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Planning Your Travel Travel Made Simple Traveling on Amtrak California is fun and easy! STEP 1 Plan Your Route Using the System Map on page 20, determine your starting and ending points. Identify which train corridor you will be traveling on and if there is a connecting Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach route included as part of your travel. STEP 2 Select Departure Time Using the train and bus schedules, locate your starting and ending points. Read across each column to determine your train or bus number. Read down each column to determine your departure times. STEP 3 Purchase A Ticket * Tickets may be purchased in advance through Amtrak (at any open staffed station or on-line at Amtrak.com), a travel agent, or at a Quik-Trak ticket kiosk. For San Joaquin and Pacific Surfliner schedule information visit Amtrak.com or call 1-800-USA-RAIL. For Capitol Corridor schedule information call 1-877-9-RIDECC or visit capitolcorridor.org. For a listing of staffed Amtrak stations and Quik-Trak ticket kiosk locations see the Station Directory on page 37. SELECT RESERVATION STEP 4 Board The Train or Bus Train Passengers—Just board your train! You are welcome to sit anywhere there is an available seat. Remember to store your carry-on luggage in overhead compartments or under your seat. The conductor will come by and ask for your ticket. A card with your destination will be placed above your seat. If you decide to change seats during the course of your trip, be sure to take this card with you. If you do not have a ticket, you may purchase one from the conductor*. Bus Passengers—Just board your bus! You are welcome to sit anywhere there is an available seat. Remember to store your carry-on luggage in overhead compartments. You may also store luggage in the luggage compartment. Your bus operator will ask for your ticket. If you do not have a ticket, you may board the bus and purchase a ticket at the next open staffed Amtrak station. The driver will ask for your photo ID, which will be returned to you once you purchase your ticket*. Enjoy your trip—Your ride’s here! *You may board an Amtrak California train or Amtrak Thruway bus without a ticket. If you do, your valid I.D. will be collected by the conductor or driver and returned to you after you have purchased your rail/bus ticket at the next open ticket office. Please note that an additional service charge may apply. 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) Fall 2008 / Winter 2009 3
Understanding the Timetable Travel Made Simple EASY-TO-READ FORMAT! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Route Information Each schedule is identified by the train corridor name or bus route number, and includes the direction of travel and beginning and ending points. Reservations are required on routes wherever you see the symbol. For routes, see the System Map on page 20. Bus or Train Number Amtrak California trains are color-coded (by corridor) and identified by a 3-digit number such as 701. PS = Pacific Surfliner SJ = San Joaquins CC = Capitol Corridor Amtrak National trains are shown in gray. Amtrak Thruway START Motorcoach (buses) are identified by a 4-digit number such on Bus as 5701 or 8412. All bus numbers are shown as white text Route 1b against a black background. Bus 5701 in Los Angeles Days of Operation DAILY Operates seven days a week XSSH Operates daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays SSH Operates on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays only TRANSFER FSSH Operates on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays only XSuH Operates daily except for Sundays and Holidays Note: Days of Operation shown on train schedules apply only to the trains for that corridor. Days of Operation on bus schedules apply to each bus schedule (and not necessarily to connecting trains or buses). 4 Spring/Summer 2008 holidays include Memorial Day (May 26), Independence Day (July 4) and Labor Day (September 1). Transfer Station You can transfer from an Amtrak train to an Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach (bus) [or from bus to train] wherever you see the symbol. Station Location Station locations include staffed Amtrak stations, unstaffed stations and bus stops. Refer to Station Directory on page XX for more information. Three-Letter Station Code Three-letter codes are used by Amtrak to identify stations. See Station Directory on page 37. Departure/Arrival Times • Dp = Departure time, Ar = Arrival time • Unshaded times are A.M. Shaded times are P.M. • A dash (-) indicates no stop at this location • D indicates a discharge only location (no boarding at this location) • R indicates a receive only location (no discharging at this location) Train/Bus Connections Most Amtrak Thruway buses connect to or from Amtrak trains. Connecting trains and buses are guaranteed and are shown at the top or bottom of each bus schedule, depending upon the direction of travel. TRANSFER From train 701 in Merced to Bus Route 15 Bus 8412 ARRIVE AT YOSEMITE at 1:15 p.m. The highlighted areas below illustrate how Amtrak California can take you from Los Angeles to Yosemite National Park. All schedules in this timetable read down (except for Amtrak National train schedules on page 7). Train Schedule Example: San 1 Los Angeles - Stockton Joaquin Northbound DAILY SCHEDULE (Operates 7 days a week) Los Angeles to Stockton Start on Bus Route 1a or 1b RTE 1a RTE 1b RTE 1a 5811 5701 5813 Los Angeles LAX Dp 1:25 4:00 7:35 Bakersfield BFD Ar 4:40 7:00 2 9:50 Transfer or Continue 6 711 701 713 Bakersfield BFD Dp 4:55 7:15 10:05 Wasco WAC Dp 5:21 7:41 10:31 Corcoran COC Dp 5:53 8:13 11:07 Hanford HNF Dp 6:12 8:32 11:26 Fresno FNO Dp 6:50 9:10 12:09 Madera MDR Dp 7:11 9:34 12:26 Merced MCD Dp 7:48 10:08 1:08 5 Turlock/Denair TRK Dp 8:09 10:34 1:29 Modesto MOD Dp 8:28 10:49 1:42 Stockton SKN Ar 8:57 - 2:29 Bus Schedule Example BUS ROUTE 15 Merced - Yosemite Eastbound From Train SJ - 711 701 715 From Train SJ - 702 712 716 To Bus 8400 8402 3 8412 8 8416 STATION CODE DAILY DAILY DAILY DAILY Merced MCD Dp 7:10 9:00 10:45 5:30 Mariposa MRP Dp 8:08 9:58 11:43 6:30 Midpines MDP Dp 8:25 10:15 12:00 6:50 El Portal EPL Dp 9:07 10:57 12:35 - 7 Yosemite YOS Ar 9:55 11:45 1:15 - The route described above starts in Los Angeles on Bus Route 1b (Bus 5701) at 4:10 a.m. and arrives in Bakersfield at 7:00 a.m. Passengers transfer to train 701 in Bakersfield which departs at 7:15 a.m. and arrives in Merced at about 10:08 a.m. Passengers transfer to Bus Route 15 (Bus 8412) in Merced which departs at 10:45 a.m. and arrives at Yosemite National Park at 1:15 p.m. 3 4 Fall 2008 / Winter 2009 amtrakcalifornia.com
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