- Chico (Amtrak station)
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Chico 
Station statistics Address 450 Orange Street
Chico, California 95928Coordinates 39°43′24″N 121°50′46″W / 39.7233°N 121.8461°WCoordinates: 39°43′24″N 121°50′46″W / 39.7233°N 121.8461°W Lines Platforms 1 Tracks 1 Parking Yes Bicycle facilities Yes Other information Opened 1892 Rebuilt 1988 Accessible 
Code CIC Owned by Union Pacific Railroad Traffic Passengers (2010) 10,067[1] 
18% (Amtrak)Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Sacramentotoward Los AngelesCoast Starlight Reddingtoward SeattleSouthern Pacific DepotMap of California
Location: Chico, California, USA Coordinates: 39°42′24.0″N 121°50′8.0″W / 39.70667°N 121.83556°WCoordinates: 39°42′24.0″N 121°50′8.0″W / 39.70667°N 121.83556°W Architectural style: Carpenter Gothic NRHP Reference#: - 87000001
Added to NRHP: January 29, 1987 The Chico Amtrak station is a passenger station in Chico, California served by Amtrak. Formerly a Southern Pacific Railroad depot, it is located at Fifth and Orange Streets and is used by Amtrak's Coast Starlight service.
The terminal is partially wheelchair accessible, has an enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public pay phones, free short-term and long-term parking. Trains run between Seattle, Washington and Los Angeles, California with a northbound and a southbound train departing from the station daily. The Greyhound bus station is also located at Fifth and Orange Streets.
Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Chico was the 59th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 30 passengers daily.[2]
The building that houses the station is also home to the Chico Art Center. The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[3]
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History
- In the film Magic Town, James Stewart stepped off the train into Chico at the station. This is the story of a pollster who discovers the perfect small town that reflects all of Americas trends. Eventually the town is spoiled by all of the media attention.[4]
- During his 1952 Vice Presidential campaign, Richard Nixon was talking on the pay phone at the station when he got the news from the campaign headquarters that he would have to respond to the Checkers issue with the 'Checkers speech.'
- In 1996, the Olympic Torch arrived in Chico at the Amtrak station. The torch was carried through the closed streets with thousands of Chicoans celebrating along the path.
See also
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ Butte County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places (Building #87000001)
- ^ Chico Chamber of Commerce - Chico Movie History
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Portal:National Register of Historic PlacesCategories:- Amtrak stations in California
- Southern Pacific Railroad stations in California
- Railway stations in Butte County, California
- Chico, California
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- Carpenter Gothic architecture in California
- Railway stations opened in 1892
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