Roseville station is an
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak (; ), is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates intercity rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...
train station in
Roseville, California
Roseville is the most populous city in Placer County, California, located within the Sacramento metropolitan area. As of 2019, the United States Census Bureau, US Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 141,500, making it the third-l ...
, United States. It is served by the
long-distance
Long distance or Long-distance may refer to:
*Long-distance calling
*Long-distance operator
*Long-distance relationship
* Long-distance train
*Long-distance anchor pylon, see dead-end tower
Footpaths
*Long-distance trail
*European long-dista ...
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California Zephyr
The ''California Zephyr'' is a Amtrak Long Distance, long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago, Illinois, Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area (at Emeryville station, Emeryville), via Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha, Denver, Sa ...
'' and regional ''
Capitol Corridor
The ''Capitol Corridor'' is a passenger train route in Northern California operated by Amtrak between San Jose, California, San Jose, in the Bay Area, and Auburn, California, Auburn, in the Sacramento Valley. The route is named after the two ...
''.
History
Passenger rail service to Roseville ended on May 1, 1971, when Amtrak took over intercity passenger service. Although Amtrak continued running the ''
City of San Francisco'', the stop at Roseville was discontinued. When the ''
Coast Starlight
The ''Coast Starlight'' is a Amtrak Long Distance, long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States between Seattle and Los Angeles via Portland, Oregon, Portland and the San Francisco Bay Area. The train, ...
'' was rerouted over
Southern Pacific
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials) 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 names ...
's East Sacramento Valley Line in 1982, Roseville was not included as a stop for the train. The ''City of San Francisco''s successor, the ''California Zephyr'', began stopping at Roseville on October 25, 1987.
The (later renamed ''Capitol Corridor'') began running between San Jose and Sacramento on December 12, 1991, with one of its three daily round trips running to Roseville. A new station building opened on March 5, 1994. It is a replica of similar Southern Pacific Railroad stations from the early 20th century.
See also
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Davis Yard
J.R. Davis Yard is a railway hump yard in Roseville, California owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. It is located along the confluence of three of the railroad's lines: the Martinez Subdivision heading southwest to the Sacramento Valley, the Ro ...
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Amtrak stations in Placer County, California
Buildings and structures in Roseville, California
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1994
Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in California
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stations in Placer County, California
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