Storey Train Station

Storey (Madera)
Former Madera station in Storey, December 2001
Location	Avenue 15½ at 29th Road Storey, California 93638 United States
Coordinates	36°58′34″N 120°01′14″W / 36.97611°N 120.02056°W / 36.97611; -120.02056Coordinates: 36°58′34″N 120°01′14″W / 36.97611°N 120.02056°W / 36.97611; -120.02056
Line(s)	San Joaquin
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	15 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	MDR
History
Opened	1896
Closed	8 November 2010
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)	20,031  17.34% (Amtrak)
Services
Former services   Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Merced 2002-2010 toward Oakland-Jack London Square or Sacramento San Joaquin 1978-2010 Fresno toward Bakersfield Merced 1996-2002 toward Oakland-Jack London Square Merced 1994-1996 toward Emeryville Merced 1978-1994 toward Oakland-16th Street Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Merced toward Oakland San Francisco Chief Flag stop only Fresno toward Chicago Kismet toward Oakland Oakland – Barstow Trigo toward Barstow
Location
Location within California

Storey (known as Madera by Amtrak) was an unstaffed train station located in the unincorporated community of Storey, and about 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of the Fresno River, in Madera County, California, United States. Just prior to its closure in November 2010 and replacement by the new Madera station, this station was served by Amtrak's (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) San Joaquin. Prior to Amtrak, this station was also previously served by Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad's (ATSF) San Francisco Chief and its Oakland-Barstow Line.

The Storey Station (Madera) was located at Avenue 15½ at 29th Road. Prior to its removal (following its closure in 2010) the station had one side platform on the southwest side of the southwest track. In addition to the passenger platform, the station included a payphone, a bench, and a parking area with about fifteen spaces on a hard surface. There was also a lighted sign that would indicate when trains were coming. As of 2001, there was a bus-stop like shelter protecting the bench, but by 2008 the shelter had been removed. Unlike the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) that built a train depot in downtown Madera, the ATSF never constructed a depot for the Storey Station. Instead, the Storey Station was operated as a flag stop for all ATSF trains. Passengers would signal their desire to board an approaching train by waving a flag. The original station, as well as the local area, was named after William Benson Storey, the former president of the ATSF.

Of the 73 California stations regularly served by Amtrak in the Fiscal Year 2010, Madera (Storey) was the 49th-busiest, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 55 passengers daily.