Davis station (California)

Davis station is a train station in Davis, California. The station is owned by the city, while the tracks are owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The station is served by Amtrak California Zephyr, Capitol Corridor, and Coast Starlight trains. It is the primary stop for UC Davis and one of the busiest train stations in the region, serving over 10% of the total Capitol Corridor ridership.^[5]

Davis, CA
Passengers wait at Davis station in November 2017
General information
Location	840 Second Street Davis, California United States
Coordinates	38°32′37″N 121°44′12″W
Owned by	City of Davis
Line(s)	UP Martinez Subdivision CFNR West Valley Line[1]
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Amtrak Thruway: 3[2] Unitrans
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: DAV
History
Opened	1868
Rebuilt	1914, 1986
Previous names	Davisville
Passengers
FY 2024	248,593[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Martinez toward Emeryville California Zephyr Sacramento toward Chicago Fairfield–Vacaville toward San Jose Capitol Corridor Sacramento toward Auburn Martinez toward Los Angeles Coast Starlight Sacramento toward Seattle
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Martinez toward Los Angeles Coast Starlight Gerber (Until 1972) toward Seattle Redding (1972–1974) toward Seattle Orland (1974–1982) toward Seattle Spirit of California (1981–1983) Sacramento Terminus Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Dixon toward Oakland Pier Shasta Route Via West Side Sacramento Valley Woodland toward Portland Shasta Route Via East Side Sacramento Valley Sacramento toward Portland Overland Route Sacramento toward Ogden
Southern Pacific Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Davis station in February 1984
Area	0.2 acres (0.08 ha)
Built	1914
Built by	Southern Pacific Railroad
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.	76000541[4]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1976
Location

History

Amtrak Coast Starlight at Davis in August 1985

The line was built by the California Pacific Railroad between August 24 and November 15, 1868, connecting Davis to Washington (now part of West Sacramento) to the east, Vallejo to the southwest, and Marysville to the northeast via a wye at Davis to Woodland, where the line separated to go northwest to Redding via Tehama and northeast to Marysville via a drawbridge at Knights Landing. In 1871 the Cal-P (as it later was called) was taken over by the Central Pacific Railroad; a fire later burned down the 19th century-style station. In 1914 the Central Pacific built a second depot in the Mission Revival style, which was remodeled in 1986. The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[6]

As of 2024^[update], Amtrak plans to reconstruct the platform for accessibility by FY 2026.^[7]

A fire damaged the exterior of the station and the interior of one room in March of 2025.^[8]