Pleasanton station is a train station in Pleasanton, California served by Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) trains. It is located northwest of downtown Pleasanton adjacent to the Alameda County Fairgrounds. The station has a single side platform on the single track of the Union Pacific Railroad Oakland Subdivision.
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| Location | 4950 Pleasanton Avenue Pleasanton, California | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°39′30.28″N 121°52′55.9″W / 37.6584111°N 121.882194°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | UP Oakland Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  County Connection 53, 54 WHEELS: 92X | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes, shared with Alameda County Fairgrounds | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: PLS | |||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Tri-Valley | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 19, 1998[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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History
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The station is located on the Union Pacific Railroad Oakland Subdivision, formerly the 1910-opened Western Pacific Railroad mainline. The Mission Revival-style station north of Rose Avenue, which served the California Zephyr until 1970, is no longer extant.[6]
The now-abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad Niles Subdivision was constructed by a different Western Pacific Railroad through downtown Pleasanton in 1869. The first station burned on July 26, 1873; the Central Pacific Railroad replaced it with a one-story station, which was expanded in 1881.[7] A larger station was constructed in 1895; the older station was moved to Second Street, where it remains as a private home. Passenger service ended in 1941; the newer station is now a restaurant.[6]
A new station southwest of the former Western Pacific station site opened with the start of the Altamont Commuter Express service on October 19, 1998.[2]
Bus connections
editWHEELS local routes 53 and 54 service the station, plus the County Connection express route 92X which provides access to ACE from the San Ramon Valley to the north.
The 8 and 10R WHEELS routes connect to the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station.
References
edit- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 12.
- ^ a b "History of ACE". San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
- ^ "Union City ACE/BART Rail-to-Rail Hub Station: Project Overview and Update". San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission. June 2022.
- ^ Krause, Daniel; Mangonon, Anthony (June 1, 2022). Deliverable 3.1.3 (Initial Service and Operations Planning Analysis) (PDF). Wordpress (Report). AECOM. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Union City on track to become regional transit hub by 2030". East Bay Echo. December 12, 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Gary; Hoge, Jim; Lewis, Julia; Purcell, Lauren (November 2003). "Historic Downtown Pleasanton Walking Tour Guide" (PDF). Pleasanton Downtown Association Historical Preservation Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2004.
- ^ Lander, Monica (May 7, 2015). "One of a kind: Historic charmer in downtown Pleasanton". Mercury News.
External links
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Media related to Pleasanton station at Wikimedia Commons