Oregon City station

Oregon City

The station soon after its opening in 2004
Location United States
Coordinates 45°21′58″N 122°35′46″W / 45.36611°N 122.59611°W / 45.36611; -122.59611Coordinates: 45°21′58″N 122°35′46″W / 45.36611°N 122.59611°W / 45.36611; -122.59611
Owned by City of Oregon City
Line(s) Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking 50 long term spaces
Disabled access Wheelchair lift
Other information
Station code Amtrak code: ORC
History
Opened April 16, 2004
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 14,046[1]Increase 41.4%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Amtrak Cascades

Oregon City is an Amtrak station in Oregon City, Oregon, United States. The current station consists of a platform[2] and the city's historic Southern Pacific depot that was restored and returned to the site.

The station is served by Amtrak Cascades Talgo trains originally with two northbound departures in the morning and two southbound departures in the evening. Beginning January 6, 2014, schedules changed to one Portland-Eugene in the morning; one Portland-Eugene in the evening; one morning and one afternoon train each between Eugene and Portland. The Coast Starlight (Seattle – Los Angeles) passes through the station but does not stop.

Ridership at the Oregon City station was 9,165 in 2011. (By comparison, some 330,000 riders boarded and alighted TriMet's 16 daily WES commuter rail trains at the Beaverton Transit Center during the same period).[3]

The 7:24 Amtrak Cascades is a non-stop, 20-minute ride to Portland's Union Station—faster than any TriMet bus or light-rail route offered.[3]

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Oregon" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. "Oregon City, Oregon (ORC)". Trainweb.org. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  3. 1 2 Joseph Rose (March 4, 2012). "Amtrak gaining popularity among commuters who ride between Portland, Oregon City, and Salem". The Oregonian.

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