Antioch–Pittsburg station
Antioch–Pittsburg, CA | |||||||||||
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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] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY 2022 | 24,262[4] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
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Antioch–Pittsburg station is an unstaffed
History
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]
References
- ^ 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 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ 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 2020-06-03. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "The Museum of Railway Timetables". timetables.org. Archived from the original on 2003-08-08. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Fedschun, Travis (March 12, 2018). "Homeless encampment discovered on top of California Amtrak station". Fox News. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
External links
- Media related to Antioch–Pittsburg station at Wikimedia Commons