Modesto (Amtrak station)

Modesto
Station statistics
Address	1700 Held Drive Modesto, CA 95355
Lines	San Joaquin
Structure	at-grade
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 track
Parking	Free lot
Baggage check	yes
Other information
Opened	1999
Accessible
Code	MOD
Owned by	City of Modesto
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	96,662[1]  5.6%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Stockton – San Joaquin Street toward Oakland – Jack London Square San Joaquin Turlock/Denair toward Bakersfield Stockton – Downtown toward Sacramento
Location
Location within California

Modesto is a staffed Amtrak station on the San Joaquin line. It is located on the eastern edge of Modesto, California. The station has one platform which serves a single track; there is also a station house adjacent to the platform. A free unattended parking lot is available, as well as local bus service provided by Modesto Area Express.

Before November 1999, trains stopped instead in Riverbank, about 4 miles north [1].

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Modesto was the 27th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 270 passengers daily.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Modesto, CA
• Amtrak California - Modesto

Coordinates: 37°40′06″N 120°54′42″W / 37.668204°N 120.911607°W / 37.668204; -120.911607