2008 Woodie Awards
Platform opens at Burlingame station
Emily Daly
Issue date: 3/3/08 Section: News
The Caltrain station of Burlingame's $20.5 million dollar project to construct a new northbound platform that will be completed this summer will not affect students who use public transportation to get to CSM.
The Burlingame station is currently a 'holdout' station, meaning that only one train can be in the station at the same time, according to Jonah Weinberg, the Public Information Officer for Caltrain.
Weinberg said this kind of station worked in the 50's and 60's, but with so many trains scheduled to run now, a new system needs to be put in place.
Another reason for the change is safety. With the way the Platforms are set up now, somebody could "theoretically get stuck between two trains," said Weinberg.
"I don't think it's going to affect anything," Weinberg said when asked if this change could affect students who commute to CSM.
The new platform will only create a slight change in the location of where people board the trains, according to Weinberg. There will be no change in the schedule of the actual trains.
The construction itself doesn't affect those who use the traineither, because most work is done in the evenings or on weekends when the trains aren't used as frequently, said Ellen Glover, Construction Information Specialist.
According to Glover, the project is 70% complete and is
scheduled to finish in June 2008. For the next 3 or 4 weeks concrete work will be done, but this weekend be the last where Caltrain will close the northbound lane for construction, Glover said.
The Burlingame station is currently a 'holdout' station, meaning that only one train can be in the station at the same time, according to Jonah Weinberg, the Public Information Officer for Caltrain.
Weinberg said this kind of station worked in the 50's and 60's, but with so many trains scheduled to run now, a new system needs to be put in place.
Another reason for the change is safety. With the way the Platforms are set up now, somebody could "theoretically get stuck between two trains," said Weinberg.
"I don't think it's going to affect anything," Weinberg said when asked if this change could affect students who commute to CSM.
The new platform will only create a slight change in the location of where people board the trains, according to Weinberg. There will be no change in the schedule of the actual trains.
The construction itself doesn't affect those who use the traineither, because most work is done in the evenings or on weekends when the trains aren't used as frequently, said Ellen Glover, Construction Information Specialist.
According to Glover, the project is 70% complete and is
scheduled to finish in June 2008. For the next 3 or 4 weeks concrete work will be done, but this weekend be the last where Caltrain will close the northbound lane for construction, Glover said.
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