Atherton station

Atherton
A southbound train at Atherton station in December 2020
General information
Location	1 Dinkelspiel Station Lane Atherton, California
Coordinates	37°27′51″N 122°11′50″W / 37.46417°N 122.19722°W / 37.46417; -122.19722
Owned by	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
Line(s)	PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
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]
Former services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station Redwood City toward San Francisco Local Weekends and holidays only, until 2020 Menlo Park toward San Jose Diridon Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Redwood City toward San Francisco Coast Line Menlo Park toward Los Angeles San Carlos toward San Francisco Del Monte Until 1971 Palo Alto toward Monterey
Location

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.