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Since 1976, California has been one of the several U.S. states that have provided financial assistance to Amtrak (the national passenger railroad company of the United States) for services within its borders. Through the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the state government provides capital grants and support for station and track improvements (including signaling), locomotives and cars, connecting Amtrak Thruway bus service, and operating assistance for the three routes under the Amtrak California brand: the Capitol Corridor connecting the San Francisco Bay Area with Sacramento; the Pacific Surfliner, running along the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo; and the San Joaquin connecting the major cities of the San Joaquin Valley with onward service to either the Bay Area or Sacramento.

National Amtrak lines serving California include the California Zephyr from Emeryville to Chicago, Illinois; the Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington; the Southwest Chief and the Texas Eagle from Los Angeles to Chicago; and the Sunset Limited from Los Angeles to New Orleans, Louisiana.

Stations

This is the list of 76 active Amtrak stations in California, including 3 with limited Amtrak service, and one conditional request stop. This list does not include stations that are served only by Amtrak Thruway and not Amtrak trains.

^	Stations with Amtrak Thruway stops
†	Stations shared with other rail systems
‡	Stations with limited Amtrak service and shared with other rail systems
^†	Stations shared with Amtrak Thruway and other rail systems
	Conditional request stop
	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)

Station/stop Name	Location	Code	Image	Line(s)	Annual Ridership (FY 2023)	Station Owner(s)	Amtrak Thruway / Rail connection(s)	Notes
Anaheim†	Anaheim	ANA		Pacific Surfliner	129,231	City of Anaheim	Metrolink: Orange County	Replaced the nearby Anaheim–Stadium station in 2014
Antioch–Pittsburg	Antioch	ACA		San Joaquin	27,985	City of Antioch		Planned to be replaced by Oakley station in Oakley
Auburn^	Auburn	ARN		Capitol Corridor	10,905	Union Pacific Railroad	Amtrak Thruway: 20
Bakersfield^	Bakersfield	BFD		San Joaquin	658,266	City of Bakersfield	Amtrak Thruway: 1, 10, 19
Barstow^	Barstow	BAR		Southwest Chief	3,855	BNSF Railway/ City of Barstow	Amtrak Thruway: 10	Site of former Casa del Desierto, a former Harvey House listed on the NRHP. Serves the Western America Railroad Museum and Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum.
Berkeley	Berkeley	BKY		Capitol Corridor	77,341	Union Pacific Railroad
Burbank Airport–South^†	Burbank	BUR		Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner	46,470	Caltrans	Amtrak Thruway: 1C Metrolink: Ventura County	Serves Hollywood Burbank Airport
Downtown Burbank‡	Burbank	BBK		Pacific Surfliner	7,152	City of Burbank	Metrolink: Antelope Valley Ventura County	Limited Amtrak service; former Southern Pacific station
Camarillo†	Camarillo	CML		Pacific Surfliner	40,346	Union Pacific Railroad/ City of Camarillo	Metrolink: Ventura County
Carpinteria^	Carpinteria	CPN		Pacific Surfliner	20,980	City of Carpenteria/ Union Pacific Railroad	Amtrak Thruway: 10
Chatsworth†	Chatsworth (Los Angeles)	CWT		Pacific Surfliner	38,353	Los Angeles Department of Transportation	Metrolink: Ventura County
Chico^	Chico	CIC		Coast Starlight	25,250	City of Chico	Amtrak Thruway: 3
Colfax^	Colfax	COX		California Zephyr	5,214		Amtrak Thruway: 20
Colonel Allensworth State Park	Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park	CNL		San Joaquin	No data			Conditional request stop that requires preapproval and reservations several weeks in advance for groups of not less than 20 persons, accordingly this platform only (no shelter) station is not included on Amtrak's list of active stations.
Corcoran	Corcoran	COC		San Joaquin	17,915	City of Corcoran		Replica of former 1907-built AT&SF depot demolished in 1998. Rebuilt in 1999.
Davis^	Davis	DAV		California Zephyr Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight	223,609	City of Davis	Amtrak Thruway: 3	Former Southern Pacific station listed on the NRHP
Dunsmuir	Dunsmuir	DUN		Coast Starlight	3,507	Union Pacific Railroad
Emeryville^	Emeryville	EMY		California Zephyr Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight San Joaquin	471,695	City of Emeryville	Amtrak Thruway: 99
Fairfield-Vacaville	Fairfield	FFV		Capitol Corridor	51,360	City of Fairfield
Fremont†	Fremont	FMT		Capitol Corridor	29,125	City of Fremont	ACE
Fresno^	Fresno	FNO		San Joaquin	278,603	City of Fresno	Amtrak Thruway: 15B	Former AT&SF station listed on the NRHP
Fullerton^†	Fullerton	FUL		Pacific Surfliner Southwest Chief	160,622	BNSF and City of Fullerton	Amtrak Thruway: 39 Metrolink: 91/Perris Valley Orange County	Former AT&SF and UP stations, both listed separately on the NRHP
Glendale^†	Glendale	GDL		Pacific Surfliner	40,094	City of Glendale	Amtrak Thruway: 1 Metrolink: Antelope Valley Ventura County	Former Southern Pacific station listed on the NRHP
Goleta	Goleta	GTA		Pacific Surfliner	67,181
Grover Beach^	Grover Beach	GVB		Pacific Surfliner	17,602	Union Pacific Railroad	Amtrak Thruway: 17, 18, 21
Guadalupe	Guadalupe	GUA		Pacific Surfliner	10,099	Union Pacific Railroad
Hanford^	Hanford	HNF		San Joaquin	128,786	BNSF	Amtrak Thruway: 18	One of the few remaining San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway depots in existence.
Hayward	Hayward	HAY		Capitol Corridor	27,477	City of Hayward
Irvine†	Irvine	IRV		Pacific Surfliner	353,971	City of Irvine	Metrolink: Inland Empire–Orange County Orange County
Lodi^	Lodi	LOD		San Joaquin	5,145	City of Lodi Union Pacific Railroad	Amtrak Thruway: 3
Lompoc-Surf	Surf	LPC		Pacific Surfliner	8,089	Union Pacific Railroad		Located in Surf, but also serves Lompoc.
Los Angeles^†	Los Angeles	LAX		Coast Starlight Southwest Chief Sunset Limited Texas Eagle Pacific Surfliner	1,000,243	LACMTA	Amtrak Thruway: 1 Metrolink: 91/Perris Valley Antelope Valley Orange County Riverside San Bernardino Ventura County Metro Rail:  A Line,  B Line,  D Line	Union Station listed on the NRHP
Madera	Madera	MDR		San Joaquin	23,438	County of Madera		Replaced Storey station in 2010. Planned to be replaced by a new Madera station further to the south.
Martinez^	Martinez	MTZ		California Zephyr Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight San Joaquin	242,645	City of Martinez	Amtrak Thruway: 7
Merced^	Merced	MCD		San Joaquin	120,583	State of California	Amtrak Thruway: 15A	Planned to be replaced by a new Merced station about 7 blocks south.
Modesto	Modesto	MOD		San Joaquin	89,101	City of Modesto
Moorpark†	Moorpark	MPK		Pacific Surfliner	23,091	City of Moorpark	Metrolink: Ventura County
Needles	Needles	NDL		Southwest Chief	5,826	BNSF Railway		Site of former El Garces Hotel a former Harvey House listed on the NRHP
Northridge‡	Northridge (Los Angeles)	NRG		Pacific Surfliner	12,610	Los Angeles Department of Transportation	Metrolink: Ventura County	Limited Amtrak service; former Southern Pacific station
Oakland Coliseum†	Oakland	OAC		Capitol Corridor	27,940	Amtrak/BART	BART:  B  Blue Line,  G  Green Line,  O  Orange Line,  OAK  Oakland Airport Connector	Named Coliseum station by BART
Oakland–Jack London Square^	Oakland	OKJ		Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight San Joaquin	199,354	Port of Oakland	Amtrak Thruway: 17	Replaced Oakland 16th Street in 1995
Oceanside^†	Oceanside	OSD		Pacific Surfliner	257,767	North County Transit District	Amtrak Thruway: 1 Coaster Sprinter Metrolink: Inland Empire–Orange County Orange County	Replaced a former AT&SF depot in 1984
Ontario	Ontario	ONA		Sunset Limited Texas Eagle	11,675	City of Ontario/Union Pacific Railroad
Oxnard^†	Oxnard	OXN		Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner	81,236	City of Oxnard	Amtrak Thruway: 10 Metrolink: Ventura County
Palm Springs	Palm Springs	PSN		Sunset Limited Texas Eagle	1,687	City of Palm Springs
Paso Robles^	Paso Robles	PRB		Coast Starlight	14,301	City of Paso Robles	Amtrak Thruway: 17, 18, 21
Pomona†	Pomona	POS		Sunset Limited Texas Eagle	1,315	City of Pomona	Metrolink: Riverside	Named Pomona–Downtown station by Metrolink
Redding^	Redding	RDD		Coast Starlight	7,008	Union Pacific Railroad	Amtrak Thruway: 3	Uses former Southern Pacific depot
Richmond†	Richmond	RIC		California Zephyr Capitol Corridor San Joaquin	154,239	BART	BART:  O  Orange Line,  R  Red Line	1973-built BART station; used by Amtrak since 1978.
Riverside^†	Riverside	RIV		Southwest Chief	24,163	RCTA BNSF Railway	Amtrak Thruway: 19 Metrolink: 91/Perris Valley Inland Empire–Orange County Riverside	Named Riverside-Downtown station by Metrolink
Rocklin^	Rocklin	RLN		Capitol Corridor	9,653	Union Pacific Railroad/ City of Rocklin	Amtrak Thruway: 20
Roseville^	Roseville	RSV		California Zephyr Capitol Corridor	34,747	City of Roseville Union Pacific Railroad	Amtrak Thruway: 20
Sacramento^†	Sacramento	SAC		California Zephyr Capitol Corridor Coast Starlight San Joaquin	740,697	City of Sacramento	Amtrak Thruway: 3, 20, 20C SacRT light rail: Gold	Former Southern Pacific station listed on the NRHP. Officially named Sacramento Valley Station.
Salinas^	Salinas	SNS		Coast Starlight	31,962	City of Salinas Redevelopment Agency	Amtrak Thruway: 17, 21
San Bernardino^†	San Bernardino	SNB		Southwest Chief	16,403	San Bernardino Associated Governments	Amtrak Thruway: 19 Metrolink: Inland Empire–Orange County San Bernardino	Former AT&SF station and Harvey House listed on NRHP
San Clemente‡	San Clemente	SNP		Pacific Surfliner	5,110	City of San Clemente/ OCTA	Metrolink: Inland Empire–Orange County Orange County	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–Old Town†	San Diego	OLT		Pacific Surfliner	151,928	NCTD	Coaster San Diego Trolley:  Blue Line,  Green Line	Named Old Town station by San Diego Trolley.
San Diego^†	San Diego	SAN		Pacific Surfliner	274,987	Catellus Development Corporation	Amtrak Thruway: 1 Coaster San Diego Trolley:  Blue Line,  Green Line	Former AT&SF station listed on the NRHP
San Jose^†	San Jose	SJC		Coast Starlight Capitol Corridor	202,760	PCJPB	Amtrak Thruway: 6, 17, 21 ACE Caltrain VTA Light Rail: Green Line	Former Southern Pacific station listed on the NRHP. Commonly known as Diridon station.
San Juan Capistrano†	San Juan Capistrano	SNC		Pacific Surfliner	74,995	City of San Juan Capistrano and OCTA	Metrolink: Inland Empire–Orange County Orange County	Former AT&SF station built in 1894
San Luis Obispo^	San Luis Obispo	SLO		Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner	109,784	Union Pacific Railroad	Amtrak Thruway: 17, 18, 21
Santa Ana†	Santa Ana	SNA		Pacific Surfliner	72,613	OCTA	Metrolink: Inland Empire–Orange County Orange County
Santa Barbara^	Santa Barbara	SBA		Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner	325,490	Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Barbara	Amtrak Thruway: 10, 17, 21	Former Southern Pacific station listed on the NRHP
Santa Clara – Great America†	Santa Clara	GAC		Capitol Corridor	65,006	City of Santa Clara, Union Pacific Railroad	ACE
Santa Clara–University†	Santa Clara	SCC		Capitol Corridor	28,238	PCJPB, South Bay Historical Railroad Society	ACE Caltrain	Former San Francisco and San Jose Railroad depot listed on NRHP
Simi Valley†	Simi Valley	SIM		Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner	29,917	City of Simi Valley	Metrolink: Ventura County
Solana Beach†	Solana Beach	SOL		Pacific Surfliner	89,369	Amtrak	Coaster
Stockton–Downtown^†	Stockton	SKT		San Joaquin	11,714	City of Stockton	Amtrak Thruway: 3, 6 ACE	Former Southern Pacific station
Stockton–San Joaquin Street^	Stockton	SKN		San Joaquin	399,001	BNSF Railway	Amtrak Thruway: 3, 6	Former AT&SF station
Suisun–Fairfield	Suisun	SUI		Capitol Corridor	50,427	City of Suisun/ Union Pacific Railroad	Former Southern Pacific station
Truckee^	Truckee	TRU		California Zephyr	15,588	Town of Truckee/ Union Pacific Railroad	Amtrak Thruway: 20A	Former Southern Pacific station
Turlock–Denair	Denair	TRK		San Joaquin	26,347	BNSF Railway		Open shelters. Located in Denair, but also serves Turlock.
Van Nuys^†	Van Nuys (Los Angeles)	VNC		Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner	63,035	State of California	Amtrak Thruway: 1C Metrolink: Ventura County
Ventura^	Ventura	VEC		Pacific Surfliner	62,284	City of Ventura	Amtrak Thruway: 10
Victorville	Victorville	VCV		Southwest Chief	5,352	BNSF Railway, Victorville Redevelopment Agency
Wasco	Wasco	WAC		San Joaquin	25,830	City of Wasco

Planned

These stations are planned or currently under construction:

Former

See also

• Amtrak California
• List of Amtrak stations national list

Notes

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
2. "Colonel Allensworth SHP". www.parks.ca.gov. California Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2013-09-13. With a group of 20 or more (you will need a exact head count for preapproval), and several weeks ahead of time, Amtrak can stop at Allensworth and let you off right at the park.
3. "ALLENSWORTH State Historic Park CALIFORNIA (CNL)". trainweb.org. TrainWeb, LLC. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
4. "Amtrak Station Codes: CA". amtrak.com. Amtrak. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
5. ^ "MADERA STATION RELOCATION" (PDF). San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. May 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
6. ^ "TAMC Selects LAN as Part of Construction Management Team for Salinas Rail Extension". Mass Transit. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
7. Campos, Chris (March 29, 2023). "Antioch loses Amtrak station to Oakley". The Press. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
8. Riverbank Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)

External links

• "Amtrak California Station List". Amtrak California (State of California Department of Transportation). Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-07-23.

• Amtrak stations in California
• Lists of California railway stations