Hillsdale station (Caltrain)

Train station in San Mateo, California, U.S.

For other uses, see Hillsdale Station (disambiguation).

Hillsdale

A southbound train leaving Hillsdale station in May 2021

General information
Location| 50 East 28th Avenue
San Mateo, California
Coordinates| 37°32′16″N 122°17′51″W﻿ / ﻿37.53778°N 122.29750°W﻿ / 37.53778; -122.29750
Owned by| Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Line(s)| Peninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms| 1 island platform
Tracks| 2
Connections|

* AC Transit: M
* Commute.org shuttles: Campus Drive, Lincoln Centre, Mariners' Island, Norfolk, Redwood City Bayshore Technology Park
* Oracle shuttle
* Samtrans: ECR, 57, 250, 251, 256, 292, 294, 295, 397, 398

Construction
Structure type| Elevated
Parking| Available
Bicycle facilities| Racks and lockers
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Fare zone| 2
History
Opened| 1901
Rebuilt| April 26, 2021
Passengers
2018| 3,229 per weekday[2] 6.1%
Services
| Preceding station  |  Caltrain | Following station

|
|

Hayward Park

toward San Francisco

|  | Local (L1) |  | Belmont

toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien

| Weekend Local (L2) |
Millbrae

toward San Francisco

|  | Limited (L3) |  | Belmont

toward San Jose Diridon, Tamien or Gilroy

San Mateo

toward San Francisco

|  | Limited (L5) |  | Redwood City

toward San Jose Diridon or Tamien

Millbrae

toward San Francisco

|  | Baby Bullet (B7) |  | Redwood City

toward San Jose Diridon

Limited (L4) does not stop here

Former services

| Preceding station  | Southern Pacific Railroad | Following station

|
|

Hayward Park

toward San Francisco

|  | Coast Line |  | Belmont

toward Los Angeles

| Peninsula Commute |  | Belmont

toward San Jose

Location

Hillsdale station is one of three Caltrain stations in San Mateo, California. The station is next to the Bay Meadows neighborhood and close to the Hillsdale Shopping Center.

## History[edit]

### Bay Meadows station[edit]

Until it was closed on December 20, 2005, the Bay Meadows Racetrack was served by the now-removed Bay Meadows stop, slightly less than a half-mile (800 m) north of the original location of the Hillsdale Station. The Bay Meadows stop lacked a passenger shelter, and was basically just an opening in the chain link fencing where riders could access the grandstand parking lot. When Hillsdale was redesigned and relocated, its new platform was extended a few hundred feet north, eliminating any need for the separate station. Hillsdale is now the closest station to the former racetrack area.

### Relocation[edit]

Hillsdale station in 2012

The City of San Mateo applied for Measure A funds to help fund a grade separation project in 2013; the majority of the $180 million project is funded from Measure A ($74 M) and Proposition 1A ($84 million, California High Speed Rail).[3] The 25th Avenue Grade Separation Project elevated tracks in southern San Mateo, eliminating the at-grade crossing at 25th Avenue and adding grade-separated crossings at 28th and 31st Avenues, which previously had been interrupted by Peninsula Corridor tracks.[4][5] Tracks now rise at the maximum allowable grade, starting from where they emerge south of the State Route 92 overcrossing, minimizing the depression required on 25th Avenue to maintain vertical clearance for road vehicles under the new rail bridge.[4] The grade separation was also designed to accommodate a potential mid-line overtake required for Caltrain/HSR blended operations, which would expand the Peninsula Corridor right-of-way to up to four tracks.[4] PCJPB awarded an $82.9 million construction contract to the Shimmick/Disney Joint Venture in July 2017.[6]

As part of the grade separation project, Hillsdale station was relocated to the north. An initial design called for a station just north of 31st Avenue, with a transit center plaza and parking garage west of the tracks.[7] The final design has the station straddling 28th Avenue, closer to the transit-oriented development at Bay Meadows, approximately 1,590 ft (480 m) to the north of the original station building. Preliminary renderings showed the new Hillsdale station with an island platform generally extending south from 28th, with parking provided east of the tracks.[3] A ceremonial groundbreaking for the grade separation project was held on September 26, 2017.[8][9] Construction of the grade separations began in fall 2017 and originally was scheduled to complete in spring 2021.[10] The grade separation included five new rail bridges: one at Boral Creek (completed by late 2018); three to separate road traffic, installed in 2019 over 25th (July), 28th (September), and 31st (October); and a pedestrian underpass between 28th and 31st. Rail traffic was redirected over the bridges starting on May 28, 2020.[11]

The existing parking lot at Hillsdale was closed in 2018, and a temporary lot, accessible from 28th, 31st, and Delaware, served Hillsdale. After construction of the new Hillsdale station was completed, that temporary lot was upgraded to serve as the new permanent lot.[12] In its final configuration, there are two lots east of the tracks; vehicle access to both the north lot (between 25th and 28th) and south lot (between 28th and 31st) is available from 28th, and there is an additional access point from 25th for the north lot.[13] Passengers can connect to SamTrans buses along El Camino Real.

The station was temporarily closed on May 16, 2020 and initially was scheduled to reopen in fall 2020.[14] The project, initially estimated to cost $180 million, had a cost overrun of $25.9 million due to delays.[15] The 28th Avenue grade separation opened on March 1, 2021; with its opening, the at-grade crossing at 25th was closed.[16] The station ultimately reopened at its new location on April 26, 2021.[17] Later that year, 25th Avenue reopened on August 2,[18] and 31st opened on August 27.[19]

## References[edit]

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
3. ^ a b "25th Avenue Grade Separation". Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
4. ^ a b c City of San Mateo (13 September 2013). "25th Avenue Grade Separation and Rail Realignment Project". City of San Mateo. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
5. ^ "25th Avenue Grade Separation" (PDF). Caltrain Board of Directors. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
6. ^ "Caltrain awards $82.9m contract for 25th Avenue grade separation project". Railway Technology. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
7. ^ The Planning Center (September 2012). "Hillsdale Station Integration Plan". City of San Mateo. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
8. ^ "Media Advisory: 25th Avenue Grade Separation Groundbreaking" (Press release). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
9. ^ Weigel, Samantha (27 September 2017). "'This was a big idea'". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
10. ^ Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. "25th Avenue Grade Separation". Retrieved 4 July 2020.
11. ^ "25th Avenue Grade Separation Project". City of San Mateo. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
12. ^ Haigney, Sophie (28 December 2017). "Parking lot at Hillsdale Caltrain Station to close for construction". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
13. ^ "Hillsdale Station Opening". Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board.
14. ^ "Hillsdale Station to Temporarily Close for Construction" (Press release). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. April 6, 2020.
15. ^ Casimire, Astrid (January 20, 2021). "The city of San Mateo receives $23.8M grant to complete grade separation project". Bay City News Foundation. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
16. ^ "28th Avenue to Open, 25th to Close as Part of 25th Avenue Grade Separation Project" (Press release). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. March 1, 2021.
17. ^ "Hillsdale Station Opening" (Press release). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. April 2021.
18. ^ "Grade-Separated East 25th Avenue Reopens" (Press release). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. August 2, 2021.
19. ^ "Grade-Separated East 31st Avenue to Open" (Press release). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. August 24, 2021.

## External links[edit]

Media related to Hillsdale station (Caltrain) at Wikimedia Commons

* Caltrain Hillsdale station page
* "Rail Corridor Transit-Oriented Development Plan". City of San Mateo. 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

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