California has 81 Amtrak stations: 14.6% of the US total of 553. That ranks #1 by count and #18 per person (0.21 per 100,000 residents) of 51.
Source: Amtrak Stations, National Transportation Atlas Database (Bureau of Transportation Statistics), October 2026. Train stations only, at their own coordinates. Thruway bus stops and Canadian stations are left out.
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