Atherton Station is a weekend-only Caltrain

Caltrain

Caltrain is a California commuter rail line on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the Santa Clara Valley in the United States. The northern terminus of the rail line is in San Francisco, at 4th and King streets; its southern terminus is in Gilroy...

 station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 located in Atherton, California

Atherton, California

Atherton is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. Its population was 6,914 at the 2010 census. In September 2010, Forbes magazine placed Atherton's zip code of 94027 at #2 on its annual list of America's most expensive zip codes, with a median home price of $4,010,200...

. It serves all 32 and 28 weekend Caltrains and does not serve weekday trains. Shuttle service to Redwood City was previously provided, however, due to low ridership, it was discontinued on July 1, 2007.http://caltrain.com/notice_2007_06_14_atherton_shuttle_discontinued.html

Hold-out rule

Because of the narrow center platform, a hold-out rule had been instituted at this station, allowing only one train to enter the station at a time.

External links

• Caltrain Atherton station page