Oakland – Jack London Square station

Oakland – Jack London Square
Location 245 Second Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Coordinates 37°47′37″N 122°16′17″W / 37.79361°N 122.27139°W / 37.79361; -122.27139Coordinates: 37°47′37″N 122°16′17″W / 37.79361°N 122.27139°W / 37.79361; -122.27139
Owned by Port of Oakland
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Connections AC Transit
Construction
Parking Paid, Private lot
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code OKJ
History
Opened May 22, 1995
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 319,336[1]Increase 4.9% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward San Jose
Capitol Corridor
toward Auburn
toward Los Angeles
Coast Starlight
toward Seattle
TerminusSan Joaquin
toward Bakersfield
Location
Location of the Oakland - Jack London Square Station.
Location within California

Oakland – Jack London Square is a train station in Jack London Square in downtown Oakland, California. The station is served by the Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight, and San Joaquins trains.[2] Through Thruway buses, this station serves San Francisco.

Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Oakland was the tenth-busiest in FY2012, boarding or detraining an average of about 1,142 passengers daily.[3]

History

The station opened on May 22, 1995 as a replacement for 16th Street Station, which had been severely damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. A building next to the old station was used as the rail station until August 5, 1994.[4] Southern Pacific's downtown station on the north side of 1st St between Franklin St and Broadway was a passenger stop until 1960.

The station is owned by the Port of Oakland; the tracks along 1st St are owned by Union Pacific Railroad.[5]

Platforms and tracks

1-2  Capitol Corridor toward Auburn (Emeryville)
 Capitol Corridor toward San Jose (Oakland Coliseum)
 Coast Starlight toward Seattle (Emeryville)
 Coast Starlight toward Los Angeles (San Jose)
 San Joaquin toward Bakersfield (Emeryville)
3  Freight line No passenger service

Transit Connections

Oakland Jack London Square station (commonly called Oakland Amtrak) is served by the following AC Transit routes, including:[6][7]

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. "OAKLAND CALIFORNIA (OKJ)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2012, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-11. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. National Association of Railroad Passengers (May 19, 1995). "Hotline #878". Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  5. "OAKLAND - JACK LONDON SQUARE, CA (OKJ)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  6. "Line 58L". AC Transit. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  7. "Line 72". AC Transit. Retrieved 15 August 2010.

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