"Despite safety and beautification efforts by Antioch, the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority board showed no sign Friday of reversing its 2023 decision to decommission the Antioch-Pittsburg Amtrak station. With rail service moving to Oakley, a city with less than half of Antioch's population, the station on I Street will cease operations in 2027. Following the 2023 decision to close the station, Antioch has spent close to $250,000 out of $370,000 approved by the City Council to upgrade it."
"Antioch Community and Economic Development Director Zach Seal told this news organization that the environmental justice element in the city's General Plan identifies the Antioch Amtrak station as a key public transit connection. The City's Downtown Specific Plan makes several references to the Amtrak station as a vital component of the downtown area's multi-modal transportation system that provides opportunities for residents, workers, and visitors to walk, bike, drive, or access transit, including Amtrak, Seal said in an email."
San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority's 2023 decision will decommission the Antioch-Pittsburg Amtrak station, with service relocating to Oakley and I Street operations ending in 2027. Antioch allocated nearly $250,000 of a $370,000 City Council-approved fund for upgrades that included safety enhancements, improved visibility, new pathways, public access areas, landscaping, and overall beautification. City officials framed the investment as supporting downtown revitalization, enhancing mobility options while the station remains open, and reinforcing commitment to the waterfront corridor. The city's General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan designate the station as a key multimodal transit connection. Ridership totaled 35,642 from October 2024 to September 2025.
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