Pleasanton station
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 Eastbound train leaving Pleasanton station in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 4950 Pleasanton Avenue Pleasanton, California | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°39′30.28″N 121°52′55.9″W / 37.6584111°N 121.882194°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | UP Oakland Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  County Connection 53, 54 WHEELS: 92X | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes, shared with Alameda County Fairgrounds | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: PLS | |||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Tri-Valley | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 19, 1998[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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Pleasanton station is a train station in Pleasanton, California served by Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) trains. It is located northwest of downtown Pleasanton adjacent to the Alameda County Fairgrounds. The station has a single side platform on the single track of the Union Pacific Railroad Oakland Subdivision.
History
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The station is located on the Union Pacific Railroad Oakland Subdivision, formerly the 1910-opened Western Pacific Railroad mainline. The Mission Revival-style station north of Rose Avenue, which served the California Zephyr until 1970, is no longer extant.[3]
The now-abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad Niles Subdivision was constructed by a different Western Pacific Railroad through downtown Pleasanton in 1869. The first station burned on July 26, 1873; the Central Pacific Railroad replaced it with a one-story station, which was expanded in 1881.[4] A larger station was constructed in 1895; the older station was moved to Second Street, where it remains as a private home. Passenger service ended in 1941; the newer station is now a restaurant.[3]
A new station southwest of the former Western Pacific station site opened with the start of the Altamont Commuter Express service on October 19, 1998.[2]
Bus connections
[edit]WHEELS local routes 53 and 54 service the station, plus the County Connection express route 92X which provides access to ACE from the San Ramon Valley to the north.
The 8 and 10R WHEELS routes connect to the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station.
References
[edit]- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 12.
- ^ a b "History of ACE". San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Gary; Hoge, Jim; Lewis, Julia; Purcell, Lauren (November 2003). "Historic Downtown Pleasanton Walking Tour Guide" (PDF). Pleasanton Downtown Association Historical Preservation Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2004.
- ^ Lander, Monica (May 7, 2015). "One of a kind: Historic charmer in downtown Pleasanton". Mercury News.
External links
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Media related to Pleasanton station at Wikimedia Commons