Oakland station (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway)

Oakland
General information
LocationEmeryville, California
Coordinates37°49′49″N 122°16′54″W / 37.8302°N 122.2816°W / 37.8302; -122.2816
Owned byAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Line(s)Valley Division
ConnectionsKey System
History
OpenedMay 16, 1904 (1904-05-16)
ClosedJune 15, 1958 (June 15, 1958)
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Terminus Valley Division Berkeley
toward Barstow
Oakland Pier
1933–1937
Terminus
Preceding station Key System Following station
at 40th & San Pablo
Hollis Street
towards Transbay Terminal
 C Market Street
towards Oakland Avenue
E 43rd Street
towards Claremont
F 43rd Street
towards Solano & The Alameda
H
(discontinued 1941)
 43rd Street
towards Monterey & Colusa

Oakland station was a major intercity railway station which was located in Emeryville, California, intended to serve the nearby cities of Oakland and San Francisco. The station was located at the corner of 40th Street and San Pablo Avenue,[1] adjacent to a Key System interurban stop.[2] It was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway when their Valley Division was extended from Richmond. Passengers would transfer to transbay buses here, connecting them to San Francisco.

History

The Santa Fe's original Northern California terminal was Ferry Point. Construction of a high-quality depot was one of the conditions set forth by the city for the ATSF to build through Oakland.[3] It opened on May 16, 1904.[3]

Passenger service was cut back to Richmond after June 15, 1958, ending service at the station.[4]

The station site was sold to developers in 1990 and was rebuilt as a shopping center.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Rail Merger Begins Sunday". Oakland Tribune. April 20, 1933. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Depot Site". Oakland Tribune. May 16, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved November 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  3. ^ a b "How the Santa Fe made its way to Oakland". Oakland Tribune. May 16, 1904. p. 3. Retrieved November 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  4. ^ "Santa Fe Passenger Terminal Shifts to Richmond Tomorrow". Oakland Tribune. June 15, 1958. p. 52. Retrieved November 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  5. ^ "Home Depot signs for huge project". Oakland Tribune. April 27, 1991. p. B1. Retrieved November 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon


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