Corcoran station

Corcoran is an Amtrak train station in Corcoran, California, United States.

Corcoran, CA
A BNSF freight train passes Corcoran station in 2010
Location1099 Otis Avenue, Corcoran, California
United States
Coordinates36.0984°N 119.5571°W / 36.0984; -119.5571
Owned byCity of Corcoran
Line(s)BNSF Bakersfield Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections Corcoran Area Transit
KART: 13
Construction
Parkingfree
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeCOC
History
Opened1907 (ATSF)
1989 (Amtrak)
RebuiltOctober 2, 1999
Traffic
Passengers (2018)24,646[2][3]  13.3% (Amtrak)
Rank49th in California[2]
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hanford
toward Oakland – Jack London Square or Sacramento
 San Joaquins Wasco
toward Bakersfield
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
(Limited service for group tours only)
toward Bakersfield
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Guernsey
toward Oakland
 Oakland – Barstow Angiola
toward Barstow
Location

History
The former station in 1979

Corcoran was made a scheduled stop on the Amtrak San Joaquin by October 29, 1989.[4]

The current station building, opened in 1999, replaced a former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot from 1907 that was demolished in 1998.[5] It exhibits Spanish Revival style architecture that includes decorative curvilinear gables and stuccoed walls. The depot is decorated with a large bas-relief called “Life of the Valley" depicting the importance of water to the residents, agriculture, and wildlife of the San Joaquin Valley.[5] Artist Garrett Masterson completed it with the help of his students at the nearby Corcoran State Prison.[5]

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 11.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2018, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. June 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. "Amtrak National Trail Timetables". Museum of Railway Timetables. Amtrak. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. "Corcoran, CA (COC)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
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