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Healdsburg station

Healdsburg
The former Healdsburg station in 2022
General information
Location300 Hudson Street
Healdsburg, California
Coordinates38°36′25″N 122°51′56″W / 38.6070°N 122.8655°W / 38.6070; -122.8655
Bus operatorsBus transport Sonoma County Transit
Construction
Parking47 spaces[1]
Other information
Station codeSMART: HBG
History
OpenedJuly 1871[2]
OpeningNovember 2028 (planned)
ClosedNovember 10, 1958 (1958-11-10)
Rebuiltc.1891, 1928,[2] 2011
Services
Preceding station SMART Following station
Cloverdale
Terminus
Future service Windsor
toward Larkspur
Former services
Preceding station Northwestern Pacific Railroad Following station
Geyserville
toward Eureka
Main Line Windsor
toward Sausalito
Location
Map

Healdsburg station is a former and future rail station in Healdsburg, California. It will be served by Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit beginning in November 2028.

History

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The Northwestern Pacific Railroad began serving Healdsburg in July 1871, and built the station building around 1891. In 1928, the station was remodeled and a 1,008 square foot (93.6 m2) "waiting room arcade" was constructed nearby.[2] Train service was discontinued after November 10, 1958,[3] whereupon the building was boarded up for several years after. It was rebuilt in 2011 by the city with the anticipation of future rail service.[1]

As of February 2023, SMART intends to wait until June 2023 to determine whether it would have sufficient funding to combine the Healdsburg extension with the completion of the Windsor extension. If the full $113 million in additional grants is received, Windsor service would begin in 2025 or 2026, and Healdsburg service by 2027.[4] In June 2023, the agency received a $30 million state grant, sufficient to complete the Windsor extension and begin some Healdsburg construction.[5]

As of February 2024, The City Council of Healdsburg confirmed this location as the future Healdsburg SMART station.[6] The California State Transportation Agency provided $81 million for the extension that October.[7]

SMART awarded a construction contract in September 2025.[8] As of April 2026, design work is expected to be completed at the end of 2026, with construction from January 2027 to December 2028.[9]

References

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  1. 1 2 Mason, Clark (May 2, 2011). "SMART delay fails to halt Healdsburg train station plans". Press Democrat. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Minkiewicz, Katherine (February 7, 2019). "SoCurious: The Healdsburg train station". The Healdsburg Tribune. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. "Train makes last run". San Francisco Examiner. November 11, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved September 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Graham, Andrew (February 2, 2023). "SMART receives additional $34 million through state during a week of good news for the passenger train". The Press Democrat.
  5. "California awards SMART $30 million to complete two extensions". Progressive Railroading. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  6. Graham, Jennifer Sawhney (February 23, 2024). "Healdsburg decides future SMART station location". The Press Democrat.
  7. Ramos, John (October 26, 2024). "North Bay's SMART train system gets $81M to extend train line to Healdsburg". CBS Bay Area. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  8. "SMART Board awards construction contract to build the Healdsburg rail extension". SMART. September 19, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  9. Armstrong, Anna (April 7, 2026). "As SMART prepares for Healdsburg extension, a river business fears construction impacts". The Press Democrat. Retrieved April 10, 2026. The design phase of the project is expected to last until December 2026 with construction slated from January 2027 through November 2028.
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