List of Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit stations

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Sonoma County Airport station, featuring a gauntlet track

Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit, or SMART, is a commuter rail service in California's Sonoma and Marin counties. As of 2019 the line serves 12 stations: ten opened in the initial operating segment (IOS) and two were added when the line was extended to Larkspur. Four more stations are planned to open after further construction.[1]

The main line was built primarily by the Northwestern Pacific Railroad and received regular service until 1958 when passenger trains were discontinued south of Willits. After the decline in railway traffic in the post-WWII years, the line was eventually closed to all rail activity. The right-of-way was acquired by a special-purpose district and reopened to freight movements in 2011 and passenger service on August 25, 2017.[2]

Station platforms are 300 feet (91 m) in length (the sole exception is San Rafael's 285-foot (87 m) northbound platform) and are high-level to provide accessible boarding. Gauntlet tracks are installed at stations north of Ignacio to allow freight trains to pass with proper clearance.[3] Novato Downtown, San Rafael, and Santa Rosa stations are located adjacent to former NWP station buildings (as will be Healdsburg and Windsor), but the buildings are used for other purposes.

Stations[]

Novato Hamilton station in August 2018
San Rafael Transit Center platforms in April 2018
Larkspur station in December 2019
Station Service began Connections Municipality County Parking spaces
Sonoma County Airportdagger August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)[b] Sonoma County Transit (plus Sonoma County Airport Shuttle)[4] Mark West Sonoma 50
Santa Rosa North Santa Rosa CityBus
Sonoma County Transit[4]		 Santa Rosa 0
Santa Rosa Downtown
Rohnert Park August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)[a] Sonoma County Transit[4] Rohnert Park ?
Cotati Cotati ?
Petaluma Downtown Sonoma County Transit[4]
Petaluma Transit		 Petaluma 50
Novato San Marin Golden Gate Transit
Marin Transit		 Novato Marin 45
Novato Downtown December 14, 2019 (2019-12-14) 0
Novato Hamilton August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)[a] 115
Marin Civic Center Marin Transit San Rafael [d]
San Rafael August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)[c] Golden Gate Transit

Marin Transit
Sonoma County Transit
Greyhound Bus Lines		 0
Larkspurdagger December 14, 2019 (2019-12-14) Marin Transit
1⁄3 mile (0.5 km) walk from Larkspur Ferry Terminal		 Larkspur ?
dagger Line termini

Notes
a Station opened to limited preview service on June 29, 2017.[5]
b Station opened to limited preview service on July 1, 2017.[5]
c Station opened to limited preview service on July 8, 2017.[6]
d Free street parking

Future stations[]

Station Projected opening Municipality County Status / Notes
Cloverdaledagger 2027[7] Cloverdale Sonoma Eventual northern terminus of system
Healdsburg 2027 Healdsburg
Windsor 2022[8] Windsor
Petaluma North Petaluma

Suggestions have been put forward to eventually expand to Napa or Solano counties with connections at Suisun–Fairfield station,[7] or north along the Northwestern Pacific right of way to Ukiah or Willits[9][10] in Mendocino.

References[]

  1. ^ Prado, Mark (April 8, 2016). "SMART OKs rail stop in downtown Novato". Marin Independent Journal. Digital First Media.
  2. ^ "Freight Trains and Passenger Trains," (PDF). Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit. July 2008. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 13, 2010.
  3. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Moore, Derek (July 14, 2017). "Sonoma County adds bus routes designed to serve SMART train users". The Press Democrat. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "SMART Preview: Take a Ride with Us". Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  6. ^ "SMART announces dates and schedule for free public Preview Rides in July" (PDF) (Press release). Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit. July 3, 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "2018 California State Rail Plan (Draft)" (PDF). CalTrans. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. ^ Fixler, Kevin (February 4, 2021). "SMART delays completion of $65 million Windsor extension to 2022". North Bay Business Journal. The Press Democrat. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  9. ^ Quackenbush, Gary (30 October 2018). "SMART train system details roll-out to Windsor, Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Sonoma". North Bay Business Journal. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  10. ^ Fixler, Kevin. "North Coast trail bill re-imagines SMART rail operations extending into Mendocino County". www.pressdemocrat.com. The Press Democrat. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

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