Chico (Amtrak station)
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| Chico | |
| Station statistics | |
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| Address | 450 Orange Street Chico, California 95928 |
| Lines | Coast Starlight |
| Other information | |
| Code | CIC |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2007) | 6,935 ▲ 8% (Amtrak) |
| Southern Pacific Depot | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Chico, California |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Added to NRHP: | 1987 |
Amtrak operates the Chico Amtrak station at Fifth and Orange Streets for the Coast Starlight service. The terminal is partially wheelchair accessible, has an enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public pay phones, free short-term and long-term parking. Trains run between Portland, Oregon and Oakland, California with a northbound, and a southbound train departing from the station daily. The Greyhound bus station is also located at Fifth and Orange Streets.
The building that houses the station is also home to the Chico Art Center. The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
[edit] History
- During his 1952 Vice Presidential campaign, Richard Nixon was talking on the pay phone at the Chico Amtrak station when he got the news from the campaign headquarters that he would have to respond to the Checkers issue with a speech.
- In 1996, the Olympic Torch arrived in Chico at the Amtrak station. The torch was carried through the closed streets with thousands of Chicoans celebrating along the path.
[edit] External links
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Coast Starlight |
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