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Location | 100 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°26′19″N 122°09′24″W / 37.43861°N 122.15667°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Partial, no wheelchair lift available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Football game days only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | c. 1920s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original company | Southern Pacific | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stanford station is a Caltrain station in Palo Alto, California, near the stadium on the Stanford University campus.[2] It is not a regular stop; instead, it is only in service for Stanford football home games and other large events at the stadium.[3][4] The usual stop for the university is the Palo Alto station. The station does not have ticket vending machines; however, when in use, Caltrain staff will be present with handheld Clipper card readers so people can tag on and off.[5]
Service to the station has existed since at least 1922 (one year after Stanford Stadium opened).[6] In 1994, an estimated 20% of the visitors to the 1994 FIFA World Cup games at Stanford arrived by train.[7]
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