Denair station

Denair station, also known as Turlock-Denair station, is an Amtrak station in Denair, California, which also serves the nearby larger town of Turlock. The station is served by seven daily round trips of the San Joaquins.

Turlock-Denair, CA
Denair station platform in 2012
General information
Location	3800 Santa Fe Avenue Denair, California United States
Coordinates	37.5273°N 120.7981°W / 37.5273; -120.7981
Owned by	Amtrak/BNSF Railway
Line(s)	BNSF Stockton Subdivision[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: TRK
History
Opened	September 8, 1987[2]
Passengers
FY2019	32,633[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Modesto toward Oakland – Jack London Square or Sacramento San Joaquins Merced toward Bakersfield
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Riverbank until 1999 toward Oakland – Jack London Square San Joaquins Merced toward Bakersfield Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station Hughson toward Oakland Pier Oakland – Barstow Merced toward Barstow
Location

The growth of Turlock and Denair was bolstered by rival railroads. Turlock was established by the Southern Pacific Railroad as it built through the area in the early 1870s. A few decades later, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway constructed a line roughly three miles to the east, and the town of Denair developed along the tracks. Amtrak chose to use the Santa Fe tracks when the San Joaquin service was established in 1974,[4] and Denair became a regular stop on September 8, 1987.[2]