List of Amtrak stations in California explained

In most U.S. states, intercity passenger train service is provided solely by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation), with no assistance of any sort from state or local governments. This level of service usually includes only a few long distance trains such as the Coast Starlight or California Zephyr, with perhaps a small number of shorter distance trains operating within the state. This was the situation in California prior to 1976. Since 1976, California has been one of several states which assists Amtrak in order to provide more service than the basic system.

Through Caltrans, the state government of California provides capital grants and support for station and track improvements (including signaling), locomotives and cars, connecting Amtrak bus service, and operating assistance for three corridors: the Pacific Surfliner, the San Joaquins and the Capitol Corridor.

Stations

This is the list of 74 active Amtrak stations in California. This list does not include stations that are served only by Amtrak Thruway and not Amtrak trains.

Current Amtrak Train Stations

Also Amtrak Thruway stops

Stations and/or stops that are shared with commuter rail systems (ACE, Caltrain, Coaster, and/or Metrolink)

Station/stop Name	City	Code	Image	Train Name(s)	Annual Ridership	Station Owner(s)	Notes
	Anaheim	ANA		Pacific Surfliner Orange County Line		City of Anaheim
	Antioch	ACA		San Joaquin		City of Antioch
	Auburn	ARN		Capitol Corridor		Union Pacific Railroad
	Bakersfield	BFD		San Joaquin		City of Bakersfield
	Barstow	BAR		Southwest Chief		BNSF Railway/ City of Barstow		Site of former Casa del Desierto, a former Harvey House on the National Register of Historic Places; also serves Amtrak Thruway as well as the Western America Railroad Museum and Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum.
	Berkeley	BKY		Capitol Corridor		Union Pacific Railroad
	Burbank	BUR		Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line		Caltrans	Also serves Hollywood Burbank Airport and Amtrak Thruway
	Camarillo	CML		Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line		Union Pacific Railroad/ City of Camarillo
	Carpinteria	CPN		Pacific Surfliner
	Chatsworth	CWT		Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line		Los Angeles Department of Transportation
	Chico	CIC		Coast Starlight		City of Chico
	Colfax	COX		California Zephyr
	Allensworth, or Earlimart	CNL		San Joaquin			Platform only (no shelter); conditional flag stop that requires preapproval and reservations several weeks in advance for groups of not less than 20 persons,^[1] ^[2] accordingly this station is not included on Amtrak's list of (active) stations^[3]
	Corcoran	COC		San Joaquin		City of Corcoran	Replica of former 1907-built Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot demolished in 1998. Rebuilt in 1999.
	Davis	DAV		California Zephyr Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight		City of Davis		National Register of Historic Places
	Dunsmuir	DUN		Coast Starlight		Union Pacific Railroad
	Emeryville	EMY		California Zephyr Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight San Joaquin		City of Emeryville
	Fairfield	FFV		Capitol Corridor		City of Fairfield
	Fremont	FMT		Capitol Corridor ACE		City of Fremont
	Fresno	FNO		San Joaquin		City of Fresno		Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; as Santa Fe Passenger Depot; Thruway Motorcoach stop
	Fullerton	FUL		Pacific Surfliner Southwest Chief 91/Perris Valley and Orange County lines		BNSF and City of Fullerton	Former AT&SF and UP stations on NRHP
	Glendale	GDL		Pacific Surfliner Antelope Valley and Ventura County Lines		City of Glendale		Former SP station on the National Register of Historic Places
	Goleta	GTA		Pacific Surfliner
	Grover Beach	GVB		Pacific Surfliner		Union Pacific Railroad
	Guadalupe	GUA		Pacific Surfliner		Union Pacific Railroad
	Hanford	HNF		San Joaquin		BNSF	One of the few remaining San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway depots in existence.
	Hayward	HAY		Capitol Corridor		City of Hayward
	Irvine	IRV		Pacific Surfliner IEOC and Orange County Lines		City of Irvine
	Lodi	LOD		San Joaquin		City of Lodi Union Pacific Railroad
	Surf	LPC		Pacific Surfliner
	Los Angeles	LAX		Coast Starlight Southwest Chief Sunset Limited Texas Eagle Pacific Surfliner 91/Perris Valley, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, Antelope Valley, and Ventura County Metrolink lines		LACMTA		Union Station listed on the National Register of Historic Places; also includes B Line and D Line subways, A Line light rail, J Line BRT, and Amtrak Thruway buses.
	Madera	MDR		San Joaquin		County of Madera	2010 replacement for former Storey AT&SF Depot; expected to be replaced again with a new station further south^[4]
	Martinez	MTZ		California Zephyr Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight San Joaquin		City of Martinez
	Merced	MCD		San Joaquin		State of California
	Modesto	MOD		San Joaquin		City of Modesto
	Moorpark	MPK		Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line		City of Moorpark
	Needles	NDL		Southwest Chief		BNSF Railway		Site of former El Garces Hotel, a former Harvey House on the National Register of Historic Places
	Oakland	OAC		Capitol Corridor		Amtrak/BART	Also connected to Bay Area Rapid Transit:,,,
	Oakland	OKJ		Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight San Joaquin		Port of Oakland
	Oceanside	OSD		Pacific Surfliner IEOC Orange County Line Coaster		North County Transit District	Replacement for former AT&SF depot; also includes Sprinter hybrid rail.
	Ontario	ONA		Sunset Limited Texas Eagle		City of Ontario/Union Pacific Railroad
	Oxnard	OXN		Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line		City of Oxnard
	Palm Springs	PSN		Sunset Limited Texas Eagle		City of Palm Springs
	Paso Robles	PRB		Coast Starlight		City of Paso Robles
	Pomona	POS		Sunset Limited Texas Eagle Riverside Line		City of Pomona	Named Pomona–Downtown station by Metrolink
	Redding	RDD		Coast Starlight		Union Pacific Railroad	Uses former Southern Pacific Railroad depot
	Richmond	RIC		California Zephyr Capitol Corridor San Joaquin		BART	1973-built BART station for and ; used by Amtrak since 1978.
	Riverside	RIV		Southwest Chief 91/Perris Valley, IEOC, and Riverside Line		RCTA BNSF Railway	Named Riverside-Downtown Station by Metrolink.
	Rocklin	RLN		Capitol Corridor		Union Pacific Railroad/ City of Rocklin
	Roseville	RSV		California Zephyr Capitol Corridor
	Sacramento	SAC		California Zephyr Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight San Joaquin		City of Sacramento		Officially named Sacramento Valley Rail Station; also serves Sacramento Light Rail's Gold Line and Thruway Motorcoach; listed on NRHP
	Salinas	SNS		Coast Starlight		City of Salinas Redevelopment Agency
	San Bernardino	SNB		Southwest Chief IEOC, and San Bernardino Lines		San Bernardino Associated Governments		Former AT&SF Harvey House added later; also served Amtrak's Desert Wind until 1997; also serves Amtrak Thruway buses to Hemet and Indio. Listed on NRHP as Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Passenger and Freight Depot.
	San Clemente	SNP		Pacific Surfliner IEOC, and Orange County Lines		City of San Clemente/ OCTA	Named San Clemente Pier station, by Metrolink to distinguish from their own San Clemente station; limited Amtrak service, and weekend-only Metrolink service.
	San Diego	OLT		Pacific Surfliner Coaster		NCTD	Also includes San Diego Trolley Green Line
	San Diego	SAN		Pacific Surfliner Coaster		Catellus Development Corporation		Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as Santa Fe Depot; also includes San Diego Trolley Green and Orange Lines (and Blue Line service just across the street).
	San Jose	SJC		Coast Starlight Capitol Corridor Caltrain, and ACE		PCJPB		Commonly known as Diridon station; also serves VTA light rail's Green Line, Amtrak Thruway and California Shuttle Buses. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as Southern Pacific Depot.
	San Juan Capistrano	SNC		Pacific Surfliner IEOC, and Orange County Lines		City of San Juan Capistrano and OCTA	Former AT&SF Depot built in 1894.
	San Luis Obispo	SLO		Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner		Union Pacific Railroad
	Santa Ana	SNA		Pacific Surfliner IEOC, and Orange County Lines		OCTA
	Santa Barbara	SBA		Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner		Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Barbara		Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Southern Pacific Train Depot
	Santa Clara	GAC		Capitol Corridor ACE		City of Santa Clara, Union Pacific Railroad
	Santa Clara	SCC		Capitol Corridor ACE and Caltrain		PCJPB, South Bay Historical Railroad Society		Former San Francisco and San Jose Railroad depot listed on NRHP as "Santa Clara Depot". Serves ACE, Caltrain, and only Amtrak Thruway until 2012.
	Simi Valley	SIM		Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line		City of Simi Valley
	Solana Beach	SOL		Pacific Surfliner Coaster		Amtrak
	Stockton	SKT		San Joaquin ACE		City of Stockton	Former Southern Pacific Transportation Company terminal; southern terminal of ACE; also serves Amtrak Thruway.
	Stockton	SKN		San Joaquin		BNSF Railway	Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot
	Suisun	SUI		Capitol Corridor			Former Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
	Truckee	TRU		California Zephyr			Former Southern Pacific Transportation Company station; also served by Amtrak Thruway
	Denair	TRK		San Joaquin			Open shelters; located in Denair, but also meant to serve Turlock.
	Van Nuys (Los Angeles)	VNC		Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner Ventura County Line		State of California
	Ventura	VEC		Pacific Surfliner		City of Ventura
	Victorville	VCV		Southwest Chief		BNSF Railway, Victorville Redevelopment Agency	Also serves Amtrak Thruway
	Wasco	WAC		San Joaquin		City of Wasco

Planned

These stations are planned or currently under construction:

Station/stop Name	City	Planned opening	Train Name(s)	Notes
	Castroville		Capitol Corridor	^[5]
	Gilroy		Capitol Corridor Caltrain
	Hercules		Capitol Corridor &<br />San Joaquin	Proposed to include ferry and bus terminal.
	Indio
Lodi	Lodi	2027	San Joaquin ACE
Madera	Madera	2024	San Joaquin	planned to replace existing Madera station
Merced	Merced	2027	San Joaquin ACE	future California High-Speed Rail station
	Morgan Hill		Capitol Corridor Caltrain
	Sacramento	2026	San Joaquin ACE
	Oakley	2024	San Joaquin	planned to replace existing Antioch–Pittsburg station.^[6]
	Pajaro		Capitol Corridor
	Sacramento	2029	San Joaquin ACE	also serves Sacramento Light Rail's Blue Line
	Sacramento	2026	San Joaquin ACE
	Sacramento	2029	San Joaquin ACE
	San Jose		Capitol Corridor Caltrain	also serves VTA light rail's Blue Line

Former

Station/stop Name	City	Discontinued	Train Name(s)	Notes
	Alhambra	1975	Sunset Limited
–Stadium	Anaheim	2014	Pacific Surfliner	Replaced by Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
	Carlsbad	2017	Pacific Surfliner Coaster	Still served by Coaster
	Carlsbad	2018	Pacific Surfliner Coaster	Still served by Coaster
	Commerce	1994	Orange County Commuter San Diegan	Service commuted to Metrolink
	Del Mar	1994	San Diegan	Replaced by Solana Beach Transit Center
Encinitas	Encinitas	2017	Pacific Surfliner	Still served by Coaster
	Gerber	1972	Coast Starlight
(SP)	Indio	1998	Sunset Limited Texas Eagle	planned to be reactivated for limited festival services
	Laguna Niguel	2013	Pacific Surfliner	Still served by Metrolink
	Marysville	1999	Coast Starlight
	Oakland	1994	California Zephyr Capitols Coast Starlight San Joaquin	Replaced by Oakland – Jack London Square station
	Orange	2013	Pacific Surfliner	Still served by Metrolink
	Orland	1982	Coast Starlight
	Pasadena	1994	Southwest Chief	Rebuilt as Los Angeles Metro light rail station in 2003
	Pomona	1994	Southwest Chief	Still served by Metrolink
	Riverbank	1999	San Joaquin	Replaced by Modesto station, destroyed by fire in 2005^[7]
	San Diego	2018	Pacific Surfliner Coaster	Still served by Coaster
	Storey	2010	San Joaquins	Replaced by Madera station

See also

• Amtrak California
• List of Amtrak stations national list

External links

• Web site: Amtrak California Station List . Amtrak California (State of California Department of Transportation) . 2014-07-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140724014608/http://amtrakcalifornia.com/stations/ . 2014-07-24 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colonel Allensworth SHP. www.parks.ca.gov. California Department of Parks and Recreation. 2013-09-13. With a group of 20 or more (you will need a [sic] exact head count for preapproval), and several weeks ahead of time, Amtrak can stop at Allensworth and let you off right at the park..
2. Web site: ALLENSWORTH State Historic Park CALIFORNIA (CNL). trainweb.org. TrainWeb, LLC. 2013-09-13.
3. Web site: Amtrak Station Codes: CA. amtrak.com. Amtrak. 2013-09-13.
4. Web site: MADERA STATION RELOCATION . May 2020 . San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority . 8 June 2020 . 14 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414114232/https://sjjpa.com/wp-content/uploads/Madera-Station-Relocation_May-2020_FINAL.pdf . dead .
5. News: TAMC Selects LAN as Part of Construction Management Team for Salinas Rail Extension. 2 February 2018. Mass Transit. 3 January 2018.
6. News: Antioch loses Amtrak station to Oakley . The Press . March 29, 2023 . Chris . Campos . April 8, 2023.
7. http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/riverbank.htm Riverbank Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)