Lawrence station (Caltrain)

Lawrence
A northbound train at Lawrence in March 2011
General information
Location	137 San Zeno Way Sunnyvale, California
Coordinates	37°22′14″N 121°59′46″W / 37.37056°N 121.99611°W / 37.37056; -121.99611
Owned by	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
Line(s)	PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SMCTD shuttles: Bowers-Walsh, Duane Ave., Mission
Construction
Parking	122 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Original company	Southern Pacific
Passengers
2018	949 per weekday[2]  1.9% (Caltrain)
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station Sunnyvale toward San Francisco Local Santa Clara toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien Limited Santa Clara toward San Jose Diridon Weekend Local Santa Clara toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien      Express does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Caltrain Following station Sunnyvale toward San Francisco Local (L1) Santa Clara toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien Weekend Local (L2) Limited (L3) San Jose Diridon (Train #307 stops at College Park) toward San Jose Diridon, Tamien or Gilroy
Location

Lawrence station is a Caltrain commuter rail station in Sunnyvale, California. The station has four tracks with side platforms serving the outer tracks.^[1]

The original Lawrence station was built by the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, which completed the first rail link between San Francisco and San Jose in 1864.^[3] By August 1866, "Lawrence's" station had appeared in the timetable.^[4] It was named for Alfred Chester Lawrence, who owned the land in the area at the time.^[5] The San Francisco and San Jose Railroad was acquired by Southern Pacific, which continued to operate a station at Lawrence until 1945.^[6] In 1982 or 1983,^[7][8] Caltrain reopened the station.