:en:Robert J. Cabral Station
{{Short description|Train station in downtown Stockton, California, US}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Robert J. Cabral Station
{{small|Stockton, CA – Downtown}}
| symbol_location = ace
| symbol = yes
| symbol_location2 = us
| symbol2 = amtrak
| image = Cabral Station 4.JPG
| caption = Front entrance of the Robert J. Cabral Station
| address = 949 East Channel Street
| borough = Stockton, California
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|37|57|25|N|121|16|44|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| owned = City of Stockton
| line = UP Fresno Subdivision{{CA rail schematics|page=3}}
| platforms = 1 side platform
| tracks = 3
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| {{bus icon}} Amtrak Thruway: 3, 6
| {{bus icon}} San Joaquin RTD: Express 44
}}
| parking = 50 short term spaces
| accessible = Yes
| architect =
| architectural_style =
| code = {{Amtrak code|SKT}}
| rebuilt = 2005
| original = Southern Pacific
| mpassengers = {{Rail pass box|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership|date}}|passengers={{Amtrak ridership|Stockton (Downtown)}}{{Amtrak ridership|citationCA}}|system=Amtrak only}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations
| system1=Amtrak
| line1=San Joaquin|left1=Lodi|right1=Modesto|to-left1=Sacramento
| system2=Altamont Corridor Express
| line2=San Jose-Stockton|right2=Lathrop/Manteca|to-right2=San Jose
}}
| other_services_header = Future services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations
| system1=Amtrak
| line1=San Joaquin|left1=Lodi|right1=Modesto|to-left1=Natomas/Sacramento Airport
| system2=Altamont Corridor Express
| line2=San Jose-Natomas|left2=Lodi|right2=Lathrop/Manteca
| line3=Valley Rail |left3=Lodi|right3=North Lathrop|to-right3=Ceres|to-left3=Natomas/Sacramento Airport
| line4=Union City-Natomas|note-mid4=Opening 2030{{cite web |url=https://www.unioncity.org/DocumentCenter/View/9434/Presentation-on-Union-City-ACE-BART-Station-Overview-June-2022_updated |title=Union City ACE/BART Rail-to-Rail Hub Station: Project Overview and Update |date=June 2022 |publisher=San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission}}{{cite report |last1=Krause |first1=Daniel |last2=Mangonon |first2=Anthony |title=Deliverable 3.1.3 (Initial Service and Operations Planning Analysis) |url=https://northvalleyraildotorg.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/nvprsp-final-initial-service-and-ops-planning-analysis-memo-20230828.pdf |website=Wordpress |publisher=AECOM |access-date=21 December 2023 |date=June 1, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Union City on track to become regional transit hub by 2030 |url=https://eastbayecho.com/2023/12/12/union-city-on-track-to-become-regional-transit-hub-by-2030/ |access-date=22 December 2023 |agency=East Bay Echo |date=December 12, 2023}} |left4=Lodi|to-left4=Natomas/Sacramento Airport|right4=Lathrop/Manteca|to-right4=Union City
}}
| other_services2_header = Former services
| other_services2_collapsible = yes
| other_services2 = {{Adjacent stations
|system=Southern Pacific Railroad
|line1=Sacramento-Lathrop|left=El Pinal|right=French Camp
|line2=Oakdale|right2=Peters
|line12=Sacramento Daylight|left12=Lodi|right12=Lathrop|note-mid12=1946–1970
|left13=Lodi|right13=Tracy|to-right13=Tracy
}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}
Robert J. Cabral Station (called Stockton – Downtown station or Stockton ACE station by Amtrak), is a railway station in Stockton, California. In 2003, the station building was named in honor of the late Robert J. Cabral, a San Joaquin County supervisor instrumental in the creation of the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE), originally Altamont Commuter Express.{{cite web|url=http://www.downtownstockton.org/then_now/changing_face.html |title=The Changing Face of Downtown |accessdate=April 22, 2008 |publisher=Downtown Stockton Alliance |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517050718/http://www.downtownstockton.org/then_now/changing_face.html |archivedate=May 17, 2008 }}
Cabral Station is one of two train stations in Stockton. This station is the terminus for the ACE line to San Jose's Diridon Station and is also served by Amtrak San Joaquins trains between Sacramento and Bakersfield. San Joaquins trains between Oakland and Bakersfield do not pass this station and instead use Stockton – San Joaquin Street station.
History
File:SP Stockton station, November 15, 1979.jpg
The station building was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1930,{{cite news |title=Downtown Stockton's future growth relies on preserving its past |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2020/08/26/downtown-stockton-s-future-growth-relies-on-preser.html |access-date=March 15, 2021 |agency=Sacramento Business Journal |date=August 26, 2020}} replacing an earlier Stockton station located a few blocks to the south.
The overall design of the station is based on Italian Renaissance and Spanish Revival prototypes. It follows the classical Palladian five-part plan in which there is a center block connected to two end wings by hyphens. The brick building includes extensive terracotta detailing, such as stylized rope around the large arched windows and a wide frieze that runs around the structure.{{cite web |url=https://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/stockton-cabral-station-ca-skt/ |title= Stockton – Cabral Station, CA (SKT) |work=Great American Stations |publisher= Amtrak |quote= |accessdate=May 4, 2020}}
Passenger trains to the station were discontinued in 1972. Abandoned in the early 1980s, the depot fell into disrepair.
Altamont Commuter Express service commenced operations with Stockton as its terminus in 1998, and the San Joaquin started service here the following year. In 2001, the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC), which provides ACE, purchased the old depot for $236,000 (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|236,000|2001}} }} in {{inflation year|US}} adjusted for inflation). Within a year, plans were drawn up for a full $6.5 million restoration that was completed in 2003. The majority of the funds came through "Measure K," a local voter-approved ½ cent sales tax dedicated to transportation improvement projects.
The station exterior was updated in early 2010 with improvements to the parking lot and landscaping, including added handicapped parking.
When originally constructed, the track closest to the Cabral Station platform was a dead-end tail track. This layout made it impossible for San Joaquins trains to stop at the platform. Instead, passengers loaded from the Weber Road grade crossing. In 2015, the platform track was extended north and tied back into the mainline, allowing Amtrak trains to serve the station platform.{{Cite web |title=Amtrak – Stockton, CA (ACE/Downtown Station) |url=http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/stocktonace.htm |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=www.trainweb.org}}
Connections
San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD) Express route 44, a bus rapid transit service, stops at the station every 20 to 30 minutes to the Downtown Transit Center and to the Union Transfer Station, major hubs for the RTD bus system.{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2019 |title=Route 44 |url=https://sanjoaquinrtd.com/route-44/ |website=San Joaquin Regional Transit District}} The Downtown Transit Center at 421 E. Weber Avenue is located five blocks ({{convert|0.5|mi|1|disp=semicolon|abbr=on}}) west of the station.{{Cite web |title=Stations |url=https://acerail.com/stations/ |access-date=March 17, 2022 |website=Altamont Corridor Express |language=en-US}}
Two Amtrak Thruway routes serve this station daily. Route 3 buses connects passengers to the other station in Stockton, Sacramento, Chico and Redding. Route 6 connects passengers to San Jose and points in between using ACE trains.{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2022 |title=Thruway Bus Routes |url=https://amtraksanjoaquins.com/thruway-bus-routes/ |access-date=September 26, 2022 |website=San Joaquins |publisher=San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
{{Amtrak web|SKT|Stockton, CA–Robert J. Cabral Station|CALIFORNIA}}
- [https://acerail.com/stations/ ACE Station Information]
{{Altamont Corridor Express navbox}}
{{Amtrak California stations}}
Category:Amtrak stations in San Joaquin County, California
Category:Altamont Corridor Express stations in San Joaquin County, California
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1930
Category:Buildings and structures in Stockton, California
Category:1930 establishments in California
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1998
Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in 1972