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

History

The

Central Pacific Railroad The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a rail company chartered by U.S. Congress in 1862 to build a railroad eastwards from Sacramento, California, to complete the western part of the "First transcontinental railroad" in North America. Incorpo ...

was built through Modesto in 1870, and was taken over by the Southern Pacific in 1884. In 1915, the

Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Railroad classes#Class I, Class I Rail transport, railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was ...

built a new

Mission Revival The Mission Revival style was part of an architectural movement, beginning in the late 19th century, for the revival and reinterpretation of American colonial styles. Mission Revival drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century ...

-style station. It was used until 1971, when

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ...

took over intercity passenger service. 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.) The depot was restored in 1993 as a bus terminal. Rail service is expected to be restored by 2024 as part of the

Altamont Corridor Express The Altamont Corridor Express (also known as ACE, formerly Altamont Commuter Express) is a commuter rail service in California, connecting Stockton and San Jose during peak hours only. ACE is named for the Altamont Pass, through which it runs ...

extension to Ceres. The station building is undergoing renovations to expand the passenger waiting area at a cost of $5.23 million.

References

External links

StanRTA – Downtown Transportation Center
Railway stations in Stanislaus County, California Transportation in Modesto, California History of Stanislaus County, California Mission Revival architecture in California Buildings and structures in Modesto, California Modesto Future Altamont Corridor Express stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1915 Railway stations closed in 1971 Railway stations scheduled to open in 2024 Bus stations in California {{California-railstation-stub