Robert J. Cabral Station

Robert J. Cabral Station
Front entrance of the Robert J. Cabral Station
Location	949 East Channel Street Stockton, CA 95202 United States
Coordinates	37°57′25″N 121°16′44″W / 37.95694°N 121.27889°W / 37.95694; -121.27889Coordinates: 37°57′25″N 121°16′44″W / 37.95694°N 121.27889°W / 37.95694; -121.27889
Owned by	City of Stockton
Line(s)	Union Pacific
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Amtrak Thruway Bus San Joaquin RTD
Construction
Parking	50 short term spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	SKT
History
Opened	1930
Rebuilt	2005
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	38,401  12.32%
Services
Preceding station   Altamont Corridor Express   Following station Lathrop/Manteca toward San Jose ACE Terminus Amtrak Lodi toward Sacramento San Joaquin Modesto toward Bakersfield
Location
Robert J. Cabral Station Location within California

Robert J. Cabral Station, otherwise known as the Stockton – Downtown Station or Stockton ACE Station, is a railway station in . The historic station building was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad and was named in 2003 after the late Robert J. Cabral, a San Joaquin County supervisor instrumental in the creation of the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE), originally Altamont Commuter Express.

The overall design of the station is based on Italian Renaissance and Spanish Revival prototypes. It follows the classical Palladian five-part plan in which there is a center block connected to two end wings by hyphens. The brick building includes extensive terracotta detailing, such as stylized rope around the large arched windows and a wide frieze that runs around the structure.

Abandoned in the early 1980s, the depot fell into disrepair. In 2001, the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC), which provides ACE, purchased the old depot for $236,000. Within a year, plans were drawn up for a full $6.5 million restoration that was completed in 2003. The majority of the funds came through “Measure K,” a local voter-approved ½ cent sales tax dedicated to transportation improvement projects.

The station is the terminus for the ACE train line to San Jose Diridon Station and is also served by Amtrak trains between Sacramento and Bakersfield. Amtrak trains between Oakland and Bakersfield do not pass this station (SKT), instead using the (SKN). The station exterior was updated in early 2010 with improvements to the parking lot and landscaping, including added handicapped parking.

In FY2010 Robert J. Cabral Station was the 40th-busiest of Amtrak's 73 California stations, boarding or detraining an average of about 95 passengers daily.