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Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit, or SMART, is a commuter rail service in California's Sonoma and Marin counties. As of January 2025 the line serves 13 stations, with 3 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 300 feet (91 m) in length (the sole exception is San Rafael's 285-foot (87 m) 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 stations are located adjacent to former NWP station buildings (as will be Healdsburg and Windsor), but the buildings are used for other purposes.

Stations

County	Municipality	Station	Connections	Service began	Parking spaces	Image
Sonoma	Mark West	Sonoma County Airport†	Sonoma County Transit Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport	August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)	50
	Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa North	Santa Rosa CityBus Sonoma County Transit		0
		Santa Rosa Downtown
	Rohnert Park	Rohnert Park	Sonoma County Transit	August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)	n/a
	Cotati	Cotati			n/a
	Petaluma	Petaluma North	Sonoma County Transit Petaluma Transit	January 10, 2025 (2025-01-10)	[data missing]
		Petaluma Downtown	Sonoma County Transit Petaluma Transit	August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)	50
Marin	Novato	Novato San Marin	Golden Gate Transit Marin Transit		45
		Novato Downtown		December 14, 2019 (2019-12-14)	0
		Novato Hamilton		August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)	115
	San Rafael	Marin Civic Center	Marin Transit
		San Rafael	Golden Gate Transit Marin Airporter Marin Transit Sonoma County Transit Greyhound Bus Lines	August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)	0
	Larkspur	Larkspur†	Marin Transit Larkspur Ferry Terminal	December 14, 2019 (2019-12-14)	n/a

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

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

1. Prado, Mark (April 8, 2016). "SMART OKs rail stop in downtown Novato". Marin Independent Journal. Digital First Media.
2. "Freight Trains and Passenger Trains," (PDF). Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit. July 2008. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 13, 2010.
3. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
4. ^ Moore, Derek (July 14, 2017). "Sonoma County adds bus routes designed to serve SMART train users". The Press Democrat. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
5. ^ "SMART Preview: Take a Ride with Us". Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
6. "SMART announces dates and schedule for free public Preview Rides in July" (PDF) (Press release). Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit. July 3, 2017.
7. ^ "2018 California State Rail Plan (Draft)" (PDF). CalTrans. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
8. Quackenbush, Gary (30 October 2018). "SMART train system details roll-out to Windsor, Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Sonoma". North Bay Business Journal. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
9. Fixler, Kevin. "North Coast trail bill re-imagines SMART rail operations extending into Mendocino County". www.pressdemocrat.com. The Press Democrat. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

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