Novato San Marin station explained

Novato San Marin
Style:SMART
Coordinates:38.1208°N -122.5661°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Address:7700 Redwood Boulevard
Borough:Novato, California
Country:United States
Line:SMART Mainline Subdivision
Other:1 (with gauntlet)
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:2
Parking:45 spaces[1]
Bicycle:8 spaces[2]
Opened: (preview service)[3]
(full service)
Elevation:8.2 ft (2.5 m)
Zone:2

Novato San Marin is a Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit station in Novato, California. It opened to preview service on June 29, 2017;[4] and full commuter service commenced on August 25, 2017. It is located on the north side of the city, near where San Marin Drive becomes Atherton Avenue at Redwood Avenue. This was one of two stations planned for Novato in the Initial Operating Segment of SMART service until a third was announced to be partially built for opening at a later date.[5]

This site was selected for its proximity to Fireman's Fund Insurance Company headquarters, then one of the largest employers in the county. In SMART's planning phase, the company pledged their employees would heavily patronize the line,[6] but would go on to move corporate operations to Petaluma before the commencement of service.

Service to the station was planned to be reduced upon completion of the Novato Downtown station.[7] [8] However, full service to Novato San Marin was retained after Novato Downtown opened in December 2019.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: SMART rail riders will have to pay to park. Prado. Mark. 18 April 2017. Marin Independent Journal. 7 April 2017.
  2. News: Prado. Mark. Critics say SMART bike parking plan needs more spaces. 9 November 2016. Marin Independent Journal. 2 November 2016.
  3. News: Prado. Mark. SMART offers free 'preview' service starting Thursday. 28 June 2017. Marin Independent Journal. 26 June 2017.
  4. Web site: SMART PREVIEW: TAKE A RIDE WITH US. SMART. SMART. 29 June 2017.
  5. News: Prado. Mark. SMART OKs rail stop in downtown Novato. 9 June 2016. Marin Independent Journal. Digital First Media. 8 April 2016.
  6. News: Marin IJ Editorial: Novato right to move ahead with downtown station. 3 June 2017. Marin Independent Journal. 1 June 2017.
  7. News: Prado. Mark. Downtown Novato train station comes to life. 22 August 2016. Marin Independent Journal. Digital First Media. 17 August 2016.
  8. News: Moore. Derek. SMART seeking funding to extend rail line to Windsor. 15 June 2016. The Press Democrat. Sonoma Media Investments. 12 April 2016.
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20200924230443/http://sonomamarintrain.org/sites/default/files/Documents/2020%20Schedule%20one%20sheet.pdf . September 24, 2020 . SMART Timetable . January 1, 2020 . Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit.