Oakland – Jack London Square station

Oakland – Jack London Square
Location 245 2nd Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Coordinates 37°47′37″N 122°16′17″W / 37.79361°N 122.27139°W / 37.79361; -122.27139Coordinates: 37°47′37″N 122°16′17″W / 37.79361°N 122.27139°W / 37.79361; -122.27139
Owned by Port of Oakland
Line(s)
  Capitol Corridor
  Coast Starlight
  San Joaquin
Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Connections AC Transit: 12, Broadway Shuttle
Amtrak Thruway: 17, 34, 99
Construction
Parking 500 short term
500 long term[1]
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code OKJ
History
Opened May 22, 1995
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 371,257[2] Increase 7.89% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward San Jose
Capitol Corridor
toward Auburn
toward Los Angeles
Coast Starlight
toward Seattle
TerminusSan Joaquin
toward Bakersfield
Location
Location of the Oakland - Jack London Square Station.
Location within California

Oakland – Jack London Square is a train station in Jack London Square of Oakland, California, United States. The station is served by Amtrak's Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight, and San Joaquins trains.[3] Through Thruway buses, this station serves San Francisco.

Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Oakland was the tenth-busiest in FY2012, boarding or de-training an average of about 1,142 passengers daily.[4]

History

The station opened on May 22, 1995 as a replacement for 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 August 5, 1994.[5] Southern Pacific's downtown station on the north side of 1st Street between Franklin Street and Broadway was a passenger stop until 1960.

The station is owned by the Port of Oakland; the tracks along 1st Street are owned by Union Pacific Railroad.[6]

Platforms and tracks

1-2 ■ Capitol Corridor toward Auburn (Emeryville)
■ Capitol Corridor toward San Jose (Oakland Coliseum)
■ Coast Starlight toward Seattle (Emeryville)
■ Coast Starlight toward Los Angeles (San Jose)
■ San Joaquin toward Bakersfield (Emeryville)
3 ■ Freight line No passenger service

Buses

The station is served by the following AC Transit routes:[7][8]

  • Route 12 - daily service between Downtown Oakland and West Berkeley
  • The Free Broadway Shuttle.

References

  1. ↑ "Offical-Draft 2018 SJJPA Business Plan Update" (PDF). San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. SJJPA. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of California" (PDF). November 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "OAKLAND CALIFORNIA (OKJ)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2012, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  5. ↑ National Association of Railroad Passengers (May 19, 1995). "Hotline #878". Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  6. ↑ "OAKLAND - JACK LONDON SQUARE, CA (OKJ)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Line 12" (PDF). AC Transit. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Meet Downtown Oakland! Your guide to downtown hotspots".


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