Burlingame station

Burlingame is a Caltrain regional rail station in Burlingame, California. The station building was constructed in the Spanish Colonial Revival and Mission Revival architecture styles in 1894. It was designated a California Historical Landmark in 1971 and added to the National Register of Historic Places as Burlingame Railroad Station in 1978.[3][4]

Burlingame
Burlingame station building in August 2018
Location	290 California Drive Burlingame, California
Coordinates	37°34′48″N 122°20′42″W
Owned by	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Line(s)	Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SamTrans: 292 Burlingame Trolley
Construction
Parking	68 spaces
Bicycle facilities	18 lockers, 13 racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Fare Zone 2
History
Opened	1894
Rebuilt	2008
Original company	Southern Pacific
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	1,104 per weekday[2]  1.4%
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station Millbrae toward San Francisco Local San Mateo toward Tamien or Gilroy Broadway (weekends and holidays only) toward San Francisco Millbrae toward San Francisco Limited
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station San Bruno toward San Francisco Del Monte Until 1971 San Carlos toward Monterey San Francisco Terminus Lark Until 1968 Palo Alto toward Los Angeles
Burlingame Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
California Historical Landmark No. 846[3]
Location	Burlingame, California
Coordinates	37°34′48″N 122°20′42″W
Built	1894
Architect	Howard, George H., Jr. & Mathisen, J.B.
Architectural style	Mission Revival—Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	78000769[4]
CHISL No.	846[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 19, 1978
Designated CHISL	1971
Location

Burlingame has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. Until 2008, the station had a southbound side platform and a narrow island platform between the tracks - a common configuration at Southern Pacific stations. This required use of the hold-out rule, where only one train could be at the station as a time. The northbound side platform was completed on February 25, 2008, followed by a new southbound platform on April 1, thus eliminating the hold-out rule.[5][6]

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
2. "2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Caltrain. 2018.
3. "Burlingame Station". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
5. "Caltrain to Open New Northbound Platform at Burlingame Station" (Press release). Caltrain. February 18, 2008. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008.
6. "Caltrain To Open New Southbound Platform At Burlingame Station" (Press release). Caltrain. March 27, 2008. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008.

External links

Media related to Burlingame station at Wikimedia Commons

• Caltrain - Burlingame station