How many cities have more than one Amtrak station

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Galsburg Illinios once had two stations. One for the Southwest Chief and the other for the California Zepher.
 
I guess you could add Lakeland, FL to the list on a technicality. Lakeland has just one physical station facility, but it bears the unique distinction of operating under two individual station codes. This is due to track geography and the fact that trains go through Lakeland on their way to Tampa, and again after leaving Tampa.

LAK - for trains headed to or returning from the north

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LKL - for trains headed to or returning from the south

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They are kind of like Amtrak's own little conjoined twins.

For all intents and purposes, you could say Orlando has two Amtrak stations. There's only 5 miles distance between ORL and WPK, aka Winter Park. Yes, it is technically a separate municipality from Orlando, but you'd be hard pressed to point out where one ends and the other begins. Despite Winter Park's history and legal status, it is routinely perceived as a part of Orlando.

 

And then there's Sanford... if all goes according to plans laid out in congress' report on the Sunset Limited, Sanford will again one day operate two stations. The Auto-Train terminal (SFA) is currently undergoing a complete renovation. Meanwhile, a mere 480 meters away sits rotting Sanford's former passenger station (SFD). Part of the estimated total cost of restoring service along the eastern Sunset Limited route includes funding to rebuild SFD
 
Here's the complete list so far (unless I missed something):

  1. Boston (3): BBY, BOS, and BON
  2. Philadelphia (2): PHL and PHN
  3. Newark (2): NWK and EWR
  4. Stockton, CA (2): SKN and STK
  5. Richmond (2): RVR and RVM
  6. New York City (occasionally 2): NYP and NYG
  7. Milwaukee: (2): MKE and MKA
  8. Oakland (2): OKJ and OAC
  9. San Diego (2): SAN and OLT
  10. Lakeland FL (2 station codes): LAK and LKL
 
Although not an Amtrak station.....Winter Park, Co., the stop for the Ski Train, can be confused with Amtrak's WIP - Winter Park station which is at Fraser, Co., a few miles away.
 
For all intents and purposes, you could say Orlando has two Amtrak stations. There's only 5 miles distance between ORL and WPK, aka Winter Park. Yes, it is technically a separate municipality from Orlando, but you'd be hard pressed to point out where one ends and the other begins. Despite Winter Park's history and legal status, it is routinely perceived as a part of Orlando.
By that logic, Los Angeles would have 17 stations: ;)

  1. Chatsworth, CA (CWT)
  2. Van Nuys, CA (VNC)
  3. Burbank, CA (BUR)
  4. Glendale, CA (GDL)
  5. Los Angeles - Union Station, CA (LAX)
  6. Fullerton, CA (FUL)
  7. Anaheim, CA (ANA)
  8. Orange, CA (OGE)
  9. Santa Ana, CA (SNA)
  10. Irvine, CA (IRV)
  11. Laguna Niguel, CA (LNL)
  12. San Juan Capistrano, CA (SNC)
  13. San Clemente, CA (SNP) (stretching it, but still part of the continuous urbanized area)
  14. San Bernardino, CA (SNB)
  15. Riverside, CA (RIV)
  16. Ontario, CA (ONA)
  17. Pomona, CA (POS)

Here's the complete list so far (unless I missed something):

  1. Boston (3): BBY, BOS, and BON
  2. Philadelphia (2): PHL and PHN
  3. Newark (2): NWK and EWR
  4. Stockton, CA (2): SKN and STK
  5. Richmond (2): RVR and RVM
  6. New York City (occasionally 2): NYP and NYG
  7. Milwaukee: (2): MKE and MKA
  8. Oakland (2): OKJ and OAC
  9. San Diego (2): SAN and OLT
  10. Lakeland FL (2 station codes): LAK and LKL
You missed Los Angeles, with three stations all within the city limits (LAX, VNC, and CWT) and countless more in the actual continuous metropolitan area:

Someone mentioned the PacSurf line. I think Los Angeles might tie for the record at three stations: CWT, VNC, and LAX. Chatsworth and Van Nuys are districts of the City of Los Angeles, but they are not cities in their own right, so they are technically part of and inside the Los Angeles City Limits. (BUR and GDL are, while [almost] wholly enclosed within the city limits of Los Angeles, separate incorporated cities, so they don't count.)
 
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