Hillsdale station (Caltrain)

Hillsdale station is one of three Caltrain stations in San Mateo, California. The station was temporarily closed on May 16, 2020 and is planned to reopen in fall 2020.[2] The station is next to the Bay Meadows neighborhood and close to the Hillsdale Shopping Center.

For other uses, see Hillsdale Station (disambiguation).
Hillsdale
Looking north at Hillsdale station, November 10, 2012
Location3333 El Camino Real, San Mateo, California
Coordinates37°32′16″N 122°17′51″W
Owned byPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAC Transit: M
Samtrans: ECR, ECR Rapid, 57, 250, 251, 256, 292, 294, 295, 397, 398
Commute.org: Campus Drive, Lincoln Centre, Mariners' Island, Norfolk, Redwood City Bayshore Technology Park
Oracle Shuttle, Belmont Hillsdale Shuttle
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesLockers available
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusTemporarily closed
Fare zoneFare Zone 2
Passengers
20183,229 per weekday[1]  6.1%
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
Hayward Park
toward San Francisco
 Local Belmont
toward San Jose Diridon, Tamien or Gilroy
Limited
Millbrae
toward San Francisco
 Baby Bullet
Pattern A
 Palo Alto
toward San Jose Diridon
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Hayward Park
toward San Francisco
 Coast Line Belmont
toward Los Angeles
Terminus Peninsula Commute Belmont
toward San Jose
Location

History

Bay Meadows station

Until December 20, 2005, the former Bay Meadows Racetrack had the now-closed Bay Meadows stop, less than a half-mile (800 m) north of Hillsdale. There was no building, just an opening in the chain link fencing where riders could access the grandstand parking lot. When Hillsdale was renovated, the platform was extended a few hundred feet to the north, eliminating the need for the separate station. Hillsdale is now the closest station to the former racetrack area.

Relocation
South entrance to the new station under construction in December 2020

The City of San Mateo applied for Measure A funds to help fund a grade separation project in 2013; the majority of the $180 million project is funded from Measure A ($74 M) and Proposition 1A ($84 million, California High Speed Rail).[3] The proposed 25th Avenue Grade Separation Project will elevate tracks in southern San Mateo, eliminating the at-grade crossing at 25th Avenue and adding grade-separated crossings at 28th and 31st Avenues, which are currently interrupted by Peninsula Corridor tracks.[4][5] Tracks will rise at the maximum allowable grade, starting from where they emerge south of the State Route 92 overcrossing, to minimize the depression of 25th Avenue to maintain vertical clearance for road vehicles under the new rail bridge.[4] The grade separation is also designed to accommodate a potential mid-line overtake required for Caltrain/HSR blended operations, which would expand the Peninsula Corridor right-of-way to up to four tracks.[4] PCJPB awarded an $82.9 million contract to the Shimmick/Disney Joint Venture in July 2017.[6]

As part of the grade separation project, Hillsdale station will be relocated to 28th Avenue, closer to the transit-oriented development at Bay Meadows. Preliminary renderings show the new Hillsdale station will be an island platform generally extending south from 28th, with parking provided east of the tracks.[3] Construction began in fall 2017 and is scheduled to complete in spring 2021.[7]

A ceremonial groundbreaking for the project was held on September 26, 2017.[8][9]

The existing parking lot at Hillsdale will be closed starting in 2018, and a temporary lot, accessible from 28th, 31st, and Delaware, will serve Hillsdale. After construction of the new Hillsdale station is complete, the temporary lot will be upgraded and serve as the new permanent lot.[10]

References
  1. "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018.
  2. "Hillsdale Station to Temporarily Close for Construction" (Press release). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. April 6, 2020.
  3. "25th Avenue Grade Separation". Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  4. City of San Mateo (13 September 2013). "25th Avenue Grade Separation and Rail Realignment Project". City of San Mateo. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. "25th Avenue Grade Separation" (PDF). Caltrain Board of Directors. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  6. "Caltrain awards $82.9m contract for 25th Avenue grade separation project". Railway Technology. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. "25th Avenue Grade Separation". Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. "Media Advisory: 25th Avenue Grade Separation Groundbreaking" (Press release). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  9. Weigel, Samantha (27 September 2017). "'This was a big idea'". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  10. Haigney, Sophie (28 December 2017). "Parking lot at Hillsdale Caltrain Station to close for construction". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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