Southern Pacific Railroad Depot (Modesto, California)

The Modesto Transportation Center is a bus terminal and former train station located in downtown Modesto, California.

Modesto Transportation Center
Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
Modesto Transportation Center in 2012
Location9th Street at J Street, Modesto, California
Coordinates37°38′22″N 121°0′6.5″W
Owned byCity of Modesto
Line(s)UPRR Fresno Subdivision
Platforms1 (planned)
Tracks2 (planned)
Connections Modesto Area Express
Stanislaus Regional Transit
Greyhound Lines
Construction
Architectural styleMission Revival
Other information
StatusBus station operating
New rail service planned
History
Opened1915 (Southern Pacific)
Closed1 May 1971 (1971-05-01) (Southern Pacific)
Rebuilt1993
2023 (2023) (ACE)
Future/former services
Preceding station Altamont Corridor Express Following station
Future
Ripon
toward San Jose
 San Jose – Ceres Ceres
Terminus
Ripon
toward Natomas/Sacramento Airport
 Valley Rail
Past services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Lathrop
toward Sacramento
 Sacramento Daylight Turlock
toward Los Angeles
Lathrop
toward Oakland Pier
 San Joaquin Daylight
Location

History

The Central Pacific Railroad as built through Modesto in 1870, and was taken over by the Southern Pacific in 1884. In 1915, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a new Mission Revival station. It was used until 1971, when Amtrak took over intercity passenger service.[1][2] When Amtak restored service to Modesto with the San Joaquin in 1974, the former Santa Fe station in Riverbank was used instead. (It was replaced with the modern Modesto station in 1999).[1]

The depot was restored in 1993 as a bus terminal.[2]

Rail service is expected to be restored in 2022 or 2023 as part of the Altamont Corridor Express extension to Ceres.[2][3] The station building is planned to undergo renovations to expand the passenger waiting area.[2]

References
  1. "Modesto, CA (MOD)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  2. Holland, John (23 October 2020). "Modesto's plan for ACE train depot passes muster with guardians of historic treasures". Modesto Bee. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. "Final Environmental Impact Report: Appendix C-8 - Prelim Engineering Plans" (PDF). SJRRC. Retrieved 11 June 2019.


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