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Merced station (Amtrak)

Merced
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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 Decrease 0.66% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak   Following station
San Joaquin
toward Bakersfield
  Former services  
BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak
San Joaquin
(1974-2010)
Station closed in 2010
toward Bakersfield
1996-2002
1994-1996
toward Emeryville
1974-1994
1974-1978
toward Bakersfield
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
toward Oakland
San Francisco Chief
toward Chicago
toward Oakland
Oakland – Barstow
toward Barstow
Location
Merced is located in California
Merced
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.


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