Oakland – Jack London Square (Amtrak station)

Oakland – Jack London Square
Station statistics
Address	245 Second Street Oakland, CA 94607
Lines	Capitol Corridor   Coast Starlight   San Joaquin
Connections	AC Transit
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Parking	Paid, Private lot
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Baggage check	yes[1]
Other information
Opened	1994
Accessible
Code	OKJ
Owned by	Port of Oakland
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	355,128[2]  2.18% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Oakland Coliseum toward San Jose Capitol Corridor Emeryville toward Auburn San Jose toward Los Angeles Coast Starlight Emeryville toward Seattle Terminus San Joaquin Emeryville toward Bakersfield
Location
Location within California

Oakland (Jack London Square) is an Amtrak station at 245 Second Street in downtown Oakland, California. The station is served by the Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight, and San Joaquins trains.^[3] Through Thruway buses, this station serves San Francisco.

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Oakland was the eleventh-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of about 950 passengers daily.^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 Transit Connections 3 References 4 External links

History

The station opened in 1994 as a replacement for the 16th Street Station, which had been severely damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. A building next to the old station was used as the rail station until 1994.^[1]

The station is owned by the Port of Oakland, while the tracks are owned by the Union Pacific Railroad.^[1]

Transit Connections

Oakland Jack London Square station (commonly called Oakland Amtrak) is served by the following AC Transit routes, including:^[4][5]

• Route 58L - weekday-only limited stop service between Downtown Oakland and Eastmont Transit Center
• Route 72 - daily service between Downtown Oakland and Hilltop Mall
• Route 72M - daily service between Downtown Oakland and the intersection of Castro Street and Tewksbury Avenue in Port Richmond

References

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Oakland_%E2%80%93_Jack_London_Square_(Amtrak_station) Oakland – Jack London Square (Amtrak station)] at Wikimedia Commons

• Capitol Corridor - Oakland Station Page

• Amtrak – Stations – Oakland, CA

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