Lodi Transit Station, or simply Lodi station, is an

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facility in

Lodi, California Lodi ( ) is a city located in San Joaquin County, California, in the center portion of California's Central Valley. The population was 62,134 at the 2010 census. The estimated population is approximately 67,586 according to 2019 census data. L ...

. It serves the ''

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'' rail line, is the hub for the local Lodi GrapeLine bus service and is also served by other

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. It is located at 24 South Sacramento Street in

. In fiscal year 2019, Lodi was the 59th-busiest of Amtrak's 73 California stations, boarding or detraining an average of about 30 passengers daily.

History

Rail service to the area began in 1869, when the

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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

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, the successor to the Central Pacific, erected a new colonnade-style depot in 1907 half a block to the north. When

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took over passenger rail service in 1971, the Lodi station closed. 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

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

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. Rail service was temporarily suspended between March 2020 and October 2021 due to the

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Amtrak stations in San Joaquin County, California Amtrak Station Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1907 Railway stations closed in 1971 Railway stations in the United States opened in 2002 1907 establishments in California {{California-railstation-stub