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°WCoordinates: 37°47′37″N 122°16′17″W / 37.79361°N 122.27139°W
Owned by	Port of Oakland
Line(s)	Capitol Corridor   Coast Starlight   San Joaquin
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]  4.9% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Oakland-Coliseum toward San Jose Capitol Corridor Emeryville toward Auburn San Jose toward Los Angeles Coast Starlight Emeryville toward Seattle Terminus San Joaquin Emeryville toward Bakersfield
Location
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]

• Route 58L - weekday-only limited stop service between Downtown Oakland and Eastmont Transit Center
• Route 72 - daily service between Downtown Oakland and Hilltop Mall
• Route 72M - daily service between Downtown Oakland and the intersection of Castro Street and Tewksbury Avenue in Point Richmond
• 72R a bus rapid transit line stops within a few blocks as do San Francisco Bay Ferries at the Oakland Ferry Terminal.
• The Free B

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.

External links

• Media related to Oakland – Jack London Square station at Wikimedia Commons
• Capitol Corridor - Oakland Station Page

• Amtrak – Stations – Oakland, CA
• Oakland-Jack London Square (OKJ)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)