MODESTO AMTRAK STATION CITY PROFILE:

 

Address: 1700 Held Drive (north of Briggsmore)

 

City Code: MOD

 

Note: two San Joaquin Trains originate from or terminate in Sacramento on the northern portion of their trips: These trips serve a different train station in the Stockton Area. All other trains serve the Santa Fe Depot in Stockton and travel to or from Oakland via Martinez, making connections with BART trains in Richmond.

 

Special Ticketing Options:

Monthly Pass

Ten Ride/45 Day Ticket

7-in-21 California Statewide Rail Pass

USA Rail Pass (sold in 15, 30, or 45 day increments)

Group Tickets

Unaccompanied Minors (between 5:30am and 9:30pm)

 

Other Services:

Checked Baggage

Parcel Check

Amtrak Express Shipping Service

Bicycle Carriage (as checked baggage, must be sent in cardboard boxes which are available for purchase, if being sent to stations on other Amtrak routes. Destination must be a manned station which handles checked baggage and Amtrak Express Shipments)

Shipping Boxes

Firearms Shipping Lockers (with proper advanced reservations & Self Certification).

 

Other notes:

Two trains each direction; seven days a week are operated with Comet Cars. As these are older cars, passengers ticketed to travel on these trips should look for a door with a UNIFORMED conductor present as ALL DOORS DO NOT OPEN as doors must be manually operated and the stairwell must be exposed for boarding.

 

Restrooms: Yes

Quik-Trak Machines: Yes

Vending Machines: Yes

Other near by food: Service Station located on Claus Road & Briggsmore, roughly five blocks west of the station offering a range of food and beverage choices including frozen treats.

 

Full Service Dining (within reasonable transportation).

 

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill:

Address: 3737 McHenry Avenue (three blocks north of Standiford Avenue @ North McHenry & Union Avenue)

Directions:

Take bus 25 (from station Monday thru Saturday) to McHenry & Orangeburg [bus bound for Vintage Fair] and transfer to bus 22 to McHenry & Standiford. Walk three blocls north on McHenry, restaurant is located ahead on left behind Sports Authority.

Sunday: bus service is available at Claus & Orangeburg Road, six blocks west of the station.

 

Hometown Buffet:

Address: 1771 Prescott Road

Directions: Take Bus 25 bound for the mall (serves station Mondays through Saturdays, Sunday Service closest stop is Orangeburg and Claus Road, approximately five blocks west of station.) Get off at the Plaza Parkway & Sisk Road Stop.

 

Modesto Area Express:

Route 25 - SOUTH - Downtown Modesto:

SUNDAY SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE FROM STATION, CATCH BUS AT ORANGEBURG & CLAUS.

Weekdays: 6:58am to 6:58pm

Saturdays: 8:28am to 6:28pm

SUNDAY:

From Orangeburg & Claus: 8:11am to 6:11pm

Route 25 - WEST - Westfield Shoppingtown Vintage Fair (Back Entrance)

Weekdays: 6:44am to 7:44pm

Saturdays:  8:14am to 7:14pm

SUNDAYS:

From Orangeburg & Claus: 9:08am to 6:08pm

 

Stanislaus Area Regional Transit:

 

EAST SIDE SHUTTLE:

NO SUNDAY SERVICE:

THE EAST SIDE SHUTTLE REPLACES THE FORMER SEPARATELY OPERATED RIVERBANK-OAKDALE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. THIS SHUTTLE PROVIDES DIAL A RIDE SERVICE IN THE CITIES OF RIVERBANK, OAKDALE, AND MODESTO.

MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: 6:00AM TO 3:00PM

CALL 1-800-262-1516 FOR RESERVATIONS.