hayward
Irvine Irvine IRV Irvine Station (2013) 03.JPG Pacific Surfliner
IEOC and Orange County Lines
440,986 City of Irvine
Lodi Lodi LOD Lodi Amtrak station.jpg San Joaquin 7,978 City of Lodi
Union Pacific Railroad
Los Angeles Los Angeles LAX 20140830 50 Los Angeles Union Station (15360153108).jpg 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 Madera station 2396 02.JPG 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 Capitol Corridor train at Martinez station, November 2019.JPG California Zephyr
Capitol Corridor
Coast Starlight
San Joaquin
347,095 City of Martinez
Merced Merced MCD San Joaquin at Merced station, April 2015.jpg San Joaquin 126,148 State of California
Modesto Modesto MOD Modesto station 2381 11.JPG San Joaquin 115,672 City of Modesto
Moorpark Moorpark MPK Moorpark Metrolink.jpg Pacific Surfliner
Ventura County Line
21,881 City of Moorpark
Needles Needles NDL 2014 07 19 El Garces Needles CA 02.JPG 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 Oakland Coliseum Amtrak station from ramp, November 2017.JPG 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 Oakland Amtrak station.jpg Capitol Corridor
San Joaquin
371,257 Port of Oakland
Oceanside Oceanside OSD 566 Pacific Surfliner, Oceanside, 2016-09-12, 1. Amtrak locomotive 202.jpg 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 Ontario Amtrak station.jpg Sunset Limited
Texas Eagle
4,575 City of Ontario/Union Pacific Railroad
Oxnard Oxnard OXN Oxnard Transit Center portal.jpg Coast Starlight
Pacific Surfliner
Ventura County Line
94,000 City of Oxnard
Palm Springs Palm Springs PSN Palm Springs Amtrak Station.jpg Sunset Limited
Texas Eagle
3,142 City of Palm Springs
Paso Robles Paso Robles PRB Paso Robles Train Station.jpg Coast Starlight 11,377 City of Paso Robles
Pomona Pomona POS Pomona, CA (SP) Train Station.jpg Sunset Limited
Texas Eagle
Riverside Line
1,601 City of Pomona Named Downtown Pomona station by Metrolink
Redding Redding RDD Redding AmtrakStationTrackside.jpg Coast Starlight 10,475 Union Pacific Railroad Uses former Southern Pacific Railway depot
Richmond Richmond RIC Richmond station canopy from parking garage (3), April 2018.jpg 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 Downtown Riverside Metrolink Station.jpg Southwest Chief
91, IEOC, and
Riverside Lines
12,029 RCTA
BNSF Railway
Named Riverside-Downtown Station by Metrolink.
Rocklin Rocklin RLN Rocklin, California - Amtrak station and Chamber of Commerce building.jpg Capitol Corridor 15,926 Union Pacific Railroad/
City of Rocklin
Roseville Roseville RSV Roseville, California - Amtrak station.jpg California Zephyr
Capitol Corridor
38,638 City of Roseville
Union Pacific Railroad
Sacramento Sacramento SAC Sacramento Valley Station (cropped).JPG 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 Salinas-station.jpg Coast Starlight 20,564 City of Salinas Redevelopment Agency
San Bernardino San Bernardino SNB SanBernardinoStationStreetside.jpg 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 San Clemente Pier Amtrak station.jpg 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 SDT Old Town1.jpg Pacific Surfliner
Coaster
300,245 NCTD Also includes San Diego Trolley Green Line
San Diego San Diego SAN San Diego Train Station.jpg 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 USA-San Jose-Diridon Station-2.jpg 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 Railway Station San Juan Capistrano.jpg 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 San Luis Obispo Amtrak Station Ca. - panoramio.jpg Coast Starlight
Pacific Surfliner
105,156 Union Pacific Railroad
Santa Ana Santa Ana SNA Santa Ana Amtrak Station California - panoramio (5).jpg Pacific Surfliner
IEOC, and
Orange County Lines
194,581 OCTA
Santa Barbara Santa Barbara SBA Santa Barbara Station1.jpg 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 Great America – Santa Clara Station 2238 07.JPG Capitol Corridor
ACE
167,475 City of Santa Clara,
Union Pacific Railroad
Santa Clara Santa Clara SCC Santa Clara CA Depot. California railway station Built 1863.JPG 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 Simi valley train station at dusk from tracks.jpg Coast Starlight
Pacific Surfliner
Ventura County Line
52,064 City of Simi Valley
Solana Beach Solana Beach SOL SOL Amtrak Station.jpg Pacific Surfliner
Coaster
387,956 Amtrak
Stockton–Downtown Stockton SKT Cabral Station 2.JPG 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 Stockton, CA (AT&SF) train station.jpg San Joaquin 297,699 BNSF Railway Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot
Suisun–Fairfield Suisun SUI Street side of Suisun–Fairfield station, May 2019.JPG Capitol Corridor 164,709 City of Suisun/
Union Pacific Railroad
Former Southern Pacific Railway Depot
Lompoc–Surf Surf LPC Surf Beach bench.JPG Pacific Surfliner 7,823 Union Pacific Railroad
Truckee Truckee TRU Truckee California Railroad Station.jpg 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 Van Nuys Train Station 2.jpg Coast Starlight
Pacific Surfliner
Ventura County Line
82,417 State of California
Ventura Ventura VEC Ventura Amtrak Platform.jpg Pacific Surfliner 67,522 City of Ventura
Victorville Victorville VCV Victor Valley Transportation Center 2107 05.JPG Southwest Chief 6,292 BNSF Railway, Victorville Redevelopment Agency Also serves Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Wasco Wasco WAC Wasco station, December 2019.jpg 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
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
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
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
Old North Sacramento Sacramento 2023 San Joaquin
ACE
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
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[]

  1. ^ 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[]

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017 – State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "ALLENSWORTH State Historic Park CALIFORNIA (CNL)". trainweb.org. TrainWeb, LLC. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  4. ^ "Amtrak Station Codes: CA". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  5. ^ a b c "MADERA STATION RELOCATION" (PDF). San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. May 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Riverbank Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)

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