National Register of Historic Places

Burlingame Railroad Station

Burlingame, San Mateo County, California
Listed
April 18, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000769

About this property

Burlingame station is a Caltrain commuter rail station in Burlingame, California. The station building was constructed in the Spanish Colonial Revival and Mission Revival architecture styles in 1894, opening for service on October 10 of that year. 18th-century tiles from the Mission San Antonio de Padua at Jolon and the Mission Dolores Asistencia at San Mateo were used for the station roof. The station was designated a California Historical Landmark in 1971 and added to the National Register of Historic Places as Burlingame Railroad Station in 1978. Burlingame has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. Until 2008, the station had a southbound side platform and a narrow island platform between the tracks — a common configuration at Southern Pacific stations. This required use of the hold-out rule, where only one train could be at the station at a time. The northbound side platform was completed on February 25, 2008, followed by a new southbound platform on April 1, thus eliminating the hold-out rule. Between 2019 and 2021, a Caltrain deputy director secretly built an apartment inside the station, including a shower and a gym. He was convicted of misuse of public funds in 2025.

Location

Burlingame, San Mateo County, California
37.58008, -122.34501

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Burlingame Railroad Station listed on the National Register?

Burlingame Railroad Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Burlingame Railroad Station?

Burlingame Railroad Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Burlingame Railroad Station?

The period of significance for Burlingame Railroad Station is recorded as the industrial era.

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