Lawrence station (Caltrain)

Coordinates: 37°22′14″N 121°59′46″W / 37.37056°N 121.99611°W / 37.37056; -121.99611
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Lawrence
A northbound train at Lawrence in March 2011
General information
Location137 San Zeno Way
Sunnyvale, California
Coordinates37°22′14″N 121°59′46″W / 37.37056°N 121.99611°W / 37.37056; -121.99611
Owned byPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Line(s)Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SMCTD shuttles: Bowers-Walsh, Duane Ave., Mission
Construction
Parking122 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Original companySouthern Pacific
Passengers
2018949 per weekday[2]Decrease 1.9% (Caltrain)
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
Sunnyvale Local (L1) Santa Clara
Weekend Local (L2)
Limited (L3) San Jose Diridon
(Train #307 stops at College Park)
     Limited (L4) does not stop here
     Limited (L5) does not stop here
     Baby Bullet (B7) does not stop here
Location
Map

Lawrence station is a Caltrain commuter rail station in Sunnyvale, California. The station has four tracks with side platforms serving the outer tracks.[1]

The original Lawrence station was built by the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, which completed the first rail link between San Francisco and San Jose in 1864.[3] By August 1866, "Lawrence's" station had appeared in the timetable.[4] It was named for Alfred Chester Lawrence, who owned the land in the area at the time.[5] The San Francisco and San Jose Railroad was acquired by Southern Pacific, which continued to operate a station at Lawrence until 1945.[6] In 1982 or 1983,[7][8] Caltrain reopened the station.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Grand Celebration of the Opening of the San Jose Railroad". Daily Alta California. Vol. 16, no. 5070. 17 January 1864. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  4. ^ "San Francisco and San Jose Railroad Timetable, August 1st 1866".
  5. ^ "City History". City of Santa Clara. 2021.
  6. ^ "Passenger Trains > Caltrain's Lawrence Station and More". Trainorders.
  7. ^ "Caltrain 1982 Timetable" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Caltrain 1983 Timetable" (PDF).

External links[edit]

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