Lawrence station (Caltrain)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lawrence
Lawrence-station.png
A northbound train at Lawrence in March 2011
Location137 San Zeno Way, Sunnyvale, California
Coordinates37°22′14″N 121°59′46″W / 37.37056°N 121.99611°W / 37.37056; -121.99611Coordinates: 37°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
Construction
Parking122 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Original companySouthern Pacific
Passengers
2018949 per weekday[2]Decrease 1.9% (Caltrain)
Services
Preceding station Caltrain roundel.svg Caltrain Following station
Sunnyvale Local (L1) Santa Clara
toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien
Weekend Local (L2)
Limited (L3) San Jose Diridon
(Train #307 stops at College Park)
toward San Jose Diridon, Tamien or Gilroy
     Limited (L4) does not stop here
     Limited (L5) does not stop here
     Baby Bullet (B7) does not stop here
Location

Lawrence is a Caltrain regional rail station located 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 during 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[]

  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.
  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[]

Media related to Lawrence station (Caltrain) at Wikimedia Commons


Retrieved from ""