Belmont station (Caltrain) (original) (raw)

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Train station in Belmont, California, U.S.

This article is about the station in Belmont, California. For other stations called Belmont, see Belmont railway station.

Belmont
Two trains at Belmont station in December 2020
General information
Location 995 El Camino RealBelmont, California
Coordinates 37°31′17″N 122°16′35″W / 37.52139°N 122.27639°W / 37.52139; -122.27639
Owned by Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
Line(s) PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Bus transport Samtrans: ECR, KX, 260, 261, 397
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking 375 spaces; paid
Bicycle facilities 18 racks, lockers
Accessible Yes
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Opened 1997
Passengers
2018 780 per weekday[2] Increase 30.1%
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station Hillsdaletoward San Francisco Local San Carlostoward San Jose Diridon or Tamien Weekend Local Limited does not stop here Express does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Caltrain Following station Hillsdaletoward San Francisco Local (L1) San Carlostoward San Jose Diridon or Tamien Weekend Local (L2) Limited (L3) Redwood Citytoward San Jose Diridon, Tamien or Gilroy
LocationMap

Belmont station is a Caltrain station in Belmont, California that replaced the Southern Pacific Railroad station nearby. It is served by local and limited service trains.

The modern elevated station was constructed in 1997 as part of a grade separation project.[3]

Southern Pacific Railroad station in Belmont from a postcard mailed in 1907

  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. ^ Duncan, Mark (October 4, 2005). "The San Francisco Peninsula Railroad Passenger Service: Past, Present, and Future" (PDF). p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2018.

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