Turlock–Denair station is an

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intercity rail station in

Denair, California Denair is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California, United States. The population was 4,865 at the 2020 census, up from 4,404 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Denair ...

, which also serves the nearby larger town of

Turlock Turlock is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. Its population was 72,740 at the 2020 United States census, making it the second-largest city in Stanislaus County after Modesto. History Founded on December 22, 1871, by pr ...

. The station is served by the seven daily round trips of the ''

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''. The growth of Turlock and Denair was bolstered by rival railroads. Turlock was established by the

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as it built through the area in the early 1870s. A few decades later, the

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constructed a line roughly to the east, and the town of Denair developed along the tracks. Amtrak chose to use the Santa Fe tracks when the ''San Joaquin'' service was established in 1974. Denair (later called Turlock–Denair) was added as a stop on September 8, 1987. In October 2024, the state was awarded a $18.7 million federal grant to build a second platform at

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and Denair stations.

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* Railway stations in Stanislaus County, California Amtrak stations in California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1987 {{California-railstation-stub