San Carlos station explained

San Carlos
Style:Caltrain
Address:599 El Camino Real
San Carlos, California
Coordinates:37.5081°N -122.2603°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Owned:Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
Line:PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision
Connections: SamTrans: ECR, KX, 260, 261, 295, 397
San Mateo County Transit District Shuttles: Electronic Arts, Oracle
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 side platform
Tracks:2
Parking:Available
Bicycle:24 racks, lockers
Passengers:1,331 per weekday[1]
Pass Year:2018
Pass Percent:-0.2
Opened:1888
Rebuilt:1997
Original:Southern Pacific
Accessible:Yes
Zone:2
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Nrhp:
Southern Pacific Depot
Embed:yes
Architecture:Richardsonian Romanesque
Added:September 20, 1984
Refnum:84001191

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

History

The station building was originally built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1888.[2] 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.[3] 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.

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report . Caltrain . 2018 . 2018-10-17 . 2020-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200520173552/http://www.caltrain.com/Assets/_Marketing/pdf/2018+Annual+Passenger+Counts.pdf . dead .
  2. News: Offenbacher . Doug . Does the Depot Have a Twin? . 21 December 2020 . Kenwood Press . 15 September 2012.
  3. Book: Mahany . Effie . Through the Years in San Carlos . 1965 . San Carlos Villagers . San Carlos.