Modesto Transportation Center

The Modesto Transportation Center is a bus terminal and former train station located in downtown Modesto, California.

Modesto
Modesto Transportation Center in May 2022
General information
Location	9th Street at J Street, Modesto, California
Coordinates	37°38′22″N 121°0′6.5″W
Owned by	City of Modesto
Line(s)	UPRR Fresno Subdivision
Platforms	1 (planned)
Tracks	2 (planned)
Connections	Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority Greyhound Lines
Construction
Architectural style	Mission Revival
Other information
Status	Bus station operating New rail service planned
History
Opened	1915 (Southern Pacific)
Closed	May 1, 1971 (1971-05-01) (Southern Pacific)
Rebuilt	1993 2026 (2026) (ACE)
Future services
Preceding station Altamont Corridor Express Following station Ripon toward San Jose San Jose – Ceres Ceres Terminus Ripon toward Natomas/​Sacramento Airport Valley Rail
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Ceres toward Oakland Pier San Joaquin Valley Line Saiida toward Los Angeles Lathrop toward Sacramento Sacramento Daylight Turlock toward Los Angeles Lathrop toward Oakland Pier San Joaquin Daylight
Location

History

StanRTA bus at Modesto in 2022

The Central Pacific Railroad was built through Modesto in 1870, and was taken over by the Southern Pacific in 1884. In 1915, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a new Mission Revival-style station. It was used until 1971, when Amtrak took over intercity passenger service.^[1][2] When Amtak restored service to Modesto with the San Joaquin in 1974, the former Santa Fe station in Riverbank was used instead. (It was replaced with the modern Modesto station in 1999.^[1])

The depot was restored in 1993 as a bus terminal.^[2]

Rail service is expected to be restored in 2026 as part of the Altamont Corridor Express Merced Extension project to Merced via Ceres.^[3][4][5] The station building is undergoing renovations to expand the passenger waiting area at a cost of $5.23 million.^[6]