Lodi Transit Station

Lodi Transit Station,[4] or simply Lodi station, is an intermodal transit facility in Lodi, California. It serves Amtrak's San Joaquin rail line as well as intercity and local Lodi Grapeline buses. It is located at 24 South Sacramento Street in Lodi, California.

Lodi, CA
Trackside of the Lodi Transit Station
Location24 South Sacramento Street
Lodi, CA 95240
Coordinates38.1332°N 121.272°W / 38.1332; -121.272
Line(s)UP Fresno subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsGreyhound Lines
Lodi Grapevine
South County Transit
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
ParkingUnattended lot
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Statustemporary bus substitution for rail service
Station codeLOD
History
Opened1907
Rebuilt2002
Original companyCentral Pacific Railroad
Traffic
Passengers (2018)9,278[2][3]  16.3% (Amtrak)
Rank54th in California[2]
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Sacramento
Terminus
 San Joaquins Stockton–Downtown
toward Bakersfield
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Galt
toward Sacramento
 Sacramento Daylight Stockton
toward Los Angeles
Location

History

Rail service to the area began in 1869, when the Central Pacific Railroad established a depot where the present station stands. Local landowning families had donated the site of the town eventually known as Lodi to the railroad as an incentive to build there. The original building burned down in 1906, and Southern Pacific Railroad, the successor to the Central Pacific, erected a new colonnade-style depot in 1907[5] half a block to the north. When Amtrak took over passenger rail service in 1971, the Lodi station closed.[6]

In 1993, Amtrak studied the possibility of reopening stops in California's Central Valley, and interest grew in restoring Lodi station. The San Joaquin made a ceremonial stop there in 1999, and the city commenced plans to create an intermodal transit hub, Lodi Transit Station. The $2.3 million project involved moving the 1907 railroad building to its present location on South Sacramento Street to accommodate a new passenger platform, and additions including bus bays, a waiting room, a clock tower, and a Gateway Arch. Full rail service began on March 18, 2002. In 2011, the station saw new additions funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.[6]

In fiscal year 2010, Lodi was the 63rd-busiest of Amtrak's 73 California stations, boarding or detraining an average of about 20 passengers daily.[7]

Platforms and tracks
Main track ■ San Joaquin toward Sacramento (Terminus)
■ San Joaquin toward Bakersfield (Stockton–Downtown)

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 3.
  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. "Lodi Transit Station History". Lodi.gov. City of Lodi. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. Bender, Henry E. Jr. (2013). Southern Pacific Lines Standard-Design Depots. Berkeley and Wilton, California: Signature Press. p. 241. ISBN 9781930013339.
  6. "Lodi, CA (LOD)". www.greatamericanstations.com. Amtrak. 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  7. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2011-01-06. External link in |publisher= (help)


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