Cal Park Hill Tunnel
The community is in ZIP code 94901 and area codes 415 and 628.
Cal Park Hill Tunnel
Overview | |
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Location | California Park, California |
Coordinates | 37°57′03″N 122°30′37″W / 37.950701°N 122.510368°W |
Start | California Park |
End | Larkspur |
Operation | |
Opened | 1884 |
Closed | c. 1960s |
Rebuilt | 1924 |
Reopened | 2010 (pedestrian path) 2019 (rail) |
Owner | Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit |
Operator | Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit |
Character | single bore parallel rail/pedestrian pathway tunnel |
Technical | |
Length | 1,106 feet (337 m) |
No. of tracks | 1 (formerly 2) |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Cal Park Hill Tunnel runs for 1,106 feet (337 m) through the hill to Larkspur. It opened in 1884 and was a double-track train tunnel owned by Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Train service stopped in the 1960s. It is now owned by Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART). After a $27-million project, jointly funded by SMART and Marin County, half of the tunnel reopened on December 10, 2010, as a bicycle and pedestrian path. Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit uses the other half to connect the line from downtown San Rafael to the Larkspur Ferry Terminal. Originally estimated to cost $4 million, the tunnel was rehabilitated for pedestrian access at a cost of $28 million in 2010; additionally the rail line was extended from its temporary terminal at San Rafael Transit Center at a cost of $55.4 million.
References
- ^ Whiting, Sam (December 8, 2010). "Marin bicyclists get San Rafael-Larkspur tunnel". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ "Marin IJ Editorial: Cost is big obstacle for bike tunnel". Marin Independent Journal. January 22, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Fracassa and Whiting (December 13, 2019). "Sonoma-Marin train line debuts Larkspur Station and easier trips to and from city". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
Further reading
- "CALIFORNIA PARK VFD TO STAGE FIRE BENEFIT". Sausalito News. Vol. XXXXV, no. 36. September 6, 1929.
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