Fremont station
Fremont, CA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stanford Marguerite Shuttle: AE‑F[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: FMT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | September 1910; June 4, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | June 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2022 | 21,216[3] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fremont station (also known as Fremont–Centerville station) is a train station located in the Centerville area of
The station has two platforms serving the two tracks of the Niles Subdivision. Most trains use the longer west platform (Platform 1).
History
Centerville's first
The station changed hands many times in the following decades, becoming a furniture store, a spice store, a toy store, and an electronics store at different times. Its condition deteriorated, however, and in 1991 it was abandoned. The Depot Diner, located at the west end of the depot, contains the historic "creamery" counter and chairs from Cloverdale Creamery (which closed in 2000). Fremont Flowers (which in 1956 opened in the depot) moved the original diner chairs and counter to the depot. The owner of the flower shop also owns the Depot Diner.
On June 4, 1993, Amtrak restored service to the depot.[5] In December of that year, it was acquired by the city.
On March 15, 1995, the station was moved from the south side of the tracks to the north side of the tracks; it was also rotated 180 degrees to allow for more parking space. The station was restored between October 1998 and June 12, 1999. The cost of these projects was over $900,000.[4] The station now appears as it did in 1910. On November 23, 2002, a platform and shelter was built on the south side of the tracks. It is called the Bill Ball Plaza, named after a former mayor of Fremont.
The platforms were rebuilt in 2022–23 to improve accessibility as part of a 2020 Amtrak settlement.
References
- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 4.
- ^ "Transit Information Fremont Centerville Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "Fremont". Great American Stations. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- National Association of Railroad Passengers (June 11, 1993). "Hotline #777". Archived from the originalon December 12, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "Fremont Station Accessibility Improvement Work Set to Begin in February". Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority. February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Fremont Station Accessibility Improvement Project Phase 2: 1/23- TBD". Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority. January 27, 2023.
- ^ "Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Progress Report, December 2023" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2023. pp. 1, 2.
- ^ "Two Central Valley Rail Agencies Receive $12.3 Million Dollars in SB 1 Funding" (Press release). Two Central Valley Rail Agencies Receive $12.3 Million Dollars in SB 1 Funding. November 2018.
- ^ "SB-1 State Rail Assistance Program (as of December 22, 2023)" (PDF). California State Transportation Agency. December 22, 2023.
- ^ "CAPITOL CORRIDOR INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN FY2019-20–FY2020-21" (PDF). Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority. pp. 9–10.
External links
Media related to Fremont station at Wikimedia Commons