Agnew station

Agnew station is a former railway station in Santa Clara County, California, in what is now the city of Santa Clara. The station was built in 1877 and originally served the narrow-gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad. Landowner Abram Agnew donated 4 acres (1.6 ha) to the railroad to build a station and laid out the settlement that would become known as Agnew's Village. (The station was similarly referred to as Agnew's.)[1][2] The line and station came under the ownership of Southern Pacific Railroad in 1887.[3] The station building was purchased by the California Central Model Railroad Club in 1963 after passenger and freight services ceased — the rail line remains active. The building was made a City of Santa Clara Historic Landmark in 1988.[4]

Agnew
The former station building in 2007.
History
Opened1877

References
  1. "Residents Share Stories About Santa Clara Street, School & Park Names". City of Santa Clara. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. Southern Pacific System: List of Officers, Agencies and Stations (PDF). Southern Pacific. 1899. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. "Coast Division: Time Schedules of Passenger Trains: Monterey Line—Broad Gauge" (PDF). wx4's Dome of Foam. Southern Pacific. 25 June 1899. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. "Plaque Commemorating the South Pacific Coast Railroad". Los Gatos Local History Research Collection. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Newark
toward Oakland Pier
 Oakland – San Jose Santa Clara
toward San Jose


37°23′36.71″N 121°57′29.42″W

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