Lawrence station (Caltrain)
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A southbound train departs Lawrence station in June 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 137 San Zeno Way Sunnyvale, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°22′14″N 121°59′46″W / 37.37056°N 121.99611°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | VTA: 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 122 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Original company | Southern Pacific | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 949 per weekday[2] 1.9% (Caltrain) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lawrence station is a Caltrain commuter rail station located in Sunnyvale, California. The station has four tracks with side platforms serving the outer tracks.[1]
The original station at the site was established by the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, which completed the first rail link between San Francisco and San Jose in 1864.[3] A station referred to as "Lawrence's" appeared in timetables by August 1866.[4] It was named after Alfred Chester Lawrence, who donated the land and served as the station agent until his death in 1886.[5][6]
The line was later acquired by the Southern Pacific, which operated Lawrence station until its closure in 1945.[7] Caltrain reopened the station in 1982 or 1983.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
- ^ "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "Grand Celebration of the Opening of the San Jose Railroad". Daily Alta California. Vol. 16, no. 5070. January 17, 1864. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco and San Jose Railroad Timetable, August 1st 1866".
- ^ "City History". City of Santa Clara. 2021.
- ^ Shueh, Sam (2009). Silicon Valley. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-7385-7093-8.
- ^ "Passenger Trains > Caltrain's Lawrence Station and More". Trainorders.
- ^ "Caltrain 1982 Timetable" (PDF).
- ^ "Caltrain 1983 Timetable" (PDF).
External links
Media related to Lawrence station (Caltrain) at Wikimedia Commons