Novato San Marin station

Novato San Marin is a Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit station in Novato, California. It opened to preview service on June 29, 2017;^[4][5] and full commuter service commenced on August 25, 2017. It is located on the north side of the city, near where San Marin Drive becomes Atherton Avenue at Redwood Avenue. This was one of two stations planned for Novato in the Initial Operating Segment of SMART service until a third was announced to be partially built for opening at a later date.^[6]

Novato San Marin
A northbound train at Novato San Marin station in 2018
General information
Location	7700 Redwood Boulevard Novato, California United States
Coordinates	38°07′15″N 122°33′58″W
Elevation	8.2 ft (2.5 m)
Line(s)	SMART Mainline Subdivision[1]
Platforms	1 side platform[1]
Tracks	2
Connections	1 (with gauntlet)
Construction
Parking	45 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces[3]
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29) (preview service)[4] August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25) (full service)
Services
Preceding station SMART Following station Petaluma Downtown toward Sonoma County Airport SMART Novato Downtown toward Larkspur
Location

This site was selected for its proximity to Fireman's Fund Insurance Company headquarters, then one of the largest employers in the county. In SMART's planning phase, the company pledged their employees would heavily patronize the line,^[7] but would go on to move corporate operations to Petaluma before the commencement of service.

Service to the station was planned to be reduced upon completion of the Novato Downtown station.^[8][9] However, full service to Novato San Marin was retained after Novato Downtown opened in December 2019.^[10]

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 1.
2. Prado, Mark (7 April 2017). "SMART rail riders will have to pay to park". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
3. Prado, Mark (2 November 2016). "Critics say SMART bike parking plan needs more spaces". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
4. Prado, Mark (26 June 2017). "SMART offers free 'preview' service starting Thursday". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
5. "SMART PREVIEW: TAKE A RIDE WITH US". SMART. SMART. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
6. Prado, Mark (8 April 2016). "SMART OKs rail stop in downtown Novato". Digital First Media. Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
7. "Marin IJ Editorial: Novato right to move ahead with downtown station". Marin Independent Journal. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
8. Prado, Mark (17 August 2016). "Downtown Novato train station comes to life". Digital First Media. Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
9. Moore, Derek (12 April 2016). "SMART seeking funding to extend rail line to Windsor". Sonoma Media Investments. The Press Democrat. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
10. "SMART Timetable" (PDF). Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit. January 1, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2020.

External links

Media related to Novato San Marin station at Wikimedia Commons

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