San Joaquin Street station, also known as Stockton – San Joaquin Street, is an
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...
station in
Stockton, California. Originally built for the
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 ...
(which acquired the
San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad
The San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad was a California rail line between Stockton and Bakersfield constructed in the late 1890s and very shortly thereafter purchased by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and became their Val ...
), it is a stop for trains on Amtrak's ''
San Joaquin'' line between
Oakland and
Bakersfield. The Mission Revival style building cost $24,470 to construct (), and includes typical design features such as
stuccoed walls, a red tile roof and shady arcades.
Great American Stations
Accessed February 25, 2013.
The San Joaquin Street station is one of two train stations in Stockton. ''San Joaquin'' trains running between Sacramento
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and Bakersfield, as well as Altamont Corridor Express
The Altamont Corridor Express (also known as ACE, formerly Altamont Commuter Express) is a commuter rail service in California, connecting Stockton and San Jose during peak hours only. ACE is named for the Altamont Pass, through which it runs ...
(ACE) trains do not pass this station and instead use the Robert J. Cabral Station closer to downtown.
Two Amtrak Thruway
Amtrak Thruway is a system of through-ticketed transportation services to connect passengers with areas not served by Amtrak trains. In most cases these are dedicated motorcoach routes, but can also be non-dedicated intercity bus services, transi ...
bus routes serve this station. Route 3 connects passengers to the other station in Stockton, Sacramento, Chico and Redding. Route 6 connects with San Jose.
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Buildings and structures in Stockton, California
Amtrak stations in San Joaquin County, California
Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations in California
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1900
1900 establishments in California
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