San Bruno station is a Caltrain station located in San Bruno, California. The station is located just northeast of downtown San Bruno, above the intersection of San Mateo and San Bruno Avenues, adjacent to Artichoke Joe's Casino.
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| Location | 833 San Mateo Avenue San Bruno, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°37′50″N 122°24′42″W / 37.63056°N 122.41167°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  SamTrans: 140, 141, 398, ECR Bayhill San Bruno Caltrain Shuttle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 178 spaces; paid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 7 racks, 16 lockers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2003, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 695 per weekday[2]  1.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
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The first Southern Pacific Railroad station in San Bruno was located off Huntington Avenue,[3] which runs parallel to the railroad, at Euclid Avenue. It was located at the point where the Bayshore Cutoff left the old main line.[4] It was moved one block south, approximately 750 ft (230 m), to San Bruno Avenue and expanded in 1916.[3] The second story was removed in 1953. A new station with small concrete and wood shelters opened approximately 3,000 ft (910 m) further south of Euclid at Sylvan Avenue in 1963, and the old 1916 depot was demolished that September.[3]
The construction of the BART extension to San Francisco International Airport and Millbrae required the construction of a BART tunnel under downtown San Bruno. The station at Sylvan that was completed in 1963 was demolished in 1998; in April 1999, the Caltrain stop was moved to a temporary location under the I-380 overpass, approximately 3,700 ft (1,100 m) to the north near the Tanforan Shopping Center. A rebuilt station opened at the Sylvan Avenue site in 2003.[3]
San Bruno grade separation
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In 2010, construction began on the San Bruno Grade Separation Project, which included new elevated tracks and a new elevated station over San Bruno Avenue, approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) north of the Sylvan Avenue station;[5] the project included separating the existing at-grade road crossings at San Bruno, San Mateo, and Angus avenues, and would add pedestrian crossings at Sylvan, the station, and Euclid/Walnut.[6] Tracks would be elevated by 18 ft (5.5 m) while the roads would be depressed by 4 ft (1.2 m).[7] A monumental arch was planned over San Bruno Avenue,[8] initially as a symbolic gateway to San Bruno on the east side of the new station,[9] then repurposed as a tied-arch pedestrian bridge,[10] but it has not yet been implemented. The elevated structure would be built wide enough to accommodate four tracks.[11] Because the grade separation structures were built directly over the BART extension to the San Francisco International Airport, engineered fill was used with a density of 35 lb/sq ft (170 kg/m2), less than 1⁄3 the weight of the soil being removed.[7]
Under the original schedule, preliminary work was to begin in October or November 2010, including construction of temporary shoofly tracks and utility work, and the new structures would be built between spring 2011 and summer 2012.[6][11] The budget was US$147 million, provided as a mixture of county (authorized by Measure A), state, and federal funds.[6] In October 2010, trains began stopping at a temporary station at Georgia Avenue.[12] Trains began using the new elevated tracks on May 26, 2013, and the new station opened on April 1, 2014.[13] HNTB won the "Transportation Project of the Year" award from the San Francisco Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2014 for the San Bruno Grade Separation,[14] although the project also has attracted criticism for failing to resolve a relatively sharp curve and excessive costs with few passenger benefits.[15][16]
The expanded plaza adjacent to Artichoke Joe's Casino would be dedicated as Posy Park.[11] Posy Park has a water feature consisting of a fountain with cascading terraces running down from the station to street level. However, shortly after the San Bruno Grade Separation Project was completed, inspections revealed cracks in the concrete and protective coating, causing rust to the reinforcing steel rebar, and the fountain was turned off. A request for bids to rehabilitate the fountain was posted in September 2017, but no bidders materialized, and a direct solicitation resulted in an estimate of $125,000 to recoat the concrete.[17]
The station platforms are planned to be lengthened to accommodate through-running California High-Speed Rail service.[18]
References
edit- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
- ^ "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ a b c d Duncan, Mark (October 4, 2005). "The San Francisco Peninsula Railroad Passenger Service: Past, Present, and Future" (PDF). pp. 54–56. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2018.
- ^ McGovern 2012, p. 20.
- ^ Dunn, Christine (March 24, 2010). "Caltrain to Hold Community Meeting for San Bruno Grade Separation" (Press release). Peninsula Corridor Joint Bowers Board. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010.
- ^ a b c "San Bruno Grade Separation Project fact sheet" (PDF). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. November 18, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "San Bruno Grade Separation Project Nears Half-Way Mark" (Press release). San Mateo County Transportation Authority. August 15, 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Ricard, Martin (September 25, 2012). "Grade Separation Archway Design Comes Before Council". Patch. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "San Bruno Grade Separation Project: Community Meeting, Belle Air School" (PDF). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. September 4, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2022.
- ^ Phillips, Rick. "Caltrain — San Bruno Station". Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "San Bruno Grade Separation Project: Community Meeting, Belle Air School" (PDF). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. March 31, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2022.
- ^ "San Bruno Grade Separation". Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022.
- ^ "San Bruno Grade Separation Project". Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. February 7, 2013. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023.
- ^ Cox, Brian (September 26, 2014). "HNTB-designed San Bruno Grade Separation Project earns Transportation Project of the Year award from ASCE San Francisco" (Press release). HNTB. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014.
- ^ Tillier, Clem (30 April 2009). "San Bruno Done Right". Caltrain HSR Compatibility Blog. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Tillier, Clem (11 January 2014). "The Canyonero of Signals". Caltrain HSR Compatibility Blog. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Riechel, Robert (November 12, 2017). "Posy Park Water Fountain Repairs". Patch. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "San Francisco to San Jose Project Section Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement Volume 1 Chapter 2" (PDF). CHSRA. July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
Bibliography
edit- McGovern, Janet (2012). Caltrain and the Peninsula Commute Service. Images of Rail. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. ISBN 9780738576220.
External links
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Media related to San Bruno station (Caltrain) at Wikimedia Commons- Caltrain – San Bruno
