Livermore station
 Livermore | |||||||||||
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 An eastbound train leaving Livermore station in 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2418 Railroad Avenue Livermore, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°41′06″N121°46′03″W/ 37.6851°N 121.7676°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | UPOakland Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | free | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | LIV | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 19, 1998[2] | ||||||||||
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Livermoreis a train station in downtownLivermore, California.
Transit service
[edit]The station is served by commuterAltamont Corridor Express(ACE) trains betweenSan Jose'sDiridon StationandStockton'sCabral Station.The majority of passengers at this station are commuters headed to job centers in theSilicon Valley.WHEELSroutes 10R, 11, 14, 15, 20X, 580X and 30R stop at the adjacent Livermore Transit Center.[3]
This station was originally planned as the site of a co-locatedBARTstation when the Livermore Extension was built from the terminus atDublin/PleasantontoVasco Road.However, in July 2011, the Livermore City Council reversed its position in response to a petition requesting that the alignment stay within or nearby theInterstate 580right-of-way, and now favors stations be built at the Interstate 580 interchanges with Isabel Avenue and Portola Avenue.[4]
The I Street Garage opened on July 7, 2022, as a 274-space addition of the existing 500-space parking garage.[5]
Bus service
[edit]There are six dailyAmtrak Thruwaytrips on line 6 toSan Joseand a once daily toSan Franciscoon line 34.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016)."California Passenger Rail NETWORK SCHEMATICS"(PDF).California Department of Transportation. p. 12.
- ^"History of ACE".San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. Archived fromthe originalon September 13, 2016.RetrievedJuly 26,2018.
- ^WHEELS system mapArchived2008-08-27 at theWayback Machine
- ^Courtney, Jennifer (July 12, 2011)."City Council OKs Initiative to Keep BART on I-580".Livermore Patch.Archived fromthe originalon September 10, 2011.RetrievedJanuary 8,2013.
- ^"I Street Parking Garage".City of Livermore.RetrievedApril 1,2024.
- ^Amtrak Thruway Bus Route 6Archived2011-09-20 at theWayback Machine
- ^Amtrak Thruway Bus Route 34Archived2011-06-29 at theWayback Machine
External links
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