Merced, CA | |||||||||||||
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:San_Joaquin_at_Merced_station,_April_2015.jpg) San Joaquins train at Merced station in April 2015 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 324 West 24th Street Merced, California United States | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°18′26″N 120°28′36″W / 37.3073°N 120.4768°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | State of California | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Stockton Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 46 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: MCD | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1896[2] March 5, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | April 30, 1971 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1917, 2000[2] | ||||||||||||
| Original company | San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad | ||||||||||||
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| FY 2022 | 94,304[3] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
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Merced station is an intercity rail station located in Merced, California, United States. The station is served by seven daily round trips of the San Joaquins and is a transfer point between trains and Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) buses serving Yosemite National Park. Merced station has side platforms adjacent to the tracks of the BNSF Railway Stockton Subdivision.[1]
The Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) opened through Merced in 1872, followed by the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad in 1896. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) purchased the latter railroad in 1899 and erected a larger station in 1917. Service on both the SP and AT&SF ended in 1971; Amtrak San Joaquin service began on the AT&SF line in 1974. In 2000, the city replaced the 1917-built station with a modern facility of similar design.
- ^ a b SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 10.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
greatwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.