Bayshore station is a Caltrain commuter rail station on the border of San Francisco, California and Brisbane, California. The parking lot and about the northern quarter of the platforms are in the Visitacion Valley District of San Francisco; the remainder is in Brisbane. The official address is in San Francisco.
Bayshore has four tracks: two side tracks for trains stopping at the station, and two in the middle for trains that do not stop at the station. A centerline fence prevents passengers from crossing the four tracks.
Bayshore was established by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1907 along the new Bayshore Cutoff, a more direct route into San Francisco. The railroad planned to build an extensive terminal facility in Visitacion Valley that would serve as the primary maintenance and marshaling facility for the San Francisco Peninsula. Financial problems delayed completion of the project, and the 250-acre (1.0 km2) Bayshore rail yard and shops did not open until 1918. The facility operated around the clock and employed over 1,000 workers.
The Bayshore shops maintained all the locomotives on the Southern Pacific's Coast Division which stretched south to Santa Barbara. By 1952, this was 133 steam engines, but by 1954, diesel-electric locomotives had become common enough that the Bayshore steam shops were closed. The roundhouse continued to service diesel locomotives, but the decline of industry and shipping in San Francisco and along the peninsula led to the closure of the yards in the early 1980s.
A $6.87 million reconstruction of the footbridge began in July 2022.[3]
The San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) intended to establish another light rail connection to the Bayshore station at Visitacion Valley in southern San Francisco with its new Third Street Light Rail Project. However, following the Caltrain Express, completed in 2004, the Bayshore station was rebuilt and moved south. As of 2018[update], the existing Bayshore station straddles the border between the counties of San Mateo and San Francisco; the platform itself is in Brisbane while the main parking lot is in San Francisco.
The T Third Street extension opened in early 2007 without a connection to Caltrain. The closest Muni station, Arleta Station, is 0.4 miles (0.64 km) and approximately seven minutes (by foot) north from the Bayshore Caltrain station along Tunnel Avenue.[5] Although Sunnydale Station is geographically closer to the Bayshore station, there is no public pathway running east–west directly connecting those two stations.[6]
The potential connection has also been plagued by cost and design issues. Two proposed development projects adjacent to the station, the Visitacion Valley Transit Oriented Development Project (on the former site of the Schlage factory)[7][8] and the Brisbane Baylands development (on the former Bayshore Railyard and San Francisco Municipal Landfill),[9][10] could hasten the planning and conversion of Bayshore Station into an Intermodal Transit Station with a connection to Muni. The San Francisco County Transportation Authority adopted the Bayshore Intermodal Station Access Study in 2012.[11] This study examined several alternatives, and proposed to move the platform south by 150 to 700 feet (46 to 213 m) to lie completely within San Mateo County. A loop extension of T Third would be built largely on San Mateo County land connecting the Sunnydale Station to a new intermodal platform west of the Peninsula Corridor rail line on land planned for redevelopment as part of the Brisbane Baylands.[12] According to the Bi-County Transportation Study (2013), the estimated cost of extending T Third is $58 million, with an additional $31 million required to reconfigure Bayshore station.[13][14]
In addition, Geneva Avenue would be extended east from Bayshore Boulevard (where it presently dead-ends) over the rail line to Harney and would connect a proposed Muni bus rapid transit (BRT) line to Bayshore Station.[12][15] In the Geneva-Harney BRT Feasibility Study final report, published in July 2015, all of the near-term alternatives for BRT alignment would use existing streets, connecting the new Geneva-Harney line with T Third at Arleta; the long-term alternatives studied would extend Geneva (with a grade separation and connection to Bayshore) by 2040, making a new intermodal station for bus, light rail, and heavy/commuter rail.[16] According to the Bi-County Transportation Study (2013), the estimated cost of extending Geneva is $90 million, and an additional $210 million would be required to set up the Geneva-Harney BRT line.[13]
References
^SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
^"NEWS: Caltrain Begins Construction on Bayshore Station Overpass" (Press release). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. July 1, 2022.
^"San Francisco to San Jose Project Section Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement Volume 1 Chapter 2" (PDF). CHSRA. July 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^"Walking directions via Tunnel Ave". Google Maps. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^"Walking directions via Tunnel Ave and Bayshore Blvd". Google Maps. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^. Universal Paragon Corporation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^"Visitaction Valley/Schlage Lock Plan". San Francisco Planning Department. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^"Brisbane Baylands". Universal Paragon Corporation. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^. City of Brisbane. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^"Bayshore Intermodal Station Access Study | Home". San Francisco County Transportation Authority. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^ abBayshore Intermodal Station Access Study (PDF) (Report). San Francisco County Transportation Authority. March 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ abBi-County Transportation Study (PDF) (Report). San Francisco County Transportation Authority. March 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^"Bi-County Transportation Study". San Francisco County Transportation Authority. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^"Geneva-Harney Bus Rapid Transit Feasibility Study | Home". San Francisco County Transportation Authority. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^Geneva-Harney BRT Feasibility Study (PDF) (Report). San Francisco County Transportation Authority. July 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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Bayshore station is a Caltrain commuter rail station on the border of San Francisco California and Brisbane California The parking lot and about the northern quarter of the platforms are in the Visitacion Valley District of San Francisco the remainder is in Brisbane The official address is in San Francisco BayshoreA northbound train at Bayshore station in 2012General informationLocation400 Tunnel AvenueSan Francisco CaliforniaCoordinates37 42 27 N 122 24 07 W 37 70750 N 122 40194 W 37 70750 122 40194 Coordinates 37 42 27 N 122 24 07 W 37 70750 N 122 40194 W 37 70750 122 40194Owned byPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers BoardLine s Bayshore Cutoff Peninsula Subdivision 1 Platforms2 side platformsTracks4Connections at Arleta station Bayshore Brisbane Senior ShuttleCommute org Brisbane Bayshore Caltrain ShuttleMuni 8X 8AX 8BX 9 56SamTrans 292ConstructionParking38 spaces paidBicycle facilities18 racks lockersDisabled accessYesOther informationFare zone1HistoryOpened1907Passengers2018247 per weekday 2 0 5 ServicesPreceding station Caltrain Following station22nd Streettoward San Francisco Local L1 South San Franciscotoward San Jose Diridon or TamienWeekend Local L2 Limited L3 does not stop here Limited L4 does not stop here Limited L5 does not stop here Baby Bullet B7 does not stop hereFormer servicesPreceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station23rd Streettoward San Francisco Coast Line South San Franciscotoward Los AngelesPaul Avenuetoward San Francisco Peninsula Commute Butler Roadtoward San JoseLocationBayshore has four tracks two side tracks for trains stopping at the station and two in the middle for trains that do not stop at the station A centerline fence prevents passengers from crossing the four tracks Contents 1 History 2 Unbuilt connection to Muni 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditBayshore was established by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1907 along the new Bayshore Cutoff a more direct route into San Francisco The railroad planned to build an extensive terminal facility in Visitacion Valley that would serve as the primary maintenance and marshaling facility for the San Francisco Peninsula Financial problems delayed completion of the project and the 250 acre 1 0 km2 Bayshore rail yard and shops did not open until 1918 The facility operated around the clock and employed over 1 000 workers The Bayshore shops maintained all the locomotives on the Southern Pacific s Coast Division which stretched south to Santa Barbara By 1952 this was 133 steam engines but by 1954 diesel electric locomotives had become common enough that the Bayshore steam shops were closed The roundhouse continued to service diesel locomotives but the decline of industry and shipping in San Francisco and along the peninsula led to the closure of the yards in the early 1980s A 6 87 million reconstruction of the footbridge began in July 2022 3 The station is planned to be modified to accommodate through running California High Speed Rail service 4 Unbuilt connection to Muni EditThe San Francisco Municipal Railway Muni intended to establish another light rail connection to the Bayshore station at Visitacion Valley in southern San Francisco with its new Third Street Light Rail Project However following the Caltrain Express completed in 2004 the Bayshore station was rebuilt and moved south As of 2018 update the existing Bayshore station straddles the border between the counties of San Mateo and San Francisco the platform itself is in Brisbane while the main parking lot is in San Francisco The T Third Street extension opened in early 2007 without a connection to Caltrain The closest Muni station Arleta Station is 0 4 miles 0 64 km and approximately seven minutes by foot north from the Bayshore Caltrain station along Tunnel Avenue 5 Although Sunnydale Station is geographically closer to the Bayshore station there is no public pathway running east west directly connecting those two stations 6 The potential connection has also been plagued by cost and design issues Two proposed development projects adjacent to the station the Visitacion Valley Transit Oriented Development Project on the former site of the Schlage factory 7 8 and the Brisbane Baylands development on the former Bayshore Railyard and San Francisco Municipal Landfill 9 10 could hasten the planning and conversion of Bayshore Station into an Intermodal Transit Station with a connection to Muni The San Francisco County Transportation Authority adopted the Bayshore Intermodal Station Access Study in 2012 11 This study examined several alternatives and proposed to move the platform south by 150 to 700 feet 46 to 213 m to lie completely within San Mateo County A loop extension of T Third would be built largely on San Mateo County land connecting the Sunnydale Station to a new intermodal platform west of the Peninsula Corridor rail line on land planned for redevelopment as part of the Brisbane Baylands 12 According to the Bi County Transportation Study 2013 the estimated cost of extending T Third is 58 million with an additional 31 million required to reconfigure Bayshore station 13 14 In addition Geneva Avenue would be extended east from Bayshore Boulevard where it presently dead ends over the rail line to Harney and would connect a proposed Muni bus rapid transit BRT line to Bayshore Station 12 15 In the Geneva Harney BRT Feasibility Study final report published in July 2015 all of the near term alternatives for BRT alignment would use existing streets connecting the new Geneva Harney line with T Third at Arleta the long term alternatives studied would extend Geneva with a grade separation and connection to Bayshore by 2040 making a new intermodal station for bus light rail and heavy commuter rail 16 According to the Bi County Transportation Study 2013 the estimated cost of extending Geneva is 90 million and an additional 210 million would be required to set up the Geneva Harney BRT line 13 References Edit SMA Rail Consulting April 2016 California Passenger Rail Network Schematics PDF California Department of Transportation p 13 2018 Annual Count Key Findings Report PDF Caltrain 2018 NEWS Caltrain Begins Construction on Bayshore Station Overpass Press release Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board July 1 2022 San Francisco to San Jose Project Section Draft Environmental Impact Report Environmental Impact Statement Volume 1 Chapter 2 PDF CHSRA July 2020 Retrieved July 20 2020 Walking directions via Tunnel Ave Google Maps Retrieved October 17 2018 Walking directions via Tunnel Ave and Bayshore Blvd Google Maps Retrieved October 17 2018 Schlage Lock Development Project Universal Paragon Corporation Archived from the original on July 2 2015 Retrieved October 17 2018 Visitaction Valley Schlage Lock Plan San Francisco Planning Department Retrieved October 17 2018 Brisbane Baylands Universal Paragon Corporation Retrieved October 17 2018 Baylands Information City of Brisbane Archived from the original on October 17 2018 Retrieved October 17 2018 Bayshore Intermodal Station Access Study Home San Francisco County Transportation Authority Retrieved October 17 2018 a b Bayshore Intermodal Station Access Study PDF Report San Francisco County Transportation Authority March 2012 Retrieved July 3 2018 a b Bi County Transportation Study PDF Report San Francisco County Transportation Authority March 2013 Retrieved October 17 2018 Bi County Transportation Study San Francisco County Transportation Authority Retrieved October 17 2018 Geneva Harney Bus Rapid Transit Feasibility Study Home San Francisco County Transportation Authority Retrieved October 17 2018 Geneva Harney BRT Feasibility Study PDF Report San Francisco County Transportation Authority July 2015 Retrieved July 3 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bayshore station Caltrain Caltrain Bayshore station page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bayshore station Caltrain amp oldid 1126737244, wikipedia, wiki, 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