Atherton station

Atherton
Caltrain
Commuter rail
View of the Atherton station from the northbound island platform
Location 1 Dinkelspiel Station Lane
Atherton, CA 94027
Coordinates 37°27′51″N 122°11′50″W / 37.46417°N 122.19722°W / 37.46417; -122.19722Coordinates: 37°27′51″N 122°11′50″W / 37.46417°N 122.19722°W / 37.46417; -122.19722
Owned by Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Line(s) Caltrain
Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Lockers available
Other information
Status Partial closure, weekend service only
Fare zone Fare Zone 3
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 98/56 (Saturday/Sunday)[1]
Services
Preceding station   Caltrain   Following station
Local
(weekends and holidays only)
toward Tamien
Gilroy during peak hours

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.
  3. ↑ "(untitled)". Caltrain. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007.
  4. ↑ Wood, Barbara (26 July 2017). "Atherton: Caltrain will soon cut trees to install electric wires". Retrieved 31 July 2017.


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