Berkeley station (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway)

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The former ATSF station in Berkeley, June 2018
General information
Location1310 University Avenue
Berkeley, California
Coordinates 37°52′10.94″N122°17′11.21″W / 37.8697056°N 122.2864472°W / 37.8697056; -122.2864472
Owned by Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (1904–1989)
Catellus Development Corporation (1989–2001)
Berkeley Montessori School (2001–present)
History
OpenedMay 16, 1904 (1904-05-16)
ClosedJune 15, 1958 (June 15, 1958)
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Oakland
toward Oakland Pier
Valley Division Richmond
toward Barstow

Berkeley station was the name of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) railroad station in Berkeley, California from 1904 to the 1958. It is located on University Avenue between Acton and Chestnut Streets. The station building is today occupied by The Berkeley School.

The station opened on May 16, 1904 as the ATSF was extended from its previous terminus in Richmond to a new end of the line at the Oakland depot (actually located in Emeryville) over the former California and Nevada Railroad. [1] [2] Passenger train operations between Oakland and Richmond ceased after June 15, 1958, but the depot continued in service until about the mid 1960s with Santa Fe bus service connecting to the trains at Richmond. [3] [2]

The city of Berkeley acquired the railroad's right of way within the city limits in 1978, but the Berkeley depot was retained by ATSF. [2] The station building was then converted to a restaurant [4] called the Santa Fe Bar and Grill [5] and functioned in that capacity until 2000. [2] In 2001, it was purchased by the Berkeley Montessori School and redeveloped into a private school. [2] That same year, the building was designated a City of Berkeley Landmark. [6] [4] While the adjacent railbed was removed soon after the city's purchase, the replacement linear park and rail trail did not open until 2013. [7]

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