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Amtrak Capitols (later Capitol Corridor) service between Sacramento and San Jose began in 1991; it ran through Hayward without stopping. After the success of other infill stations on the line, a station at Hayward was opened on May 29, 1997. [4] A station shelter was constructed in the Arts and Crafts style. [1]
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 ...
The Capitol Corridor is a 168-mile (270 km) passenger train route in Northern California operated by Amtrak between San Jose, in the Bay Area, and Auburn, in the Sacramento Valley. The route is named after the two points most trains operate between, San Jose (which was the first state capital of California ) and Sacramento (the current capital ...
Routes Stations Track Length Track Gauge Amtrak California: Capitol Corridor: Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Yolo, Sacramento and Placer counties 2,500 No 1 17 168 mi (270 km) 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: San Joaquins: Alameda and Contra Costa counties in the Bay Area section of its route 2,300 1 to Bay Area (2 total) 4 ...
30th Street Station in Philadelphia Omaha station in Omaha, Nebraska, designed as part of the Amtrak Standard Stations Program This is a list of train stations and Amtrak Thruway stops used by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in the United States). This list is in alphabetical order by station or stop name, which mostly corresponds to the city in which it is located. If an ...
Oakland/Sacramento – Bakersfield May 16, 1999 present Spirit of California: Sacramento – Los Angeles October 25, 1981 September 30, 1983 [93] [94] Winter Park Express † Denver – Winter Park Resort: March 13, 2015 present
Sacramento is served by four Amtrak routes: two daily long-distance routes, and two Amtrak California corridor routes with multiple daily trains, for a total of 38 daily trains on weekdays and 30 each day on weekends as of 2016. [5] The California Zephyr and Coast Starlight are long-distance routes with one train per day in each direction.
Amtrak California (reporting mark CDTX) is a brand name used by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Rail for three state-supported Amtrak regional rail routes in California – the Capitol Corridor, the Pacific Surfliner, and the San Joaquins [1] – and their associated connecting network of Amtrak Thruway transportation services.