Auburn station (California)

Auburn station is an Amtrak station in Auburn, California. Located at the corner of Nevada Street and Fulweiler Street, it serves as the northern terminus of the Capitol Corridor line. The station is not staffed. The platform is next to a short spur track off Track 2 of Union Pacific Railroad's route over Donner Pass.[1] Because of the geography of the city, the Union Pacific's mainline tracks are split, with Track 1 running through the eastern side of the city and Track 2 crossing the western side of the city.[6] The California Zephyr bypasses the city on its route between Roseville and Colfax primarily via Track 1. Auburn became a stop on Amtrak's Capitol Corridor in January 1998.[6]

Auburn, CA
Auburn station in September 2008
Other namesAuburn/Conheim
Robert F. Conheim Auburn Train Station
Location277 Nevada Street, Auburn, California
Coordinates38.903725°N 121.083353°W / 38.903725; -121.083353
Line(s)UP Roseville Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach to Sacramento[2]
Placer County Transit: 10, 30, 40[3]
Gold Country Stage: 5[4]
Auburn Transit[5]
Other information
Station codeARN
History
OpenedMay 13, 1865; January 26, 1998[6]
Original companyCentral Pacific Railroad
Passengers
201814,243[7]  6.67% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Rocklin
toward San Jose
 Capitol Corridor Terminus
     California Zephyr does not stop here
Location

It is served by one round trip per day from Oakland, and one weekend round trip per day from San Jose. The latter is the only round trip running along the entire 168 mi (270 km) length of the corridor. The station is also served by two Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach routes – one between the station and Sacramento and one between Sacramento and Sparks, Nevada.[2] The latter route stops only to discharge passengers towards Sparks and only to receive passengers towards Sacramento.[2]

Auburn served 13,352 passengers boarding or detraining in fiscal year 2017.[8]

In March 2008, the station (formerly Auburn Multimodal Station) was renamed Robert F. Conheim Auburn Train Station after a long-time Auburn rail rider, who died the previous year.[9]

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 2.
  2. "Capitol Corridor" (PDF). Amtrak. June 17, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. "Routes & Schedules". Placer County, California. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  4. "Route 5". Nevada County, California. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  5. "Transit Services". Auburn, California. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  6. "Auburn, CA (ARN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  7. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2018, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  8. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  9. Nielsen, Jenna (March 15, 2008). "Nevada Street station named after longtime rail rider". Gold Country Media.

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