Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit, or SMART, is a commuter rail service in California's Sonoma and Marin counties. , the line serves 14 stations, with 2 more stations planned to open after further construction.

The main line was built primarily by the Northwestern Pacific Railroad and received regular service until 1958 when passenger trains were discontinued south of Willits. After the decline in railway traffic in the post-WWII years, the line was eventually closed to all rail activity. The right-of-way was acquired by a special-purpose district and reopened to freight movements in 2011 and passenger service on August 25, 2017.

Station platforms are in length (the sole exception is San Rafael's northbound platform) and are high-level to provide accessible boarding. Gauntlet tracks are installed at stations north of Ignacio to allow freight trains to pass with proper clearance. Novato Downtown, San Rafael, and Santa Rosa Downtown stations are adjacent to former NWP station buildings (as will be Healdsburg), but the buildings are used for other purposes.

Stations CountyLocationStationConnectionsService beganParking spacesImage Sonoma Windsor Sonoma County Transit Mark West Sonoma County Transit Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport Santa Rosa Santa Rosa CityBus Sonoma County Transit Rohnert Park Sonoma County Transit n/a Cotati Sonoma County Transit n/a Petaluma Sonoma County Transit Petaluma Transit Sonoma County Transit Petaluma Transit Marin Novato Golden Gate Transit Marin Transit 0 San Rafael Marin Transit Golden Gate Transit Marin Airporter Marin Transit Sonoma County Transit Greyhound Bus Lines Larkspur Marin Transit n/a Line termini Notes Station opened to limited preview service on June 29, 2017. Station opened to limited preview service on July 1, 2017. Station opened to limited preview service on July 8, 2017.

Free street parking

Future stations

StationProjected openingMunicipalityCountyStatus / Notes — Cloverdale Sonoma Eventual northern terminus of system — Geyserville 2028 Healdsburg

Suggestions have been put forward to eventually expand to Napa or Solano counties with connections at Suisun–Fairfield station, or north along the Northwestern Pacific right of way to Ukiah or Willits in Mendocino.

References

External links

SMART - Stations