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![]() A southbound train at Atherton station in December 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1 Dinkelspiel Station Lane Atherton, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°27′51″N 122°11′50″W / 37.46417°N 122.19722°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | c. 1866 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | December 19, 2020[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1913, 1954, 1990[3][4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Fair Oaks (until 1912) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 114 (daily average)[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atherton station was a Caltrain station in Atherton, California. The station had one side platform and one island platform serving the two tracks of the Peninsula Subdivision, with a concrete and wooden shelter on the west side of the tracks. The station opened by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1866 as Fair Oaks and was renamed Atherton in 1912. Caltrain cut weekday service to the station in 2005 due to low ridership and a hold-out rule that prohibited two trains from being at the station simultaneously. Weekend and holiday service continued until December 19, 2020.
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