Claremont station (California)

Not to be confused with Claremont station (New Hampshire).

Claremont station is a passenger rail and bus station in Claremont, California, United States. It is served by Metrolink's San Bernardino Line which runs from Los Angeles Union Station to San Bernardino–Downtown. The Mission Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival style station is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Station.

Claremont
Trackside at Claremont Metrolink station
General information
Location	110 West 1st Street Claremont, California
Coordinates	34.0941°N 117.7168°W / 34.0941; -117.7168
Line(s)	SCRRA San Gabriel Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Foothill Transit: 188, 197, 292, 480, 492 Amtrak Thruway: 19
Construction
Parking	396 spaces, 16 accessible spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: CLM
History
Opened	1927
Rebuilt	December 7, 1992 (1992-12-07)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station Pomona–North toward L.A. Union Station San Bernardino Line Montclair toward San Bernardino–Downtown      San Bernardino Line Express does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station Pomona toward Los Angeles Main Line Via Pasadena, Pomona Upland toward Chicago Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Baldy View towards Pacific Electric Building Upland–San Bernardino (discontinued 1940) West Upland towards San Bernardino Riverside–Rialto (discontinued 1940) West Upland towards Riverside Baldy View towards Pomona Pomona–Claremont (discontinued 1932) Terminus West Upland (rush hour service) towards Upland
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Claremont, California
Coordinates	34°5′38.76″N 117°43′0.48″W
Built	1927
Architect	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and Sumner Sellit Co.
Architectural style	Mission Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	82002188
Added to NRHP	July 15, 1982
Location

Claremont station is served by 34 Metrolink San Bernardino Line trains (17 in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 16 trains (8 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, evenly spaced throughout the day.

The extension of the Los Angeles Metro Rail A Line light rail line to Claremont is projected to open in 2030.

History

Until November 2016, this station was one of the few Metrolink stations that utilized an existing older depot. The depot was built in 1927 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The station was listed in the National Register because of its architecture. The station was renovated at a cost of $2.8 million and reopened for Metrolink use on December 7, 1992. The station was staffed by Foothill Transit and sold bus passes and rail tickets. On November 20, 2016, the interior of the depot was converted into the new home of the Claremont Museum of Art.

Connecting services

The station is designated as the Claremont TransCenter in Foothill Transit literature, and it serves lines 188, 197, 292, 480, and 492.

The Amtrak Thruway 19 provides twice daily connections from the station to/from Bakersfield to the north, and San Bernardino to the east, with several stops in between.

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles County, California

External links

• Media related to Claremont (Metrolink station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Claremont – Metrolink
• Foothill Transit
• Amtrak California Archived January 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine