North Lathrop station

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'''North Lathrop station''' is a planned [[Altamont Corridor Express]] station in [[Lathrop, California]] – the second to be constructed in the city. It was expected to open to revenue service in 2023 as part of the first phase of ACE's [[Valley Rail (ACE)|Merced Extension project]] to [[Merced]],<ref>{{cite web |title=ACE Extension Lathrop to Ceres/Merced Draft EIR Executive Summary ES.3.1.2 Operation and Maintenance |url=http://www.acerail.com/About/Projects-Initiatives/Current/ACE-Extension-Lathrop-to-Ceres-Merced/Draft-Environmental-Impact-Report/00_ES.pdf |publisher=San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission |accessdate=January 14, 2019| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115023219/http://www.acerail.com/About/Projects-Initiatives/Current/ACE-Extension-Lathrop-to-Ceres-Merced/Draft-Environmental-Impact-Report/00_ES.pdf| archivedate=January 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=Holland| first=John| title=Expanded train service coming to Modesto, Merced; what it means for commuters| url=https://www.modbee.com/news/article209941964.html| accessdate=April 28, 2018| newspaper=Modesto Bee| date=April 27, 2018}}</ref> but was later delayed to 2027.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holland |first1=John |title=ACE rail expansion runs late, just as Modesto readies its historic downtown depot |url=https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article272920205.html |access-date=13 March 2023 |agency=Modesto Bee |date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>

The station is located on a segment of the former [[Sharpe Army Depot]].<ref name=3500parking>{{cite news |last1=Wyatt |first1=Dennis |title=Valley Link will require parking lot for up to 3,500 vehicles in Lathrop |url=https://www.mantecabulletin.com/news/local-news/valley-link-will-require-parking-lot-3500-vehicles-lathrop/ |access-date=27 May 2021 |agency=Manteca Bulletin |date=27 May 2021}}</ref> Whereas the original [[Lathrop/Manteca station]] was sited as a compromise to draw commuters from both cities, this station is located closer to residential areas.

North Lathrop is designed as a transfer station to allow passengers from [[San Joaquin Valley]] shuttle trains to transfer to services bound for San Jose.<ref>{{cite web |title=Draft Environmental Impact Report |url=https://acerail.com/download/49/deir/1Q9s7FPTEUmc0juS7WcNKvAiRRo4Ju5Fs/2_0_PI_Descript |publisher=ACE |accessdate=13 May 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The station is also planned to serve as a future northern terminus of [[Valley Link]], a project by the Tri-Valley-San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority to build a rail connection to [[Bay Area Rapid Transit]]'s [[Dublin/Pleasanton station]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Valley Link Final Feasibility Report |url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/fp34e3tr8uj4mut/Combined_ValleyLinkFinalFeasibilityReport_10-8-2019_Reduced.pdf?dl=0 |website=Dropbox |publisher=Tri-Valley-San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority |accessdate=17 October 2019}}</ref> Up to 3,500 parking spaces may be built to accommodate future [[park and ride]] demand by 2040.<ref name=3500parking />

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[[Category:Lathrop, California]] [[Category:Future Altamont Corridor Express stations]] [[Category:Altamont Corridor Express stations in San Joaquin County, California]] [[Category:Railway stations scheduled to open in 2027]] [[Category:Future Valley Link stations]]