Sunnyvale station

{{Short description|Train station in Sunnyvale, California, U.S.}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Sunnyvale

| style = Caltrain

| image = Northbound train at Sunnyvale station, January 2025.png

| image_caption = A northbound train at Sunnyvale station in 2025

| address = 121 West Evelyn Avenue

| borough = Sunnyvale, California

| coordinates = {{coord|37|22|43|N|122|01|51|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}

| owned = Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)

| line = PCJPB Peninsula Subdivision{{CA rail schematics|page=13}}

| connections = {{bus icon}} VTA: {{VTA bus route|20}}, {{VTA bus route|21}}, {{VTA bus route|53}}, {{VTA bus route|55}}, Rapid {{VTA bus route|523}}

| platform = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| parking = 439 spaces; paid{{ cite web | title=Park and Ride Lots (Sunnyvale Caltrain Station) | author=VTA | url=http://www.vta.org/getting-around/park-and-ride-lots-sunnyvale-caltrain-station | accessdate=2015-10-22 }}

| bicycle = 15 racks and 75 lockers

| passengers = 3,364 per weekday{{cite web |title=2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report |publisher=Caltrain |url=http://www.caltrain.com/Assets/_Marketing/pdf/2018+Annual+Passenger+Counts.pdf |year=2018 |access-date=2018-10-17 |archive-date=2020-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520173552/http://www.caltrain.com/Assets/_Marketing/pdf/2018+Annual+Passenger+Counts.pdf |url-status=dead }}

| pass_year = 2018

| pass_percent = -1.6

| opened =

| rebuilt = 2003

| original = Southern Pacific

| accessible = Yes

| zone = 3

| services = {{Adjacent stations

|system=Caltrain

|line1=Local|left1=Mountain View|right1=Lawrence

|line2=Limited|left2=Mountain View|right2=Lawrence

|line3=Express|left3=Mountain View|right3=San Jose Diridon

|line4=Weekend Local|left4=Mountain View|right4=Lawrence

}}

| other_services_header = Former services

| other_services_collapsible = yes

| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Caltrain

|line1=L1|left1=Mountain View|right1=Lawrence

|line2=L2|left2=Mountain View|right2=Lawrence

|line3=L3|left3=Mountain View|right3=Lawrence

|line4=L4|left4=Mountain View|right4=Santa Clara

|line5=L5|left5=Mountain View|right5=Santa Clara

}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 14

}}

Sunnyvale station is a Caltrain station in Sunnyvale, California. The station is within walking distance of Sunnyvale's historic downtown and the Cityline Sunnyvale shopping center.

History

On July 27, 1861, Martin Murphy Jr. donated part of his property to the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad.{{Cite book |last1=Koning |first1=Ben |last2=Metz |first2=Anneke |title=Sunnyvale |series=Images of America |date=2010 |isbn=978-0-7385-7435-6 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |lccn=2010936334 |pages=12–13}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.heritageparkmuseum.org/murphy.html |title=The Murphy Family Story |website=Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum |publisher=Sunnyvale Historical Society and Museum Association |quote=Martin Murphy, Jr. is credited with... bringing the railroad through his property...}} The railroad was completed in early 1864, and Murphy's Station was included in the Southern Pacific Railroad's San Francisco–San Jose line by 1886. In 1912, the station was renamed Sunnyvale.{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Alia |date=2016-08-13 |title=Driving through history: Sunnyvale's roots are traced through its street signs |work=The Mercury News |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/09/22/driving-through-history-sunnyvales-roots-are-traced-through-its-street-signs/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |quote=Murphy Station, land donated by the Murphys, was a stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad and eventually became Sunnyvale in 1912.}}{{Cite book |title=Images: Sunnyvale's Heritage Resources |last=Seavey |first=Kent L. |date=1988 |publisher=City of Sunnyvale |page=5 |url=https://myheartmountain.weebly.com/uploads/5/5/2/4/55246061/sunnyvale_history_from_public_library.pdf |access-date=2025-01-12}}

The station plaza and parking structure were built in 2003, replacing the earlier station building.{{cite book |url=http://www.caltrain.com/Assets/_Planning/pdf/bike+access/Appendix-B_Part_3_Santa_Clara_County.pdf |chapter=Appendix B: Station Details |pages=88–89 |date=2008-10-02 |title=Caltrain Bicycle Access & Parking Plan |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |author=Eisen{{!}}Letunic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720200352/https://www.caltrain.com/Assets/_Planning/pdf/bike+access/Appendix-B_Part_3_Santa_Clara_County.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-20}}

In March 2018, work began on the Sunnyvale Station Rehabilitation Project, which shifted the north pedestrian crossing further north by approximately 80 feet to accommodate six-car trains at station platforms. Work was completed in April 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/03/06/sunnyvale-safety-work-at-caltrain-station-begins-monday/ |title=Sunnyvale: Safety work at Caltrain station begins Monday |author=Sarwari, Khalida |date=March 6, 2018 |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News}}{{cite web |url=http://www.caltrain.com/projectsplans/Projects/Caltrain_Capital_Program/Sunnyvale_Station_Rehabilitation_Project.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613194543/http://www.caltrain.com/projectsplans/Projects/Caltrain_Capital_Program/Sunnyvale_Station_Rehabilitation_Project.html |archivedate=June 13, 2019 |title=Sunnyvale Station Rehabilitation Project |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board}}

References

External links

[http://www.caltrain.com/stations/sunnyvalestation.html Caltrain - Sunnyvale station]

Category:Caltrain stations in Santa Clara County, California

Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 2003

Category:Transportation in Sunnyvale, California

Category:Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in California