Lathrop/Manteca station

Lathrop/Manteca station is a train station in southern Lathrop, California, served by Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) service. The station is located on rail tracks and a rail yard that is on land that was once a turkey farm.[3] It is three miles (4.8 km) from Lathrop and one and a half miles (2.4 km) from Manteca to the east, a location chosen to draw commuters from both cities.[3]

Lathrop–Manteca 
Lathrop/Manteca station in October 2012
General information
Location17800 Shideler Parkway
Lathrop, California
Coordinates37°47′55.49″N 121°15′48.12″W
Line(s)UP Oakland Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport StanRTA
Amtrak Thruway
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesLockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: LTM
History
OpenedOctober 19, 1998[2]
Services
Preceding station Altamont Corridor Express Following station
Tracy
toward San Jose
San Jose – Stockton Stockton
Terminus
Future service
Preceding station Altamont Corridor Express Following station
Tracy
toward San Jose
San Jose – Ceres Manteca
toward Ceres
Location

The station was studied to be relocated further south as part of the ACEforward project, but this concept was eliminated from consideration.[4]

References

  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 12.
  2. "History of ACE". San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority.
  3. Wyatt, Dennis (August 30, 2017). "MANTECA MAY HOLD 2nd ACE". Manteca Bulletin. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  4. "Chapter 2 Description of Phase I Improvements". ACErail. ACE. Retrieved May 12, 2020.

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