Novato Downtown station

Novato Downtown
The unfinished station platform in 2018
Location Novato, California
Coordinates 38°06′23″N 122°33′53″W / 38.1063°N 122.5647°W / 38.1063; -122.5647Coordinates: 38°06′23″N 122°33′53″W / 38.1063°N 122.5647°W / 38.1063; -122.5647
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1 (with gauntlet)
Other information
Status platform constructed, station amenities approved/funded
History
Opened 1879 (1879)
Closed ca. 1958
Rebuilt 1903 (1903)
1916 (1916)[1]
2019 (expected)
Original company Northwestern Pacific Railway
Services
Preceding station   Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit   Following station
toward Cloverdale
Future
Former services
Preceding station   Northwestern Pacific Railroad   Following station
Petaluma
toward Eureka
   Redwood[2]   Ignacio
toward San Rafael
Bellvue
toward Eureka		   San Francisco to Eureka[3]   Ignacio
toward Sausalito Ferry Terminal

Novato Downtown is a former and future train station in Novato, California. It is expected to recommence passenger service along the Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit main line as an infill station in 2019[4][5] (previously 2018[6]).

History

The former station building in 2018

The original Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP) Depot was built on the site in 1879; that building was moved nearby and a new one constructed in 1903.[7] The second station was destroyed in a fire in 1916,[1] and the current station building was built as its replacement. Increased automobile ownership and highway construction led to a decline of rail travel in Marin County, thus leading to disuse of the facility as a passenger terminal sometime after 1958.

Not part of the design for the original ten stations from SMART's Initial Opening Segment, funding and construction of the station is being undertaken by the City of Novato.[1] Station plans were finalized in 2016 and the platform was built by the time trains began operation[8] at a cost of $2.4 million.[9] The Metropolitan Transportation Commission provided $1.5 million toward finishing the station, leaving $1.6 million to be financed via an additional source or via the city's Hamilton Trust. By May 2018, the cost of construction had increased to $5.1 million.[10]

The station will likely not receive full service, owing to its proximity to the Novato–San Marin/Atherton station.[1][11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Prado, Mark (17 August 2016). "Downtown Novato train station comes to life". Digital First Media. Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Northwestern Pacific Railroad Timetable". Northwestern Pacific Railroad Network. Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "San Francisco, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Ukiah, Willits, Longvale, Dos Rios, Island Mountain, Fort Seward and Eureka – Via Sausalito". Northwestern Pacific Railroad Network. Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. ↑ McClay, Laila (13 March 2018). "Novato envisions new life for an old depot". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Prado, Mark. "SMART board approves downtown Novato station plan" (18 July 2018). Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "DOWNTOWN SMART STATION". Novato.org. City of Novato. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Weldy, Stephanie (28 September 2017). "Novato kicks off revitalization efforts for historic downtown depot". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. ↑ Weldy, Stephanie (28 January 2016). "Novato approves partial construction of downtown SMART station". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  9. ↑ Prado, Mark (24 May 2017). "Novato approves plan for downtown rail stop". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  10. ↑ Prado, Mark (28 May 2018). "Novato $2M short for downtown SMART station". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  11. ↑ Moore, Derek (12 April 2016). "SMART seeking funding to extend rail line to Windsor". Sonoma Media Investments. The Press Democrat. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

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