Truckee station

Truckee
Location 10065 Donner Pass Road
Truckee, CA 96161
Coordinates 39°19′39″N 120°11′08″W / 39.3275°N 120.1855°W / 39.3275; -120.1855Coordinates: 39°19′39″N 120°11′08″W / 39.3275°N 120.1855°W / 39.3275; -120.1855
Owned by Union Pacific
Line(s)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 3
Connections Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach; 20a[1]
Other information
Station code TRU
History
Opened 1891
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 9,855[2]Increase 4.3% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr
toward Chicago
Location
Location of the Truckee Amtrak Station.
Location within California

Truckee is an Amtrak train station in Truckee, California.

It is currently served by one daily passenger train in each direction, the California Zephyr. The westbound train arrives in the morning from Chicago and Denver heading for Sacramento and Emeryville with the eastbound train calling in mid-afternoon. Truckee is also served by Amtrak's "thruway motorcoaches" which run three round trips a day between Sparks and connect to trains at Sacramento.

In FY2012 Truckee was the 61st-busiest of the 74 Amtrak stations in California, boarding or detraining an average of about 26 passengers daily.[3]

Bus service

The station is served by daily Greyhound buses,[4] local Tahoe Area Regional Transit (TART),[5] and the local Truckee Transit[6] bus system.

Platforms and tracks

1  California Zephyr toward Emeryville (Colfax)
 California Zephyr toward Chicago (Reno)
2-3  Bypass/Freight line No passenger service

References


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