Agnew
The former station building in 2007.
History
Opened1877

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]

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 / 37.3935306°N 121.9581722°W / 37.3935306; -121.9581722

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