Madera (Amtrak station)
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Madera is an unstaffed station on the Amtrak
San Joaquin line in Madera, California
. The station has one platform which serves a single track. An unattended parking lot is available at the station, but long-term parking is discouraged.
In August 2010, ground was broken on a new station located approximately 3 miles north of the City of Madera. Grand opening of the new Amtrak station took place on November 4, 2010.
Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Madera was the 49th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 55 passengers daily.
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
San Joaquin line in Madera, California
Madera, California
Madera is a city in and the county seat of Madera County, California, United States. It is a principal city of the Madera–Chowchilla Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Madera County, and Metropolitan Fresno. It is located in California's San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2010...
. The station has one platform which serves a single track. An unattended parking lot is available at the station, but long-term parking is discouraged.
In August 2010, ground was broken on a new station located approximately 3 miles north of the City of Madera. Grand opening of the new Amtrak station took place on November 4, 2010.
Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Madera was the 49th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 55 passengers daily.