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Oakland (Amtrak station)

Oakland – Jack London Square
Oakland Train Station.jpg
Location 245 Second Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Coordinates 37°47′37″N 122°16′17″W / 37.79361°N 122.27139°W / 37.79361; -122.27139Coordinates: 37°47′37″N 122°16′17″W / 37.79361°N 122.27139°W / 37.79361; -122.27139
Owned by Port of Oakland
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Connections AC Transit
Construction
Parking Paid, Private lot
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code OKJ
History
Opened May 22, 1995
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 319,336 Increase 4.9% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak   Following station
toward San Jose
Capitol Corridor
toward Auburn
toward Los Angeles
Coast Starlight
toward Seattle
Terminus San Joaquin
toward Bakersfield
Location
Location of the Oakland - Jack London Square Station.
Location of the Oakland - Jack London Square Station.
Location within California

Oakland – Jack London Square is a train station in Jack London Square in downtown Oakland, California. The station is served by the Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight, and San Joaquins trains. Through Thruway buses, this station serves San Francisco.

Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Oakland was the tenth-busiest in FY2012, boarding or de-training an average of about 1,142 passengers daily.

The station opened on May 22, 1995 as a replacement for 16th Street Station, which had been severely damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. A building next to the old station was used as the rail station until August 5, 1994. Southern Pacific's downtown station on the north side of 1st Street between Franklin Street and Broadway was a passenger stop until 1960.

The station is owned by the Port of Oakland; the tracks along 1st Street are owned by Union Pacific Railroad.

The station is served by the following AC Transit routes:

Graphic signage displayed at the station using the classic Amtrak Logo



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