Davis station (California)

Davis, formerly known as Davisville, is a train station in Davis, California. The station is owned by the city, while the tracks are owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The station is served by Amtrak California Zephyr, Capitol Corridor, and Coast Starlight trains.

Davis, CA
Passengers wait at Davis station in November 2017
Location840 Second Street
Davis, California
Coordinates38°32′37″N 121°44′12″W
Owned byCity of Davis
Line(s)UP Martinez Subdivision
CFNR West Valley Line[1]
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach to Stockton–Downtown and Redding[2]
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeDAV
History
Opened1868
Rebuilt1914, 1986
Passengers
2018390,060[3][4]  3.8% (Amtrak)
Rank8th in California[3]
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Martinez
toward Emeryville
 California Zephyr Sacramento
toward Chicago
Fairfield–Vacaville
toward San Jose
 Capitol Corridor Sacramento
toward Auburn
Martinez
toward Los Angeles
 Coast Starlight Sacramento
toward Seattle
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Martinez
toward Los Angeles
 Coast Starlight Gerber
(Until 1972)
toward Seattle
Redding
(1972-74)
toward Seattle
Orland
(1974-82)
toward Seattle
Spirit of California
(1981-1983)
 Sacramento
Terminus
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Dixon
toward Oakland Pier
 Shasta Route
Via West Side Sacramento Valley
 Woodland
toward Portland
Shasta Route
Via East Side Sacramento Valley
 Sacramento
toward Portland
Overland Route Sacramento
toward Ogden
Southern Pacific Railroad Station
Davis station in February 1984
Area0.2 acres (0.08 ha)
Built1914
Built bySouthern Pacific Railroad
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.76000541[5]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1976
Location

History
Amtrak Coast Starlight at Davis in August 1985

It was built by the California Pacific Railroad between August 24 and November 15, 1868, connecting Davis to Washington (now part of West Sacramento) to the east, Vallejo to the southwest, and Marysville to the northeast via a wye at Davis to Woodland, where the line separated to go northwest to Redding via Tehama and northeast to Marysville via a drawbridge at Knights Landing. In 1871 the Cal-P (as it later was called) was taken over by the Central Pacific Railroad; a fire later burned down the 19th century-style station. In 1914 the Central Pacific built a second depot, which was remodeled in 1986. The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[6]

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 3.
  2. "Capitol Corridor" (PDF). Amtrak. June 17, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2018, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. June 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. Yolo County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places (Building #76000541)
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