Petaluma–Downtown station

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Petaluma–Downtown
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit logo.svg
SMART train station
Location 220 Lakeville Street
Petaluma, California
United States
Coordinates 38°14′15″N122°38′06″W / 38.2374°N 122.6351°W / 38.2374; -122.6351 Coordinates: 38°14′15″N122°38′06″W / 38.2374°N 122.6351°W / 38.2374; -122.6351
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1 gauntlet track
Connections Sonoma County Transit [1]
Petaluma Transit
Construction
Parking 50 spaces
Bicycle facilities 13 racks
12 secure spaces [2]
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code PET
Fare zone 3
History
Opened 1914 (NWP)
Closed ca. 1958
Rebuilt June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29) (SMART preview) [3]
August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25) (full service)
Previous names Petaluma
Original company Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Services
Preceding station  Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit  Following station
SMART
Future
 Former services 
Preceding station  Northwestern Pacific Railroad  Following station
Cotati
toward Eureka
  Redwood [4]   Novato
toward San Rafael
Corona
toward Eureka
  San Francisco to Eureka [5]   Burdell
toward Sausalito Ferry Terminal

Petaluma–Downtown is a Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit station in Petaluma. It opened to preview service on June 29, 2017; [3] [6] full commuter service commenced on August 25, 2017. A new platform an facilities were constructed adjacent to the historic Northwestern Pacific Railroad station building, [7] which opened in 1914. [8] It is the system's first station to open in the city, with the Petaluma–North station set to open in the second phase of construction.

Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit Commuter rail service in Marin and Sonoma counties, California

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Petaluma, California City in California, United States

Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, in California's Wine Country, part of the North Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area, located 37 mi (60 km) north of San Francisco. Its population was 57,941 according to the 2010 Census.

Northwestern Pacific Railroad regional railroad in California

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Station facilities include parking for 50 vehicles and 25 bicycles. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Brown, Matt (12 January 2017). "SMART to add parking at downtown Petaluma rail station". Argus Courier. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 Prado, Mark (26 June 2017). "SMART offers free 'preview' service starting Thursday". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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