Classic route
Capitol Corridor
San Jose → Auburn · United States
Amtrak’s fourth-busiest route, along San Pablo Bay from Silicon Valley to the Sierra foothills; one daily train runs the full climb to Auburn.
- Distance
- 270 km
- Fastest time
- 3 h 15 min
- Average speed
- 83 km/h
- Top speed
- 127 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmSan Jose/Diridon +1
- 4 kmSanta Clara
- 11 kmSanta Clara-Great America
- 31 kmFremont
- 50 kmHayward
- 63 kmOakland-Coliseum/Airport
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- 71 kmOakland-Jack London Square +2
- 79 kmEmeryville +3
- 82 kmBerkeley
- 91 kmRichmond +2
- 122 kmMartinez +3
- 151 kmSuisun-Fairfield
- 159 kmFairfield-Vacaville
- 194 kmDavis +2
- 215 kmSacramento Valley Station +2
- 243 kmRoseville +1
- 250 kmRocklin
- 271 kmAuburn-Conheim
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via Amtrak: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of the Capitol Corridor to Auburn
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Capitol Corridor?
The Capitol Corridor runs 270 km from San Jose to Auburn.
How long does the Capitol Corridor take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 15 min for the 270 km. That is an average of 83 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 127 km/h.
Who runs the Capitol Corridor?
Amtrak and CCJPA, with California Car, Siemens Charger.
How old is the Capitol Corridor?
The line has been in service since 1991. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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