Rocklin station is an Amtrak California train station in Rocklin, California, United States.
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 Rocklin station in October 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Rocklin Road and Railroad Avenue Rocklin, California United States | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°47′28″N 121°14′15″W / 38.7911°N 121.2374°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Rocklin / Union Pacific | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | UP Roseville Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Amtrak Thruway: 20[2] | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: RLN | |||||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 2006 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 9,653[3] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||
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History
editThe city and the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency funded the design and construction of the current $1.25 million depot, which opened in July 2006.[4] Designed by Studio SMS of nearby Roseville and inspired by historic 19th and early 20th century stations, the depot is dominated by a clock tower. The building is finished in a random ashlar stone veneer in varying shades of grey and beige and stucco with complementary brown tones.[4]
In 2019 Rocklin was the 52nd-busiest of Amtrak's 73 California stations, boarding or detraining an average of about 47 passengers daily.[3]
As of 2024[update], reconstruction of the platforms for accessibility is planned to be complete in FY 2025.[5]
Design
editThe depot has a waiting room for rail and bus passengers, and there are also offices for the Rocklin Area Chamber of Commerce as well as a room reserved for community meetings.[4]
Rocklin station has moveable platforms to accommodate Union Pacific's rotary snowplows, which require clearance of 8 in (20 cm) above the rail.[6]
Platforms and tracks
edit| Westbound | ■ Capitol Corridor | toward San Jose (Roseville) |
| ■ California Zephyr | No stops | |
| Eastbound | ■ Capitol Corridor | toward Auburn (Terminus) |
| ■ California Zephyr | No stops |
References
edit- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Capitol Corridor" (PDF). Amtrak. June 17, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Rocklin, CA (RLN)". Great American Stations (Amtrak). Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2023 State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. p. 7.
- ^ Glischinski, Steve (December 2010), "Where the Rotaries Roll On", Trains Magazine, vol. 70, no. 12, p. 24, ISSN 0041-0934,
When the rotaries move out of Roseville, workers have to pull up crossings, and remove the Amtrak station platforms at Rocklin and Colfax to accommodate the plows. The platforms were designed to be portable because of this.
External links
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Media related to Rocklin (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Rocklin, CA – Amtrak
- Rocklin, CA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Rocklin Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
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