Petaluma North station

Petaluma North station is a planned Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit station in Petaluma, California^[2] located at Corona Road and North McDowell Boulevard. The station was planned as an infill station to be constructed after the initial phase of the system's construction had been completed. The site may include a 150-space parking facility.^[3] In addition to vehicle and bicycle parking, there will be electric vehicle charging stations available at the station.^[4]

Petaluma North
The under-construction station in November 2024
General information
Location	Corona Road at North McDowell Boulevard Petaluma, California
Coordinates	38.267786°N 122.655857°W / 38.267786; -122.655857
Line(s)	SMART Mainline Subdivision[1]
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Under construction
Station code	SMART: PEN
History
Opening	2025 (2025)
Future services
Preceding station SMART Following station Cotati toward Windsor Future service Petaluma Downtown toward Larkspur
Location

SMART estimated construction costs for the station at $11 million in 2019.^[5] In June 2020, the SMART Board of Directors authorized $8 million from the sale of a district-owned property to be used for design and construction of the station.^[6] However, in January 2021, the Petaluma City Council rejected a housing development tied to the station project, placing the station's future in doubt.^[7]

In July 2022, the city won a $10 million state grant for construction of the station.^[8] The city and the Sonoma County Transportation Authority each contributed $2 million for the station's construction, bringing the construction budget to $14 million.^[9] Construction of the station and pathway will start in November 2023, and is expected to be completed in late 2024.^[4] As of May 2023^[update], the station is expected to open in 2025.^[10]

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 1.
2. Johnson, Lizzie (July 30, 2017). "North Bay's SMART commuter rail system to roll after long delays". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
3. Beausang, Hannah (July 13, 2017). "East Petaluma SMART station deal reached". Argus Courier. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
4. "On Track Newsletter | Holiday Express | Pathway Wayfinding | Station Groundbreaking". us14.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
5. Fixler, Kevin (September 10, 2019). "Supervisors at odds over location of proposed 3rd Santa Rosa SMART station". Press Democrat. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
6. "SMART BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZE FUNDS FOR A SECOND TRAIN STATION IN PETALUMA" (Press release). Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District. June 18, 2020.
7. Palmer, Kathryn (January 7, 2021). "Second SMART station, affordable housing blocked by new Petaluma City Council". Argus Courier.
8. Parreira, Amelia (July 12, 2022). "Petaluma secures funding for second SMART station". Argus Courier. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
9. Houston, Will (October 20, 2022). "SMART allots $14M to build second Petaluma train station". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
10. Luczak, Marybeth (May 5, 2023). "Transit Briefs: Metrolinx, NYMTA, St. Louis MetroLink, SMART, STM". Railway Age. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

External links

• SMART - Stations