Sunnyvale station is a

Caltrain Caltrain (reporting mark JPBX) is a commuter rail line in California, serving the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley). The southern terminus is in San Jose, California, San Jose at the Tamien station with weekday r ...

station in

Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale () is a city located in the Santa Clara Valley in northwestern Santa Clara County, California, United States. Sunnyvale lies along the historic El Camino Real (California), El Camino Real and U.S. Route 101 in California, Highway 1 ...

. The station is within walking distance of Sunnyvale's historic downtown and the Cityline Sunnyvale shopping center.

History

On July 27, 1861, Martin Murphy Jr. donated part of his property to the

San Francisco and San Jose Railroad The San Francisco and San Jose Railroad (SF&SJ) was a railroad which linked the communities of San Francisco and San Jose, California, running the length of the San Francisco Peninsula. The company incorporated in 1860 and was one of the first ra ...

. The railroad was completed in early 1864, and Murphy's Station was included in the

Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Railroad classes#Class I, Class I Rail transport, railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was oper ...

's San Francisco–San Jose line by 1886. In 1912, the station was renamed Sunnyvale. The station plaza and parking structure were built in 2003, replacing the earlier station building. In March 2018, work began on the Sunnyvale Station Rehabilitation Project, which shifted the north pedestrian crossing further north by approximately 80 feet to accommodate six-car trains at station platforms. Work was completed in April 2019.

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Caltrain - Sunnyvale station
{{Bay Area Rail Stations Caltrain stations in Santa Clara County, California Railway stations in the United States opened in 2003 Transportation in Sunnyvale, California Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in California