Modesto (Amtrak station)
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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 http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/modesto.htm.
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.
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...
station on the San Joaquin line. It is located on the eastern edge of Modesto, California
Modesto, California
Modesto is a city in, and is the county seat of, Stanislaus County, California. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, Modesto ranks as the 18th largest city in the state of 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
Modesto Area Express
Modesto Area Express, better known by the acronym MAX, is the primary bus agency for Modesto, a Northern California city with over 200,000 inhabitants...
.
Before November 1999, trains stopped instead in Riverbank
Riverbank, California
Riverbank is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. The population was 22,678 at the 2010 census, up from 15,826 at the 2000 census...
, about 4 miles north http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/modesto.htm.
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.