Sacramento Valley Station

Sacramento Valley Station serves Sacramento, CA, and is a stop on 4 regularly scheduled passenger rail services.

About this station

Sacramento Valley Station is the principal passenger rail facility serving Sacramento in California. The station first opened to passenger service in 1926 and remains in active use today. It is one of more than five hundred stations in the national passenger rail network and one of 33 regularly served stations in California. Travelers researching this station's architecture and history may find heritage rail station archives a useful supplemental reference.

The station serves as a calling point for the trains listed below. Equipment, dwell times, and onboard amenities vary by route — long-distance trains generally include sleeping cars, dining service, and a Sightseer or Cafe lounge, while corridor and commuter trains operate as coach-only sets with a snack vendor or cafe car. Refer to each route's detail page for the equipment typically assigned and the schedule frequency.

Routes calling at Sacramento Valley Station

Popular trips from Sacramento

Sample one-way travel times and fare ranges for the most-searched origin-destination pairs touching Sacramento Valley Station. Click through any pair for trip-level guidance, including connecting services and schedule frequency.

Getting to and from the station

Most major stations include taxi stands, rideshare pickup zones, and connecting public transit. Long-term and short-term parking is generally available at corridor and long-distance stations; small flag-stop stations may be unstaffed and have limited facilities. We recommend confirming station amenities with the operator before traveling, especially for early-morning or late-night arrivals. For ground-transport options at major U.S. terminals, the station-to-downtown ground transport directory is a handy companion.

Tickets & fares

RailRover does not sell tickets. To book travel from Sacramento Valley Station, visit the operating carrier directly. Typical advance-purchase fares from this station start at the lower bound shown for each pair above; same-day walk-up fares typically sit at the upper end of the range. Discount programs (Amtrak Guest Rewards, AAA, military, student, and senior discounts on many corridor services) can reduce these figures further.