Claremont station is a

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and

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station in Claremont, California, United States. It is served by Metrolink's

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which runs from

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to , with some trains formerly continuing to

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on weekends. The

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station is listed on the U.S.

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as Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Station.

History

Until November 2016, this station was one of the few Metrolink stations that utilized an existing older depot. The depot was built in 1927 by the

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in the

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style, and it was placed on the

in 1982. The station was listed in the National Register because of its architecture. The station was renovated at a cost of $2.8 million and reopened for Metrolink use on December 7, 1992. The station was staffed by

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and sold bus passes and rail tickets. On November 20, 2016, the interior of the depot was converted into the new home of the Claremont Museum of Art.

Connecting services

The station is designated as the Claremont TransCenter in Foothill Transit literature, and it serves lines , , , , and . The station is also served by

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route 19, with connections to the

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History

Connecting services

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