San Carlos station

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San Carlos
A northbound train at San Carlos station in 2018
General information
Location	599 El Camino Real San Carlos, California
Coordinates	37°30′29″N 122°15′37″W / 37.50806°N 122.26028°W / 37.50806; -122.26028
Owned by	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
Line(s)	PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	SamTrans: ECR, KX, 260, 261, 295, 397 San Mateo County Transit District Shuttles: Electronic Arts, Oracle
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	24 racks, lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1888
Rebuilt	1997
Original company	Southern Pacific
Passengers
2018	1,331 per weekday[2]  0.2%
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station Belmont toward San Francisco Local Redwood City toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien Weekend Local      Limited does not stop here      Express does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Caltrain Following station Belmont toward San Francisco Local (L1) Redwood City toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien Weekend Local (L2) San Mateo toward San Francisco Limited (L4) Redwood City toward San Jose Diridon, Tamien or Gilroy Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Burlingame toward San Francisco Coast Line Atherton toward Los Angeles Del Monte Until 1971 Atherton toward Monterey
Southern Pacific Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
San Carlos station building in 2011
Area	2.753 acres (1.114 ha)
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	84001191 [3]
Added to NRHP	September 20, 1984
Location

San Carlos is a Caltrain commuter rail station in San Carlos, California.

The station building was originally built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1888.^[4] For its early history, the Depot was the only public building in San Carlos and functioned as the town's first community church, library, and post office.^[5] The structure was retired from railway use in 1967, but Del Monte and Peninsula Commute trains continued to stop at the station's platforms.

The building was subsequently occupied by the San Carlos Chamber of Commerce and a real estate company. The building was vacant when it was acquired by the California Department of Transportation. In early 1984 a restaurant opened in the depot. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1984, as Southern Pacific Depot.

The Richardsonian Romanesque style station building was constructed of Almaden sandstone.^[4]

The modern elevated station, opened in 1997, has two side platforms serving the two tracks of the Peninsula Subdivision.

Media related to San Carlos station at Wikimedia Commons

• Caltrain - San Carlos station