Novato San Marin is a
Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit
Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) is a rail line and bicycle-pedestrian pathway project in Sonoma and Marin counties of the U.S. state of California. When completed, the entire system will serve a corridor between Cloverdale in north ...
station in
Novato, California. It opened to preview service on June 29, 2017;
and full commuter service commenced on August 25, 2017. It is located on the north side of the city, near where San Marin Drive becomes Atherton Avenue at Redwood Avenue. This was one of two stations planned for Novato in the Initial Operating Segment of SMART service until
a third was announced to be partially built for opening at a later date.
This site was selected for its proximity to
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company was an insurance company based in Petaluma, California which provided personal and commercial property and casualty insurance products in the United States.
The company was a principal U.S. subsidiary of Allianz, ...
headquarters, then one of the largest employers in the county. In SMART's planning phase, the company pledged their employees would heavily patronize the line, but would go on to move corporate operations to
Petaluma
Petaluma (Miwok: ''Péta Lúuma'') is a city in Sonoma County, California, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its population was 59,776 according to the 2020 census.
Petaluma's name comes from the Miwok village nam ...
before the commencement of service.
Service to the station was planned to be reduced upon completion of the
Novato Downtown station
Novato Downtown station is a train station in Novato, California. It opened as an infill station for the Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) service in December 2019. Prior to that, it was in operation from 1879 to 1958 by the Northwestern ...
. However, full service to Novato San Marin was retained after Novato Downtown opened in December 2019.
References
External links
SMART - Stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 2017
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit stations in Marin County
Novato, California
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