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Lawrence station (Caltrain)

Coordinates: 37°22′14″N 121°59′46″W / 37.37056°N 121.99611°W / 37.37056; -121.99611
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Lawrence
A northbound train at Lawrence in March 2011
General information
Location137 San Zeno Way
Sunnyvale, California
Coordinates37°22′14″N 121°59′46″W / 37.37056°N 121.99611°W / 37.37056; -121.99611
Owned byPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
Line(s)PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SMCTD shuttles: Bowers-Walsh, Duane Ave., Mission
Construction
Parking122 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Original companySouthern Pacific
Passengers
2018949 per weekday[2]Decrease 1.9% (Caltrain)
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
Sunnyvale Local Santa Clara
Limited Santa Clara
Weekend Local Santa Clara
     Express does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
Sunnyvale Local (L1) Santa Clara
Weekend Local (L2)
Limited (L3) San Jose Diridon
(Train #307 stops at College Park)
Location
Map

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.

References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
  2. ^ "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  3. ^ "Grand Celebration of the Opening of the San Jose Railroad". Daily Alta California. Vol. 16, no. 5070. 17 January 1864. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  4. ^ "San Francisco and San Jose Railroad Timetable, August 1st 1866".
  5. ^ "City History". City of Santa Clara. 2021.
  6. ^ "Passenger Trains > Caltrain's Lawrence Station and More". Trainorders.
  7. ^ "Caltrain 1982 Timetable" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Caltrain 1983 Timetable" (PDF).
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