Marysville station was the last

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to operate in

Marysville, California Marysville is a city and the county seat of Yuba County, California, located in the Gold Country region of Northern California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 12,072, reflecting a decrease of 196 from the 12,268 counted ...

. The depot was a stop on the

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Shasta Route until their services here ceased in 1958. Passenger trains to the city ceased in 1970 when the original ''California Zephyr'' was discontinued. Amtrak's formation in 1971 left Marysville out of the nation's "basic system," but a

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from 1974 requested that the ''

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'' be rerouted through Sacramento including a stop in Marysville. Despite opposition from

, service began on April 25, 1982. Amtrak ceased operating at the station by November 1999, as the service was rerouted over the shorter

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. The former Marysville Western Pacific Depot on that line was not reactivated, ending service to the city.

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continues to use the station building as a field office. , rail service is planned to return to Marysville, though with a station along the former Western Pacific alignment as part of the North Valley Rail project.

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Buildings and structures in Yuba County, California Marysville, California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1982 Railway stations closed in 1999 Former Amtrak stations in California Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in California Railway stations in the United States closed in the 1990s {{California-railstation-stub