Colfax (Amtrak station)

Colfax
The station building in 2008 after being renovated.
Location	99 Railroad Street at Church Street Colfax, California
Coordinates	39°05′58″N 120°57′11″W / 39.0994°N 120.9531°W / 39.0994; -120.9531Coordinates: 39°05′58″N 120°57′11″W / 39.0994°N 120.9531°W / 39.0994; -120.9531
Line(s)	California Zephyr
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Thruway Motorcoach
Construction
Parking	Free
Bicycle facilities	Tie-downs
Other information
Station code	COX
History
Opened	1905
Rebuilt	Early-2000's
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	4,631  3.7% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Roseville toward Emeryville California Zephyr Truckee toward Chicago   Former services   Amtrak Auburn toward San Jose Capitol Corridor Terminus
Location
Location within California

Colfax station is an Amtrak train station in Colfax, California. It serves the California Zephyr line. It is unstaffed. The station was built in 1905 by Southern Pacific Railroad and was restored in the early 21st Century; in addition to a waiting room, the building also houses the Colfax Heritage Museum. The platform is movable to accommodate Union Pacific rotary snowplows, which are liable to scrape a platform 8 inches above top of rail.

Between January 1, 1998, and February 13, 2000, a single round-trip of the Capitol Corridor terminated at Colfax. This service ended because of low ridership.

In FY2012 Colfax was the 69th-busiest of Amtrak's 74 California stations, boarding or detraining an average of about 12 passengers daily.