Modesto station
Modesto station is a staffed Amtrak station in Modesto, California. It serves the on the San Joaquin line. Designed by Pacific Design Associates of Modesto and VBN Architects of Oakland, the $2.4 million depot was built on four acres of former dairy pastureland.[4] The station has one platform which serves a single track. A free unattended parking lot is available, as well as local bus service provided by Modesto Area Express.
Modesto, CA | ||||||||||||
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 Modesto station in August 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 1700 Held Drive, Modesto, California United States | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.6690288°N 120.9149256°W | |||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Modesto | |||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Stockton Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||
| Connections |  Modesto Area Express: 25 | |||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||
| Parking | Free lot | |||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||
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| Station code | MOD | |||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||
| Opened | 1999 | |||||||||||
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| 2018 | 112,292[2][3]  2.9% (Amtrak) | |||||||||||
| Rank | 27th in California[2] | |||||||||||
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Before November 1999, trains stopped instead in Riverbank, about 4 miles north.[5]
Modesto is the point where the San Joaquin splits, with trains bound for the Bay Area continuing to Stockton-San Joaquin Street and trains heading to Sacramento continuing to Stockton-Downtown.
References
- SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2018, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. June 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- Great American Stations. Accessed February 13, 2013.
- http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/modesto.htm
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