Petaluma North station is a Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit station located at Corona Road and North McDowell Boulevard in Petaluma, California. It opened as an infill station on January 10, 2025.
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 A southbound train at the station in January 2025 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 320 Corona Road Petaluma, California United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°16′04″N 122°39′21″W / 38.267786°N 122.655857°W | ||||||||||
| Line | SMART Mainline Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Sonoma County Transit Petaluma Transit | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SMART: PEN | ||||||||||
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| Opened | January 10, 2025 | ||||||||||
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History
editThe station was planned as an infill station to be constructed after the initial phase of the system had been completed.[2][3] SMART estimated construction costs for the station at $11 million in 2019.[4] In June 2020, the SMART Board of Directors authorized $8 million from the sale of a district-owned property to be used for design and construction of the station.[5] However, in January 2021, the Petaluma City Council rejected a housing development tied to the station project, placing the station's future in doubt.[6]
In July 2022, the city won a $10 million state grant for construction of the station.[7] The city and the Sonoma County Transportation Authority each contributed $2 million for the station's construction, bringing the construction budget to $14 million.[8] Construction of the station and pathway started in November 2023 with completion scheduled for late 2024.[9] The station opened on January 10, 2025.[10][11][12]
References
edit- ↑ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 1.
- ↑ Johnson, Lizzie (July 30, 2017). "North Bay's SMART commuter rail system to roll after long delays". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ↑ Beausang, Hannah (July 13, 2017). "East Petaluma SMART station deal reached". Argus Courier. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ↑ Fixler, Kevin (September 10, 2019). "Supervisors at odds over location of proposed 3rd Santa Rosa SMART station". Press Democrat. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ↑ "SMART BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZE FUNDS FOR A SECOND TRAIN STATION IN PETALUMA" (Press release). Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District. June 18, 2020.
- ↑ Palmer, Kathryn (January 7, 2021). "Second SMART station, affordable housing blocked by new Petaluma City Council". Argus Courier.
- ↑ Parreira, Amelia (July 12, 2022). "Petaluma secures funding for second SMART station". Argus Courier. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ↑ Houston, Will (October 20, 2022). "SMART allots $14M to build second Petaluma train station". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ↑ "On Track Newsletter | Holiday Express | Pathway Wayfinding | Station Groundbreaking". us14.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ↑ "Grand Opening of Petaluma North Station". Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit. December 6, 2024.
- ↑ Sawhney, Jennifer (December 26, 2024). "SMART announces grand opening of Petaluma North train station". Petaluma Argus-Courier. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ↑ Sawhney, Jennifer (January 13, 2025). "SMART unveils Petaluma North, the city's 2nd train station". Petaluma Argus-Courier. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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