Chico station

Chico
Location 450 Orange Street
Chico, California 95928
Coordinates 39°43′24″N 121°50′46″W / 39.7233°N 121.8461°W / 39.7233; -121.8461
Owned by City of Chico
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code CIC
History
Opened 1892
Rebuilt 1988
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 13,736[1]Increase 4.4% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Los Angeles
Coast Starlight
toward Seattle
Southern Pacific Depot
Map of California
Location Chico, California, USA
Coordinates 39°42′24.0″N 121°50′8.0″W / 39.706667°N 121.835556°W / 39.706667; -121.835556Coordinates: 39°42′24.0″N 121°50′8.0″W / 39.706667°N 121.835556°W / 39.706667; -121.835556
Architectural style Carpenter Gothic
NRHP Reference # 87000001
Added to NRHP January 29, 1987

Chico is a passenger station in the South Campus Neighborhood of Chico, California served by Amtrak. It is located at West Fifth and Orange streets and is used by Amtrak's Coast Starlight service. The station was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1892.

The terminal is partially wheelchair accessible, has an enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public pay phones, free short-term and long-term parking. Trains run between Seattle, Washington and Los Angeles, California with a northbound and a southbound train departing from the station daily. The Greyhound bus station is also located at Fifth and Orange Streets.

Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Chico was the 59th-busiest in FY2012, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 30 passengers daily.[2]

The city and the Chamber of Commerce saved the current structure from demolition through an agreement with the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1987.[3] That same year, the depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Southern Pacific Depot.[4] The building is also home to the Chico Art Center.

History

Platforms and tracks

Track 1  Coast Starlight toward Seattle (Redding)
 Coast Starlight toward Los Angeles (Sacramento)

See also

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2012, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak]. November 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  3. Great American Stations Accessed January 30, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Giovanna R. Jackson; Michele Shover (August 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Southern Pacific Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 12, 2015. Accompanying 12 photos.
  5. Chico Chamber of Commerce - Chico Movie History

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