Southern Pacific Railroad Depot (Modesto, California)

The Modesto Transportation Center is a bus terminal and former train station located in downtown Modesto, California.

Modesto Transportation Center Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
Modesto Transportation Center in 2012
Location	9th Street at J Street, Modesto, California
Coordinates	37°38′22″N 121°0′6.5″W
Owned by	City of Modesto
Line(s)	UPRR Fresno Subdivision
Platforms	1 (planned)
Tracks	2 (planned)
Connections	Modesto Area Express Stanislaus Regional Transit Greyhound Lines
Construction
Architectural style	Mission Revival
Other information
Status	Bus station operating New rail service planned
History
Opened	1915 (Southern Pacific)
Closed	1 May 1971 (1971-05-01) (Southern Pacific)
Rebuilt	1993 2023 (2023) (ACE)
Future/former services
Preceding station Altamont Corridor Express Following station Future Ripon toward San Jose San Jose – Ceres Ceres Terminus Ripon toward Natomas Valley Rail Past services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Lathrop toward Sacramento Sacramento Daylight Turlock toward Los Angeles Lathrop toward Oakland Pier San Joaquin Daylight
Location

History

The Central Pacific Railroad as built through Modesto in 1870, and was taken over by the Southern Pacific in 1884. In 1915, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a new Mission Revival station. It was used until 1971, when Amtrak took over intercity passenger service.[1] When Amtak restored service to Modesto with the San Joaquin in 1974, the former Santa Fe station in Riverbank was used instead. (It was replaced with the modern Modesto station in 1999).[1]

The depot was restored in 1993 as a bus terminal. Rail service is expected to be restored in 2023 with the Altamont Corridor Express extension to Ceres.[2]

References

1. "Modesto, CA (MOD)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
2. "Final Environmental Impact Report: Appendix C-8 - Prelim Engineering Plans" (PDF). SJRRC. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

External links

• Downtown Transportation Center – MAX