Auburn station is an

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station in

Auburn, California Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Placer County, California, United States. Its population was 13,776 during the 2020 census. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history and is registered as a California Historical Landmark. Au ...

. Located at the corner of Nevada Street and Fulweiler Street, it serves as the northern terminus of the ''

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'' line. The station is not staffed. The platform is next to a short spur track off Track 2 of

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's route over

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. Because of the geography of the city, the Union Pacific's mainline tracks are split, with Track 1 running through the eastern side of the city and Track 2 crossing the western side of the city. The ''

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'' bypasses the city on its route between Roseville and Colfax primarily via Track 1. Auburn became a stop on Amtrak's ''

'' in January 1998. It is served by one round trip per day from

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, and one weekend round trip per day from San Jose. The latter is the only round trip running along the entire length of the corridor. The station is also served by two

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routes – one between the station and and one between Sacramento and

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. The latter route stops only to discharge passengers towards Sparks and only to receive passengers towards Sacramento. Auburn served 13,352 passengers boarding or detraining in

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2017. In March 2008, the station (formerly Auburn Multimodal Station) was renamed Robert F. Conheim Auburn Train Station after a long-time Auburn rail rider, who died the previous year.

References

External links

Auburn Amtrak Station and Nevada Station (USA RailGuide - TrainWeb)
Amtrak stations in Placer County, California Auburn, California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1865 1865 establishments in California {{California-railstation-stub