Oregon City is an Amtrak station in Oregon City, Oregon, United States. The current station consists of a platform and the city's historic Southern Pacific depot that was restored and returned to the site.
The station is served by Amtrak Cascades Talgo trains with two northbound departures in the morning and two southbound departures in the evening. The Coast Starlight (Seattle – Los Angeles) passes through the station but does not stop.
| Train | Depart | Route |
|---|---|---|
| #500 | 7:32 am | Eugene-Portland-Seattle |
| #504 | 10:54 am | Eugene-Portland |
| #506 | 12:15 pm | Portland-Seattle |
| Train | Depart | Route |
|---|---|---|
| #507 | 6:36 pm | Seattle-Portland-Eugene |
| #509 | 9:31pm | Seattle-Portland-Eugene |
Ridership at the Oregon City station was 9,165 in 2011. (By comparison, some 330,000 riders boarded and alighted TriMet's 16 daily WES commuter rail trains at the Beaverton Transit Center during the same period).
The 7:24 Amtrak Cascades is a non-stop, 20-minute ride to Portland's Union Station—faster than any TriMet bus or light-rail route offered.
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