Suspicious Package At Davis Train Station Prompts Evacuations

DAVIS, CA — An investigation into a suspicious package at the downtown Davis Amtrak station prompted Davis Police Department personnel to evacuate the train station and close surrounding streets to through traffic.

Officers' investigation of a "package left for several days" at the station started at about 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to Davis Police Department Facebook posts.

Some nearby buildings were reportedly evacuated and trains trains traveling between Sacramento and Davis.

Capitol Corridor reported that trains 535 and 528 were delayed because the tracks were closed at the Davis station.

Once the situation was resolved and the area reopened, Train 535 was running about an hour and 30 minutes behind schedule.

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