Oakland

Oakland – Jack London Square
Station statistics
Address	245 Second Street Oakland, CA 94607
Lines	Capitol Corridor   Coast Starlight   San Joaquins
Connections	AC Transit
Platforms	2 platforms
Tracks	2 tracks
Parking	Paid, Private lot
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Baggage check	yes[1]
Other information
Opened	1994
Accessible
Code	OKJ
Owned by	Port of Oakland
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	355,128[2]  2.18% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Oakland Coliseum Connection to BART and Oakland Airport. toward San Jose Capitol Corridor Emeryville toward Auburn San Jose toward Los Angeles Coast Starlight Emeryville toward Seattle Terminus San Joaquins Emeryville toward Bakersfield
Location
Location within California

Oakland (Jack London Square) is an Amtrak station located in downtown Oakland, California. Opened in 1994, the building is located at 245 Second Street in Oakland, it is served by the Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight, and San Joaquins trains.^[3] Through Thruway buses, this station serves San Francisco.

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Oakland was the eleventh-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 950 passengers daily.^[2]

History

The station was constructed in the early 1990s, opening in 1994. It was built as a replacement for the 16th Street Station, which had been severely damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. An adjacent building was used as the rail station until tracks were moved to the west for the opening of Jack London Square Station.^[1]

The station facility is owned by the Port of Oakland, while the tracks are owned by the Union Pacific Railroad.^[1]

Transit Connections

Oakland Jack London Square station (commonly called Oakland Amtrak) is served by the following AC Transit routes, including:^[4][5]

• Route 58L - weekday-only limited stop service between Downtown Oakland and Eastmont Transit Center
• Route 72 - daily service between Downtown Oakland and Hilltop Mall
• Route 72M - daily service between Downtown Oakland and the intersection of Castro Street and Tewksbury Avenue in Port Richmond

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "OAKLAND - JACK LONDON SQUARE, CA (OKJ)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/OKJ/Station_view. Retrieved 15 August 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
3. ^ "OAKLAND CALIFORNIA (OKJ)". TrainWeb. http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/oakland.htm. Retrieved 15 August 2010. 
4. ^ "Line 58L". AC Transit. http://www.actransit.org/maps/schedule_results.php?version_id=8&quick_line=58L&Go=Go. Retrieved 15 August 2010. 
5. ^ "Line 72". AC Transit. http://www2.actransit.org/maps/schedule_results.php?version_id=8&quick_line=72&Go=Go&r=n. Retrieved 15 August 2010. 

External links

Media related to Oakland – Jack London Square (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Capitol Corridor - Oakland Station Page
• Amtrak – Stations – Oakland, CA

Coordinates: 37°47′37″N 122°16′17″W / 37.793737°N 122.271502°W / 37.793737; -122.271502