Madera station (Amtrak)

Madera
Madera station in October 2012 (before the addition of the bathroom building)
Location	18770 Road 26 Madera, California 93638 United States
Coordinates	37°01′21″N 120°04′30″W / 37.02250°N 120.07500°W / 37.02250; -120.07500Coordinates: 37°01′21″N 120°04′30″W / 37.02250°N 120.07500°W / 37.02250; -120.07500
Owned by	Madera County
Line(s)	BNSF Stockton Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	32 spaces (2 reserved for persons with disabilities and 2 reserved for electric vehicle charging)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	MDR
History
Opened	4 November 2010 (2010-11-04)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	27,718  4.4% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Merced toward Oakland-Jack London Square or Sacramento San Joaquin Fresno toward Bakersfield   Future services   California High-Speed Rail Merced Terminus   Phase I (under construction)   Fresno toward Anaheim Gilroy toward San Francisco
Location
Madera Location within California

Madera is an unstaffed train station near Madera, California that is served by Amtrak/Amtrak California's San Joaquin, which runs six times daily between Oakland or Sacramento and Bakersfield, California.

The station is located at 18770 Road 26, approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) 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 26 space parking lot is available at the station, but long-term parking is discouraged.

Of the 78 California stations regularly served by Amtrak, Madera was the 51st-busiest in Fiscal Year 2013, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 75 passengers daily.

The April 2016 revisions to California High-Speed Rail's business plan added a stop at the existing Madera station. The station is not intended to be a full-service passenger station, but a transfer point to Amtrak trains, as this will be the only Phase I station in the Central Valley where both services are co-located. The addition was partially the result of comments from the public review period. Several Madera County officials praised the addition of the high-speed rail stop.

The station has one side platform which serves the single track.