Stanford
Platforms at Stanford station in July 2018
General information
Location	100 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, California
Coordinates	37°26′19″N122°09′24″W / 37.43861°N 122.15667°W /37.43861; -122.15667
Owned by	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB)
Line	PCJPBPeninsula Subdivision[1]
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Partial, nowheelchair lift available
Other information
Status	Football game days only
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	c. 1920s
Original company	Southern Pacific
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station Palo Alto towardSan Francisco Weekend Local (select trains on football game days only) California Avenue towardSan Jose Diridon orTamien      Local does not stop here      Limited does not stop here      Express does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Caltrain Following station Palo Alto towardSan Francisco Weekend Local (L2) Game days only California Avenue towardSan Jose Diridon orTamien
Location

Stanford station is aCaltrain station inPalo Alto, California, near thestadium on theStanford University campus.^[2] It is not a regular service stop; instead, it is only in service for Stanfordfootball home games and other large events at the stadium.^[3][4] The usual stop for the university is thePalo Alto station, located 0.57 miles (0.92 km) north of this station.^[1] The station does not have anyticket vending machines; however, when in use, Caltrain staff will be present with handheldClipper card readers so people can tag on and off the train.^[5]

Service to the station has existed since at least 1922 (one year after theStanford Stadium opened).^[6] In 1994, an estimated 20% of the visitors to the1994 FIFA World Cup soccer games at Stanford arrived by train.^[7]

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