San Rafael Transit Center
San Rafael | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() San Rafael station with a northbound train in August 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 3rd Street and Hetherton Street San Rafael, California | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°58′15″N 122°31′21″W / 37.97083°N 122.52250°W | |||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 10.2 ft (3.1 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | SMART Mainline Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 (SMART) 4 (GGT) | |||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1991[2] July 8, 2017 (SMART preview)[3] August 25, 2017 (SMART service) | (bus service)|||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
approx. 4,500 bus boardings daily (2018)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The San Rafael Transportation Center (also called C. Paul Bettini Transportation Center) is an intermodal transportation center located in downtown San Rafael, California. It is a primary transfer point for several local and regional bus operators, and a commuter rail station on the Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) system.
History
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The original San Rafael
Buses came to prominence with the expansion of the road and highway system. The current transportation center was constructed around the station building in 1991.[2]
SMART testing began in March 2016.
Marin Airporter service to the San Rafael Transit Center ended on October 6, 2019, due to traffic congestion around the transit center.[8]
Services
San Rafael Transit Center has two side platforms serving the two tracks of the SMART mainline.[1] The bus area, located south of the SMART platforms, has two side platforms and two island platforms.[9]
San Rafael is the primary transfer point for Marin Transit, which operates local service plus two interurban routes. It is also served by several regional and intercity bus operators:[10]
- Marin Transit: 17, 22, 23, 23X, 29, 35, 36, 49, 68, 71X, 122, 125, 145, 228, 233, 245, 257
- Golden Gate Transit: 101, 130, 132, 150, 580
- Sonoma County Transit: 38
- Sonoma County Airport Express
- Greyhound Lines
References
- ^ a b SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 1.
- ^ a b Prado, Mark (11 March 2016). "San Rafael Transit Center to undergo major changes with SMART's arrival". Digital First Media. Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ a b "SMART Public Preview Rides". SMART. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "SAN RAFAEL TRANSPORTATION CENTER: Relocation Analysis, Environmental Clearance, and Preliminary Design" (PDF). Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. 2018.
- ^ "Train makes last run". San Francisco Examiner. November 11, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Prado, Mark (4 March 2016). "Commuter train rolls into San Rafael for the first time in 50 years". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ Prado, Mark (4 February 2017). "San Rafael wants a delay in SMART trains to Larkspur". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "AFTER OCT. 6TH, CENTRAL SAN RAFAEL TRANSIT CENTER WILL NO LONGER BE AN AIRPORTER BUS STOP" (Press release). Marin Airporter.
- ^ "Station Map: San Rafael Transit Center" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Schedules and Fares: San Rafael Transit Center" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. August 29, 2019.
External links
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