Cloverdale Depot

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Cloverdale
Cloverdale Depot in July 2022
General information
Location501 Asti Road
Cloverdale, California
Coordinates38°47′55″N 123°00′43″W / 38.7985°N 123.0119°W / 38.7985; -123.0119
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeSMART: CLO
Amtrak: CLV
History
Opened1997 (1997) (bus)
Future services
Preceding station SMART Following station
Terminus Future service Healdsburg
toward Larkspur
Cloverdale Railroad Station
LocationRailroad Avenue
Cloverdale, California
Coordinates38°48′14″N 123°00′41″W / 38.80389°N 123.01139°W / 38.80389; -123.01139 (Cloverdale Railroad Station)
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
DemolishedSeptember 1991
NRHP reference No.76000536[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976
Location
Map

Cloverdale Depot is a future intermodal station in Cloverdale, California. The facility currently serves as a stop for Amtrak Thruway bus route 7 and is planned to become the northern terminus of Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) commuter rail service.

History

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The original Cloverdale Railroad Station was constructed in 1872 along the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. The 82.5 by 32.3 feet (25.1 m × 9.8 m) wood-frame building was considered an important example of a rural railroad station type, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[2] Passenger rail service to Cloverdale ended in 1958.

As part of a later project to reroute U.S. Route 101 around Cloverdale, the disused station was slated to be relocated and preserved as a railway museum.[3] That plan never came to fruition, as the historic station was destroyed in a fire on September 21, 1991.[4][3]

The unused rail platform in 2022

With the anticipation of future rail service, Cloverdale sought to build a new intermodal facility to accommodate both buses and trains.[5] The bus bays and park and ride lot were completed in 1997,[6] followed by construction of the new station building, which was dedicated on May 15, 1999.[7][8] Construction costs totaled $1.9 million (equivalent to $3.81 million in 2024), funded through a combination of local, state, and federal sources.[5] The facility also briefly housed the corporate offices of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad.[9]

Future

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By statute, Cloverdale Depot is designated as the northern terminus of the SMART main line. It is expected to open to passenger rail service after future phases of SMART construction are completed.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ T. E. Naughton (February 9, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cloverdale Railroad Station". National Park Service. Retrieved January 31, 2021. With accompanying 10 photos, historic and from 1975
  3. ^ a b Herring, Les (July 22, 1992). "Cloverdale Depot Association disbanded". Cloverdale Reveille. Cloverdale, California. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Historic Depot consumed in morning blaze". Cloverdale Reveille. Cloverdale, California. September 25, 1991. pp. 1, 12. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b Norberg, Bob (May 2, 1996). "Cloverdale building depot for tourist run". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. B2. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Committee selects depot artist for Cloverdale". Cloverdale Reveille. Cloverdale, California. September 30, 1998. p. 4. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dedication of new depot scheduled Saturday at 3 p.m." Cloverdale Reveille. Cloverdale, California. May 12, 1999. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Mason, Clark (July 15, 2010). "Cloverdale's vision to link downtown to train depot". The Press Democrat. Sonoma Media Investments. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "Cloverdale depot headquarters for NW Railroad". Cloverdale Reveille. Cloverdale, California. October 20, 1999. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Quackenbush, Jeff (May 30, 2025). "SMART service to Windsor set to start Saturday". The Press Democrat. Archived from the original on September 22, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
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