Amtrak California Cancels Thruway Bus Service to Medford and Ashland, Oregon
Sacramento, Calif. – Effective Oct. 25, Amtrak California will end direct Thruway bus service between Redding, California and Ashland and Medford, Oregon. At this time, Amtrak California Thruway bus services to Dunsmuir, Mt. Shasta, Weed, and Yreka will also be discontinued.
Beginning Oct. 26, 2009, California passengers traveling to Ashland and Medford will be able to do so by taking Amtrak’s Coast Starlight train service from Sacramento, California to Klamath Falls, Oregon, and then continuing on a SouthWest Point bus service, sponsored by the Oregon Department of Transportation. Passengers arriving to or departing from the Amtrak station in Klamath Falls can continue to reach many other California destinations, either direct or via a connection, by taking Amtrak's Coast Starlight train. Direct train service to Dunsmuir, California continues to be offered by the Coast Starlight.
For ticket information and schedules for the Klamath Falls to Ashland and Medford routes, please visit SouthWest POINT’s Web site – www.southwest-point.com.
To review Amtrak California rail and Thruway bus fares, schedules and updates, or to schedule your next trip, including the SouthWest Point bus, please visit www.amtrakcalifornia.com.
About California Department of Transportation
The Caltrans Division of Rail/Amtrak California provides service on three intercity rail corridors in California. Through a $80 million per year annual state operating assistance program and the largest capital assistance program in the nation, Caltrans supports service between the Bay Area and Sacramento on the Capitol Corridor, between San Francisco/Oakland and Bakersfield on the San Joaquin and, in Southern California, between San Diego and San Luis Obispo via Los Angeles and Santa Barbara on the Pacific Surfliner. The California Corridor, operated under the partnership banner with Caltrans, is the busiest in the nation behind the Washington - Boston Northeast corridor and the Empire corridor serving Albany - New York City
