Ceres station

Ceres
General information
Location	Railroad Avenue, Ceres, California
Coordinates	37.591053°N 120.957140°W / 37.591053; -120.957140
Line(s)	UPRR Fresno Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform[1]
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	116 street spaces[2]
Other information
Status	planned
History
Opening	2026
Future services
Preceding station Altamont Corridor Express Following station 2026 Modesto toward San Jose San Jose – Ceres Terminus Modesto toward Natomas/​Sacramento Airport Valley Rail 2029 Modesto toward San Jose San Jose – Merced Turlock toward Merced Modesto toward Natomas/​Sacramento Airport Valley Rail
Location

Ceres station is a future Altamont Corridor Express rail station in the city of the same name. It was expected to open to revenue service in 2024 as the terminus of the first phase of ACE's Merced Extension project to Merced,^[3][4] but the opening was later pushed back to 2026. The station would be located between Railroad Avenue and CA 99 near the southbound Whitmore Avenue exit underpass; the platform would only accessible approaching from the east side of the tracks.^[5] A bus will connect to Merced at first, with rail service to follow in the future.^[5][6][7] Parking will be available on nearby surface streets.^[5]

References

1. "Final Environmental Impact Report: Appendix C-8 - Prelim Engineering Plans" (PDF). SJRRC. Retrieved June 11, 2019.^{[dead link‍]}
2. Benziger, Jeff (November 17, 2021). "Council receives update on ACE train progress". The Ceres Courier. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
3. Benziger, Jeff (July 13, 2022). "Funding moves ACE train project quicker along". The Ceres Courier. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
4. Holland, John (July 11, 2022). "Turlock commuter train extension gets another $57 million. When will cars start rolling?". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
5. Benziger, Jeff (May 27, 2020). "ACE train still targeted to reach Ceres by 2022". Ceres Courier. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
6. "ACE Extension Lathrop to Ceres/Merced Draft EIR Executive Summary ES.3.1.2 Operation and Maintenance" (PDF). San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
7. Holland, John (April 27, 2018). "Expanded train service coming to Modesto, Merced; what it means for commuters". Modesto Bee. Retrieved April 28, 2018.