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Madera Station (Amtrak)
Madera station is an unstaffed train station near Madera, California, United States that is served by '' San Joaquins'' trains, which run between Oakland or Sacramento and Bakersfield, California. Description The station is located at 18770 Road 26, approximately north of the city limits of Madera, and immediately north of the boundary of Madera Acres. It is easily accessible from Highway 99 (Golden State Highway) by taking the Cleveland Avenue interchange (Exit 155) and then heading east as Cleveland Avenue quickly curves to the north and becomes Country Club Drive. Continue north on Country Club Drive, which eventually becomes Road 26, until the station is reached (at what would be about Avenue 18¾). The Madera Golf and Country Club is located just northwest of the station. The station has a payphone, Quik-Trak automated ticket kiosk, restrooms, and two shelters, but no indoor waiting area. An unattended 32 space parking lot is available at the station, with two spaces re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madera, California
Madera (Spanish language, Spanish for "Wood") is a city and county seat of Madera County, California, Madera County, California. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 66,224. Located in the San Joaquin Valley, Madera is the principal city of thMadera Metropolitan Statistical Area which is part of thFresno-Madera-Hanford Combined Statistical Area The city is home to the Madera Unified School District. History The town was named after the Spanish term for lumber. The town was laid out by the Madera_Sugar_Pine_Company, California Lumber Company in 1876. From 1876 to 1931, a water flume carried lumber from the mountains to Madera where the lumber was shipped by train. The first post office at Madera opened in 1877. On May 16, 1893, Madera County officially became a county of the state of California and the town incorporated as the City of Madera on March 27, 1907. One of the city's first African Americans to hold an elected office was Rev. Naaman N. Hayne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
