Colfax station is an Amtrak train station in

Colfax, California Colfax (formerly Alden Grove, Alder Grove, Illinoistown, and Upper Corral) is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. The population was 1,963 at the 2010 census. The town is named in hono ...

. Served by the '' California Zephyr'', it is unstaffed. The station was built in 1905 by the

Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...

and was restored in the early 21st century; in addition to a waiting room, the building also houses the Colfax Heritage Museum. The platform is movable to accommodate Union Pacific rotary snowplows, which are liable to scrape a platform eight inches above top of rail. Between January 1, 1998, and February 13, 2000, a single round-trip of the '' Capitol Corridor'' terminated at Colfax. This service ended because of low ridership. The station building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as Colfax Passenger Station, with the 1880-built freight depot listed separately as Colfax Freight Station.

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Amtrak Stations Database
Colfax, California Amtrak stations in Placer County, California Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stations in Placer County, California Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1905 National Register of Historic Places in Placer County, California Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in California {{California-railstation-stub