Owned by City of Modesto Structure type At-grade Opened 1999 | Tracks 1 Parking Free lot Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location 1700 Held Drive
Modesto, CA 95355
United States Line(s) BNSF Stockton Subdivision Address Modesto, CA 95355, United States Similar Denair station, Robert J Cabral Station, San Joaquin Street stat, Merced station, Martinez | ||
Modesto station is a staffed Amtrak station in Modesto, California. It serves the on the San Joaquin line. Designed by Pacific Design Associates of Modesto and VBN Architects of Oakland, the $2.4 million depot was built on four acres of former dairy pastureland. The station has one platform which serves a single track. A free unattended parking lot is available, as well as local bus service provided by Modesto Area Express.
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Before November 1999, trains stopped instead in Riverbank, about 4 miles north.
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.
Facilities
There is one bathroom with three vending machines. There is also a check-in desk and an automated check-in machine. Outside there is a side platform.
Transit connections
Although none of the Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach services reach the station the town's local bus, Modesto Area Express route 25 serves the station.