Fremont station

Fremont station (also known as Fremont–Centerville) is a train station located in the Centerville Fremont, California, United States. The station is served by Amtrak Capitol Corridor commuter rail/intercity rail service and the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) commuter rail service.

For the Bay Area Rapid Transit station, see Fremont station (BART).
Fremont, CA
The platforms at Fremont station in July 2018
Location37260 Fremont Boulevard
Fremont, California
Coordinates37.559097°N 122.007176°W / 37.559097; -122.007176
Owned byCity of Fremont
Line(s)UP Niles Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections AC Transit: 99, 210, 251, 801, U[2]
Construction
Parking$3 daily
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeFMT
History
OpenedSeptember 1910; June 4, 1993
Closed1941
RebuiltJune 1999
Passengers
201844,371[3][4]  6.28% (Amtrak)
Rank41st in California[3]
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hayward
toward Auburn
 Capitol Corridor Santa Clara – Great America
toward San Jose
     Coast Starlight does not stop here
Preceding station Altamont Corridor Express Following station
Pleasanton
toward Stockton
 San Jose – Stockton Great America
toward San Jose
Location

The station has two tracks serving the two tracks of the Niles Subdivision. Most trains use the longer west platform (Platform 1).

History
The station building in 2018

Centerville's first Southern Pacific Railroad station was nothing more than a boxcar, functioning in that capacity from May 1909 to September 1910. In that month the current wooden structure was opened. It was one of sixty Type 23 stations built by Southern Pacific, and its cost was under $5,000 USD (equivalent to $137,196 in 2019).[5] The station was a busy one during its early years, handling both freight and passenger traffic, including two to three daily milk trains. By the mid-1920s, automobile traffic began to grow, and the milk trains were discontinued. Passenger service ended on March 29, 1940. The Railway Express Agency continued shipping to and from the station until 1958. The station was completely closed on September 30, 1961.

The station changed hands many times in the following decades, becoming a furniture store, a spice store, a toy store, and an electronics store at different times. Its condition deteriorated, however, and in 1991 it was abandoned. The Depot Diner, located at the west end of the depot, contains the historic "creamery" counter and chairs from Cloverdale Creamery (which closed in 2000). Fremont Flowers (which in 1956 opened in the depot) moved the original diner chairs and counter to the depot. The owner of the flower shop also owns the Depot Diner.

On June 4, 1993, Amtrak restored service to the depot.[6] In December of that year, it was acquired by the city.

On March 15, 1995, the station was moved from the south side of the tracks to the north side of the tracks; it was also rotated 180 degrees to allow for more parking space. The station was restored between October 1998 and June 12, 1999. The cost of these projects was over $900,000.[5] The station now appears as it did in 1910. On November 23, 2002, a platform and shelter was built on the south side of the tracks. It is called the Bill Ball Plaza, named after a former mayor of Fremont. Funding was allocated via SB 1 to extend the station platform.[7]

A 2016-released Vision Plan called for Capitol Corridor trains to be rerouted over the Coast Subdivision, which is used by less freight service. Fremont station would be replaced by a new station on the border of Fremont and Newark on the Coast Subdivision.[8]

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 4.
  2. "Transit Stops" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. March 11, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2018, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. June 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. Great American Stations. Accessed 2 February 2013.
  6. National Association of Railroad Passengers (June 11, 1993). "Hotline #777". Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  7. "Additional State Funding Targeted For Rail Service". Escalon Times. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  8. "CAPITOL CORRIDOR INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN FY2019-20–FY2020-21" (PDF). Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority. pp. 9–10.

Media related to Fremont station at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.