Morgan Hill station

Morgan Hill is a Caltrain station located in the downtown area of Morgan Hill, California. The station is only served during weekday peak hours, with northbound trains in the morning and southbound trains in the evening.

Morgan Hill
Morgan Hill station in September 2012
Location17300 Depot Street
Morgan Hill, California
Coordinates37°07′46″N 121°39′02″W
Owned byPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Line(s)UP Coast Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections VTA: 121, 168, 185
Monterey–Salinas Transit: 55
Construction
Parking486 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesLockers available
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneFare zone 6
History
Opened1899 (SP)
July 1, 1992 (Caltrain)[2]
Original companySouthern Pacific
Passengers
2018237 per weekday[3]  11.3%
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
Blossom Hill
toward San Francisco
 Limited
Peak hours only
 San Martin
toward Gilroy
Local
Peak hours only
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Tamien
toward San Francisco
 Coast Line San Martin
toward Los Angeles
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Tamien
toward Auburn
 Capitol Corridor Gilroy
toward Salinas
Location

Th original Southern Pacific station opened in 1899 as Morganhill — the railroad closed the station in November 1958. VTA rebuilt the station for an extension to Caltrain in 1992.[2]

The station will eventually be served by Amtrak when the Capitol Corridor is extended to Salinas station.[4]

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
  2. Duncan, Mark (October 4, 2005). "The San Francisco Peninsula Railroad Passenger Service: Past, Present, and Future" (PDF). pp. 18, 92. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2018.
  3. "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018.
  4. "TAMC Selects LAN as Part of Construction Management Team for Salinas Rail Extension". Mass Transit. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.


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