Antioch–Pittsburg station
Antioch–Pittsburg, CA | |||||||||||
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 Looking west along the station platform in December 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 100 I Street Antioch, California United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°01′05″N 121°49′01″W / 38.017975°N 121.817031°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Antioch | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Stockton Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Tri Delta Transit: 387, 388, 392 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | No[2] | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: ACA | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 28, 1984[3] | ||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 27,985[4] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
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Antioch–Pittsburg station is an unstaffed Amtrak station in Antioch, California and is the closest station to Pittsburg, California, which is located about two miles (3.2 km) west. It is served by San Joaquins trains operating on the branch between Oakland and Bakersfield. The station opened on October 28, 1984, and has a single side platform serving the single track of the BNSF Railway's Stockton Subdivision. The station may close when Oakley station opens in 2025.
History
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The station opened on October 28, 1984 with a single side platform serving the single track of the BNSF Railway's Stockton Subdivision.[3][1][5]
A small shelter building was added in December 1990, with an asymmetric teal-colored metal roof supported by concrete pillars. The building was a partially open-sided pavilion with sheltered concrete benches for travelers.[5] The station building included a ticket booth for passenger assistance,[6] but Amtrak's timetables never listed the station as staffed.[7]
By the late 2010s, the shelter became an "area of concern" for Amtrak, the city of Antioch, and the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority (SJJPA) because it was "in a consistent state of disarray due to vandalism and transient use."[6] One particularly notable incident came in 2018 when law enforcement discovered a homeless encampment on the station's roof.[8] Because of that incident, in early September 2019 the shelter structure was demolished and additional landscaping was added in January 2020.[6]
Issues continued after the demolition, including assaults on Amtrak employees and theft of a wheelchair lift. In March 2023, the SJJPA voted to closed Antioch–Pittsburg station upon the opening of Oakley station, then expected in 2024.[2] This proved locally controversial; by September 2024, the SJJPA indicated it was willing to consider keeping the station open if the city addressed the safety issues. By that time, Oakley station was expected to open in August 2025.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 9.
- ^ a b Campos, Chris (March 29, 2023). "Antioch loses Amtrak station to Oakley". The Press. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Trains Stop at Antioch 4 Times a Day". The San Francisco Examiner. October 27, 1984. p. 8. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Antioch-Pittsburg, CA (ACA)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c Rasheed, Sarah (March 27, 2020). "San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Board Meeting Presentation" (PDF). San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. pp. 74–77. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "The Museum of Railway Timetables". timetables.org. Archived from the original on August 8, 2003. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Fedschun, Travis (March 12, 2018). "Homeless encampment discovered on top of California Amtrak station". Fox News. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Antioch Amtrak station may remain open, mayor says". CBS News Bay Area. September 10, 2024. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024.
- ^ Curry, Melanie (September 10, 2024). "Antioch Amtrak Station May Go Away". Streetsblog California.
External links
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Media related to Antioch–Pittsburg station at Wikimedia Commons
- Antioch–Pittsburg, CA – Amtrak
- Antioch–Pittsburg, CA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Antioch–Pittsburg Amtrak Station – USA RailGuide (TrainWeb)
