Belmont station (Caltrain)

This article is about the station in Belmont, California. For other stations called Belmont, see Belmont railway station.

Belmont
Two trains at Belmont station in December 2020
General information
Location	995 El Camino Real Belmont, California
Coordinates	37°31′17″N 122°16′35″W
Owned by	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
Line(s)	PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Samtrans: ECR, KX, 260, 261, 397
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	375 spaces; paid
Bicycle facilities	18 racks, lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1997
Passengers
2018	780 per weekday[2]  30.1%
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station Hillsdale toward San Francisco Local San Carlos 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 Hillsdale toward San Francisco Local (L1) San Carlos toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien Weekend Local (L2) Limited (L3) Redwood City toward San Jose Diridon, Tamien or Gilroy
Location

Belmont station is a Caltrain station in Belmont, California that replaced the Southern Pacific Railroad station nearby. It is served by local and limited service trains.

The modern elevated station was constructed in 1997 as part of a grade separation project.[3]

Southern Pacific Railroad station in Belmont from a postcard mailed in 1907

References

1. 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. Duncan, Mark (October 4, 2005). "The San Francisco Peninsula Railroad Passenger Service: Past, Present, and Future" (PDF). p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2018.

External links

Media related to Belmont station (Caltrain) at Wikimedia Commons

• Caltrain Belmont station page