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Atherton station

Coordinates: 37°27′51″N 122°11′50″W / 37.46417°N 122.19722°W / 37.46417; -122.19722
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Atherton
Caltrain
Commuter rail
View of the Atherton station from the northbound island platform
General information
Location1 Dinkelspiel Station Lane
Atherton, CA 94027
Coordinates37°27′51″N 122°11′50″W / 37.46417°N 122.19722°W / 37.46417; -122.19722
Owned byPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Line(s)Caltrain
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesLockers available
Other information
StatusPartial closure, weekend service only
Fare zoneFare Zone 3
Passengers
201798/56 (Saturday/Sunday)[1]
Services
Preceding station   Caltrain   Following station
Template:Caltrain lines
(weekends and holidays only)

Atherton is a weekend-only Caltrain station located in Atherton, California. It serves the 32 Saturday and 28 Sunday local Caltrains and does not serve weekday trains or weekend Baby Bullet trains. Weekday ridership was less than 150 per day when weekday service was suspended following the fiscal crisis of 2005 and the expansion of Baby Bullet service.[2] Shuttle service to Redwood City was previously provided; however, due to low ridership, it was discontinued on July 1, 2007.[3]

Station amenities

  • Caltrain ticket machines
  • 8-Ride ticket validators

Hold-out rule

Because of the narrow center platform, a hold-out rule had been instituted at this station, allowing only one train to enter the station at a time.

Platforms and tracks

Northbound  Local service toward San Francisco, weekends only (Redwood City)
 Limited-stop service No stops
 Baby Bullet No stops
Southbound  Local service toward Tamien, weekends only (Menlo Park)
 Limited-stop service No stops
 Baby Bullet No stops

Future

With the electrification of Caltrain, daily service may be restored at Atherton.[4]

References

  1. ^ Caltrain. "2017 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  2. ^ "Caltrain Weekday Station Passenger Boardings - 1992 & 1995 through 2007". Caltrain. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "(untitled)". Caltrain. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Wood, Barbara (26 July 2017). "Atherton: Caltrain will soon cut trees to install electric wires". Retrieved 31 July 2017.