{{Short description|Train station in Pleasanton, California, U.S.}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style = Altamont Corridor Express | name = Pleasanton | custom_header = {{Altamont Corridor Express infobox header|Pleasanton}} | image = Eastbound train leaving Pleasanton station, July 2018.JPG | image_caption = Eastbound train leaving Pleasanton station in 2018 | address = 4950 Pleasanton Avenue | borough = [[Pleasanton, California]] | coordinates = {{coord|37|39|30.28|N|121|52|55.9|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} | owned = | line = [[Union Pacific Railroad|UP]] [[Oakland Subdivision]]<ref name=schematics>{{CA rail schematics|page=12}}</ref> | platform = 1 [[side platform]] | tracks = 1 | connections = {{bus icon}} [[County Connection]] 53, 54<br />{{bus icon}} [[WHEELS (California)|WHEELS]]: 92X | parking = Yes, shared with [[Alameda County Fairgrounds]] | bicycle = | accessible = yes | opened = October 19, 1998<ref name=acehistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.acerail.com/About/History-of-ACE |title=History of ACE |publisher=San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority |access-date=2018-07-26 |archive-date=2016-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913084903/http://www.acerail.com/About/History-of-ACE |url-status=dead }}</ref> | code = {{Amtrak code|PLS}} | zone = Tri-Valley | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Altamont Corridor Express|line=San Jose-Stockton|left=Fremont|right=Livermore}} | other_services_header = Former services | other_services_collapsible = yes | other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Western Pacific Railroad|line1=California Zephyr|left1=Fremont|right1=Stockton|line2=Feather River Route|left2=Niles|right2=Livermore}} | other_services2_header = Proposed services (2030)<ref name=june2022>{{cite web |url=https://www.unioncity.org/DocumentCenter/View/9434/Presentation-on-Union-City-ACE-BART-Station-Overview-June-2022_updated |title=Union City ACE/BART Rail-to-Rail Hub Station: Project Overview and Update |date=June 2022 |publisher=San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |last1=Krause |first1=Daniel |last2=Mangonon |first2=Anthony |title=Deliverable 3.1.3 (Initial Service and Operations Planning Analysis) |url=https://northvalleyraildotorg.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/nvprsp-final-initial-service-and-ops-planning-analysis-memo-20230828.pdf |website=Wordpress |publisher=AECOM |access-date=21 December 2023 |date=June 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=Echo>{{cite news |title=Union City on track to become regional transit hub by 2030 |url=https://eastbayecho.com/2023/12/12/union-city-on-track-to-become-regional-transit-hub-by-2030/ |access-date=22 December 2023 |agency=East Bay Echo |date=December 12, 2023}}</ref> | other_services2 = {{Adjacent stations|system3=Altamont Corridor Express|line3=Union City-Merced|left3=Union City|right3=Livermore|line4=Union City-Natomas|left4=Union City|right4=Livermore }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 14 }}
'''Pleasanton station''' is a train station in [[Pleasanton, California]] served by [[Altamont Corridor Express]] (ACE) trains. It is located northwest of downtown Pleasanton adjacent to the [[Alameda County Fairgrounds]]. The station has a single [[side platform]] on the single track of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] [[Western Pacific Railroad|Oakland Subdivision]].
== History == [[File:Pleasanton WP station postcard.jpg|thumb|left|The former Western Pacific Railroad station in the early 20th century]] The station is located on the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] Oakland Subdivision, formerly the 1910-opened [[Western Pacific Railroad]] mainline. The Mission Revival-style station north of Rose Avenue, which served the ''[[California Zephyr (1949–1970)|California Zephyr]]'' until 1970, is no longer extant.<ref name=guide>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040611124809/http://www.pleasantondowntown.net/pdfs/WalkingTourGuide.pdf |archivedate=June 11, 2004 |url=http://www.pleasantondowntown.net/pdfs/WalkingTourGuide.pdf |publisher=Pleasanton Downtown Association Historical Preservation Committee |date=November 2003 |first1=Gary |last1=Fletcher |first2=Jim |last2=Hoge |first3=Julia |last3=Lewis |first4=Lauren |last4=Purcell |title=Historic Downtown Pleasanton Walking Tour Guide}}</ref>
The now-abandoned [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] Niles Subdivision was constructed by [[Western Pacific Railroad (1862–70)|a different Western Pacific Railroad]] through downtown Pleasanton in 1869. The first station burned on July 26, 1873; the [[Central Pacific Railroad]] replaced it with a one-story station, which was expanded in 1881.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2015/05/07/one-of-a-kind-historic-charmer-in-downtown-pleasanton |title=One of a kind: Historic charmer in downtown Pleasanton |newspaper=Mercury News |date=May 7, 2015 |first=Monica |last=Lander}}</ref> A larger station was constructed in 1895; the older station was moved to Second Street, where it remains as a private home. Passenger service ended in 1941; the newer station is now a restaurant.<ref name=guide />
A new station southwest of the former Western Pacific station site opened with the start of the [[Altamont Commuter Express]] service on October 19, 1998.<ref name=acehistory /> {{clear left}}
== Bus connections== [[WHEELS (California)|WHEELS]] local routes 53 and 54 service the station, plus the [[County Connection]] express route 92X which provides access to ACE from the [[San Ramon Valley]] to the north.
The 8 and 10R [[WHEELS (California)|WHEELS]] routes connect to the [[Dublin/Pleasanton station|Dublin/Pleasanton BART station]].
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category-inline}} * [https://acerail.com/stations/ ACE stations information]
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[[Category:Altamont Corridor Express stations in Alameda County, California]] [[Category:Pleasanton, California]] [[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1910]] [[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1998]] [[Category:Former Western Pacific Railroad stations]] [[Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in 1970]]