Corcoran, CA
A BNSF freight train passes Corcoran station in 2010
General information
Location1099 Otis Avenue
Corcoran, California
United States
Coordinates36°05′54″N 119°33′26″W / 36.0984°N 119.5571°W / 36.0984; -119.5571
Owned byCity of Corcoran
Line(s)BNSF Bakersfield Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus transport Corcoran Area Transit
  • Bus transport KART: 13
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: COC
History
Opened1907 (ATSF)
July 29, 1989 (Amtrak)[2]
RebuiltOctober 2, 1999
Passengers
FY 202214,964[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hanford
toward Oakland – Jack London Square or Sacramento
 San Joaquins Wasco
toward Bakersfield
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
(limited service for groups only)
toward Bakersfield
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Guernsey
toward Richmond
 Valley Division Angiola
toward Barstow
Location

Corcoran station is an Amtrak train station in Corcoran, California, United States.

History

The former station in 1979

Corcoran was made a scheduled stop on the Amtrak San Joaquin on July 29, 1989.[2]

The current station building, opened in 1999, replaced a former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot from 1907 that was demolished in 1998.[4] It exhibits Spanish Revival style architecture that includes decorative curvilinear gables and stuccoed walls. The depot is decorated with a large bas-relief called “Life of the Valley" depicting the importance of water to the residents, agriculture, and wildlife of the San Joaquin Valley.[4] Artist Garrett Masterson completed it with the help of his students at the nearby California State Prison, Corcoran.[4]

San Joaquins are expected to cease services here once California High-Speed Rail operations begin.[5]

References

  1. ↑ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 11.
  2. 1 2 Gomes, Ruth (July 31, 1989). "Corcoran Turns Out for Amtrak". The Hanford Sentinel. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Corcoran, CA (COC)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  5. ↑ "DRAFT 2023 BUSINESS PLAN UPDATE" (PDF). SJRRA. p. 36. Retrieved 25 October 2023. To most efficiently integrate the San Joaquins and the interim HSR services, Merced will become the southern terminus for San Joaquins rail service once operations begin on the HSR infrastructure at the end of 2030.


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