Merced (Amtrak station)

Merced
The latest Merced Depot, built in 2000
Location	324 West 24th Street Merced, California 95340 United States
Coordinates	37°18′26″N 120°28′36″W / 37.3073°N 120.4768°W / 37.3073; -120.4768Coordinates: 37°18′26″N 120°28′36″W / 37.3073°N 120.4768°W / 37.3073; -120.4768
Owned by	State of California
Line(s)	BNSF Stockton Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach Merced County Transit (The Bus) Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS)
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	12 short term spaces 34 long term spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	MCD
History
Opened	1917
Rebuilt	2000
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	128,327  0.66% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Turlock/Denair toward Oakland-Jack London Square or Sacramento San Joaquin Madera toward Bakersfield   Former services   Amtrak Turlock/Denair toward Oakland-Jack London Square or Sacramento San Joaquin (1974-2010) Madera (SF Station) Station closed in 2010 toward Bakersfield Turlock/Denair 1996-2002 toward Oakland-Jack London Square Turlock/Denair 1994-1996 toward Emeryville Turlock/Denair 1974-1994 toward Oakland-16th Street Fresno 1974-1978 toward Bakersfield Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Empire toward Oakland San Francisco Chief Fresno toward Chicago Denair toward Oakland Oakland – Barstow Planada toward Barstow
Location
Merced Location within California

Merced is a staffed train station in Merced, California, United States that is served by Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation)/Amtrak California's San Joaquin, which runs six times daily between Oakland or Sacramento and Bakersfield, California. (The next southbound stop for all trains is in Madera and the next northbound stop for all trains is in Denair.) The design of Merced Station was inspired by the former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway station that was torn down at the end of the 20th Century. The station provides the nearest rail access to the Yosemite National Park.

The station is located at 324 West 24th Street, a few blocks south of Bear Creek and a few blocks east-northeast of the Courthouse Square Park. It is easily accessible from Highway 99 (Golden State Highway) by taking the Martin Luther King Jr Way/Downtown/Los Banos interchage (no exit number) and then heading north-northeast on Martin Luther King Jr Way until its T-intersection at West 24th Street. The station is on the far side of West 24th Street.

Of the 78 California stations served by Amtrak, Merced was the 25th-busiest in FY2013, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 368 passengers daily.

The station has an indoor waiting room open from 7;15 am to 9:45 pm daily. Inside the station there is a baggage check service, baggage assistance, and an automatic check-in device. In addition to the ticketing agent, there is a Quik-Trak ticket kiosk. There is also a bathroom and payphone. The station has 12 short term and 34 long term parking spaces.

On the west end of the station there are only two tracks, but by the east end of the station, the northern track has diverged to three tracks. The side platform only serves the south track.