Modesto station

Modesto, CA
Modesto station in May 2022
General information
Location	1700 Held Drive Modesto, California United States
Coordinates	37°40′09″N120°54′54″W / 37.6690288°N 120.9149256°W / 37.6690288; -120.9149256
Owned by	City of Modesto
Line	BNSF Stockton Subdivision [1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	StanRTA: 25
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	Amtrak: MOD
History
Opened	November 12, 1999 [2]
Passengers
FY 2024	101,714 [3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Stockton–San Joaquin Street toward Oakland Gold Runner Turlock–Denair toward Bakersfield Stockton–Downtown toward Sacramento
Location

Modesto station is a staffed Amtrak station in Modesto, California. It is served by the Gold Runner service. 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. ^[4] The station has one platform which serves a single track.

Before November 12, 1999, trains stopped instead in Riverbank, about 4 miles north. ^{[2] [5]} In the past trains also stopped at the Modesto Transportation Center, which was built by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in 1915, and in the future rail service will move there again when the Altamont Corridor Express begins service to Modesto. ^[6] In October 2024, the state was awarded a $18.7 million federal grant to build a second platform at Modesto and Denair stations. ^[7]

Modesto is the point where the Gold Runner splits, with trains bound for the Bay Area continuing to Stockton's San Joaquin Street station and trains heading to Sacramento continuing to Stockton–Downtown station.

Station photos

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  Platform
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  Station interior
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  AT&SF locomotive #2921 on display at the station

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 10.
2. Elliott, Steve (November 12, 1999). "Amtrak Finally Pulls Into Modesto Station". The Modesto Bee . pp. A1, A2 . Retrieved March 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
4. Great American Stations. Accessed February 13, 2013.
5. "Amtrak – Modesto, CA (MOD)".
6. Holland, John (December 10, 2021). "CA: Contractor will revamp Modesto's old train depot for ACE. Will housing follow nearby?". www.masstransitmag.com. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
7. "FY 2023-2024 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Program: Project Summaries" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. p. 6.

External links

Media related to Modesto station at Wikimedia Commons

• Modesto, CA – Amtrak
• Modesto, CA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)