San Carlos station

San Carlos is a Caltrain commuter rail station in San Carlos, California.

For the Lima Metro station, see San Carlos station (Lima Metro). For the Mexibús bus station, see San Carlos (Mexibús).
San Carlos
A northbound train at San Carlos station in 2018
General information
Location599 El Camino Real
San Carlos, California
Coordinates37°30′29″N 122°15′37″W
Owned byPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Line(s)Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport SamTrans: ECR, KX, 260, 261, 295, 397, 398
Bus transport San Mateo County Transit District Shuttles: Electronic Arts, Oracle
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilities24 racks, lockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1888
Rebuilt1997
Original companySouthern Pacific
Passengers
20181,331 per weekday[2] Decrease 0.2%
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
Belmont
toward San Francisco
 Local (L1) Redwood City
toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien
Weekend Local (L2)
San Mateo
toward San Francisco
 Limited (L4) Redwood City
toward San Jose Diridon, Tamien or Gilroy
     Limited (L3) does not stop here
     Limited (L5) does not stop here
     Baby Bullet (B7) does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Burlingame
toward San Francisco
 Del Monte
Until 1971
 Atherton
toward Monterey
Southern Pacific Depot
San Carlos station building in 2011
Area2.753 acres (1.114 ha)
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.84001191 [3]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1984
Location

History

The station building was originally built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1888.[4] For its early history, the Depot was the only public building in San Carlos and functioned as the town's first community church, library, and post office.[5] The structure was retired from railway use in 1967, but Del Monte and Peninsula Commute trains continued to stop at the station's platforms.

The building was subsequently occupied by the San Carlos Chamber of Commerce and a real estate company. The building was vacant when it was acquired by the California Department of Transportation. In early 1984 a restaurant opened in the depot. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1984, as Southern Pacific Depot.

Design

The Richardsonian Romanesque style station building was constructed of Almaden sandstone.[4]

The modern elevated station, opened in 1997, has two side platforms serving the two tracks of the Peninsula Subdivision.

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
  2. "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  4. Offenbacher, Doug (15 September 2012). "Does the Depot Have a Twin?". Kenwood Press. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. Mahany, Effie (1965). Through the Years in San Carlos. San Carlos: San Carlos Villagers.

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