Corcoran station is an

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...

train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing suc ...

Corcoran, California Corcoran is a city in Kings County, California. Corcoran is located south-southeast of Hanford, California, Hanford, at an elevation of . It is part of the Hanford, California, Hanford–Corcoran Hanford-Corcoran metropolitan area, Metropolitan S ...

, United States.

History

Corcoran was made a scheduled stop on the Amtrak '' San Joaquin'' on July 29, 1989. The current station building, opened in 1999, replaced a former

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The railroad was chartered in February 1859 to serve the cities of Atchison, Kansas, Atchison and Top ...

depot from 1907 that was demolished in 1998. It exhibits Spanish Revival style architecture that includes decorative curvilinear gables and stuccoed walls. The depot is decorated with a large bas-relief called “Life of the Valley" depicting the importance of water to the residents, agriculture, and wildlife of the San Joaquin Valley. Artist Garrett Masterson completed it with the help of his students at the nearby

California State Prison, Corcoran California State Prison, Corcoran (COR) is a male-only state prison located in the city of Corcoran, in Kings County, California. It is also known as Corcoran State Prison, CSP-C, CSP-COR, CSP-Corcoran, and Corcoran I. The facility is just north ...

References

External links

Corcoran, CA – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb)
Amtrak stations in California Corcoran, California Railway stations in Kings County, California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1999 1999 establishments in California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1907 {{KingsCountyCA-geo-stub