Commuter Rail Extension Alternatives Analysis - Transportation ...

CALTRAIN EXTENSION TO MONTEREY COUNTYALTERNATIVES ANALYSISThe overall site and track plan for the station is illustrated as Figure 3-2. An enlarged view of the platformand parking area is illustrated as Figure 3-3. The estimated cost of this station is $17 millionexpressed in FY 2007 dollars, and $18.2 million expressed in year of expenditure dollars.Castroville StationThe Castroville station will serve the unincorporated community of Castroville, surrounding unincorporatedpockets of residential development, and residents living in coastal Monterey Peninsula cities. Ingeneral, the Castroville station will include the following elements:• A rail passenger loading platform 700 feet long by 20 feet wide• Intertrack fencing separating the main line from the Castroville station track• Platform shelters, lighting, furniture and fixtures, ticket vending machines, information displays,and landscaping• Bus, shuttle, and van loading/unloading berths, shelters, information displays• Parking, bicycle facilities, sidewalks, and circulation roadways• Access roadway construction, signing, and striping• Relocation of track, new track construction, turnouts, and railroad signaling, as may berequired• Site drainage, lighting, and landscaping• Pedestrian grade separation crossing of the main line and Castroville station tracks• Access to the station location via the Monterey branch rail line.Surface parking for approximately 250 vehicles will be provided to the east and west of the stationplatform. The parking supplies will be accessible to Monterey Peninsula commuters via Collins Road,which will be resurfaced or reconstructed and extended. Local Castroville residents will access thestation via Benson Road which will be connected to Salinas Road. The east side parking lots will beconnected to the station platform via a pathway that leads from the western edge of the parking lotthrough a bicycle and pedestrian undercrossing to the station platform located on the west side of thetrack.Auto passenger drop-off and taxi loading will take place on the west side of the station, adjacent tothe platform.The conceptual plan for the station is illustrated as Figure 3-4. The estimated cost of this station is$16.4 million expressed in FY 2007 dollars, and $17.6 million expressed in year of expendituredollars.parsons CHAPTER 3: DETAILED DEFINITION OF ALTERNATIVES 66