Menlo Park station

Menlo Park
Menlo Park station building in January 2010
General information
Location1120 Merrill Street
Menlo Park, California
Coordinates37°27′17″N 122°10′57″W / 37.454607°N 122.182526°W / 37.454607; -122.182526
Owned byPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
LinePCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Marsh Road Shuttle
Menlo Park Midday Shuttle
SamTrans: ECR, 82, 83, 84, 86, 286, 296
Willow Road Shuttle
Construction
Parking150 spaces; paid
Bicycle facilities8 racks, 50 space parking station
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1863
Passengers
FY 2025863 (weekday avg.)[2]  34%
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
Redwood City
toward San Francisco
 Local Palo Alto
toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien
Limited Palo Alto
toward San Jose Diridon
Weekend Local Palo Alto
toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien
     Express does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station
Redwood City
toward San Francisco
 Local (L1) Palo Alto
toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien
Atherton
toward San Francisco
 Weekend Local (L2)
Redwood City
toward San Francisco
 Limited (L3) Palo Alto
toward San Jose Diridon, Tamien or Gilroy
Limited (L5) Palo Alto
toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien
Menlo Park Railroad Station
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Stick-Style
NRHP reference No.74000556[3]
CHISL No.955[4]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 1, 1974
Designated CHISLFebruary 28, 1983
Location

Menlo Park station is a Caltrain station located in Menlo Park, California. It was an inaugural station along the foundational San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, which commenced service on October 18, 1863, making it the oldest continually operating railway station in California.[5][6] The station building was built in 1867 and later acquired by the Southern Pacific Railroad. During the 1890s, Southern Pacific added Victorian ornamentation to the depot to make it appear more attractive to students and visitors to Stanford University. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974,[3] and became a California Historical Landmark in 1983.[4]

Until 2020, the station building was leased by the Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce.[7] In 2026, it was announced that Caltrain would renovate it for office use.[8]

References

  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
  2. ^ "2025 Annual Ridership Report". Caltrain. September 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System – Menlo Park Railroad Station (#74000556)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Menlo Park Station". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "The San Jose Railroad". Daily Alta California. Vol. 15, no. 4981. October 18, 1863. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "A History of the Menlo Park Train Station". Menlo Park Historical Association. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  7. ^ Bradshaw, Kate (May 13, 2021). "Facing a pandemic rent hike, Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce quits train depot for new offices". The Almanac. Embarcadero Media Foundation. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  8. ^ Hernandez, Adriana (March 2, 2026). "Architects plan to renovate station". Daily Post. Palo Alto. p. 10.
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