Modesto Transportation Center

Modesto
Modesto Transportation Center in May 2022
General information
Location	9th Street at J Street, Modesto, California
Coordinates	37°38′22″N121°0′6.5″W / 37.63944°N 121.001806°W / 37.63944; -121.001806
Owned by	City of Modesto
Line	UPRR Fresno Subdivision
Platforms	1 (planned)
Tracks	2 (planned)
Connections	Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority Greyhound Lines
Construction
Architectural style	Mission Revival
Other information
Status	Bus station operating New rail service planned
History
Opened	1915 (Southern Pacific)
Closed	May 1, 1971 (1971-05-01) (Southern Pacific)
Rebuilt	1993 2027 (2027) (ACE)
Future services
Preceding station Altamont Corridor Express Following station Ripon toward San Jose San Jose – Ceres Ceres Terminus Ripon toward Natomas/​Sacramento Airport Valley Rail
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Ceres toward Oakland Pier San Joaquin Valley Line Saiida toward Los Angeles Lathrop toward Sacramento Sacramento Daylight Turlock toward Los Angeles Lathrop toward Oakland Pier San Joaquin Daylight
Location

The Modesto Transportation Center is a bus terminal and former train station located in downtown Modesto, California.

History

StanRTA bus at Modesto in 2022

The Central Pacific Railroad was built to Modesto with service beginning on November 8, 1870. ^[1] The railroad taken over by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1884, who built a new Mission Revival-style station in 1915. It was used until 1971, when Amtrak took over intercity passenger service. ^{[2] [3]}

When Amtrak restored service to Modesto with the San Joaquin in 1974, the former Santa Fe station in Riverbank was used instead. (It was replaced with the modern Modesto station in 1999. ^[2] ) The depot was restored in 1993 as a bus terminal. ^[3]

Rail service is expected to be restored in 2026 as part of the Altamont Corridor Express Merced Extension project to Merced via Ceres. ^{[4] [5] [6]} The station building is undergoing renovations to expand the passenger waiting area at a cost of $5.23 million. ^[7]

References

1. Historical Outline of the Southern Pacific Company. Southern Pacific Bureau of News. 1933. p. 32 – via University of Missouri System.
2. "Modesto, CA (MOD)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
3. Holland, John (October 23, 2020). "Modesto's plan for ACE train depot passes muster with guardians of historic treasures". Modesto Bee. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
4. Holland, John (July 11, 2022). "Turlock commuter train extension gets another $57 million. When will cars start rolling?". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
5. "Final Environmental Impact Report: Appendix C-8 - Prelim Engineering Plans" (PDF). SJRRC. Retrieved June 11, 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. Holland, John (March 13, 2023). "ACE rail expansion runs late, just as Modesto readies its historic downtown depot". Modesto Bee. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
7. Holland, John (December 10, 2021). "CA: Contractor will revamp Modesto's old train depot for ACE. Will housing follow nearby?". Modesto Bee. Mass Transit Magazine. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

External links

• StanRTA – Downtown Transportation Center Archived June 28, 2022, at the Wayback Machine