The Rocklin Amtrak station is a train station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 in Rocklin

Rocklin, California

Rocklin is a city in Placer County, California located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. It shares borders with Roseville, Loomis, and Lincoln...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, United States

United States

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 served by Amtrak

Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

, the national railroad passenger system. The platform is designed to be movable to accommodate Union Pacific's rotary snowplow

Rotary snowplow

A rotary snowplow is a piece of railroad snowfighting equipment. It is characterized by the large circular set of blades on its front end that rotate as a unit to cut through the snow on the track ahead of it.-History:...

s, which may scrape a platform that is 8 inches above top of rail.

In FY2010 Rocklin was the 39th-busiest of Amtrak's 73 California stations, boarding or detraining an average of about 95 passengers daily.

External links

• Rocklin Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)