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How to get to Leland Stanford Junior University by bus?

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Bus stations near Leland Stanford Junior University

  • On Campus Drive @ Panama Street,3 min walk,
  • On Panama Street @ Campus Drive,4 min walk,
  • On Campus Drive Across from Li Ka Shing Center,4 min walk,
  • On Jane Stanford Way @ Chem-H Building,4 min walk,
  • On via Ortega @ Cypress Hall,5 min walk,

Train stations near Leland Stanford Junior University

  • Palo Alto,21 min walk,

Bus lines to Leland Stanford Junior University

  • C LINE,C Line,
  • C LINE LIMITED AM/PM,C Line Limited AM/PM,
  • SE,Shopping Express,
  • SE,Shopping Express - Weekend,
  • XL-AM,X Limited AM,
  • YL-PM,University Circle @ Caltrain Platform,
  • 1050A,On Campus Drive @ Li Ka Shing Center,
  • Y,University Circle @ Caltrain Platform,
  • X,Tresidder Union (Island),
  • SLAC,On via Ortega @ Cypress Hall,
Questions & Answers
  • What are the closest stations to Leland Stanford Junior University?

    The closest stations to Leland Stanford Junior University are:

    • On Campus Drive @ Panama Street is 223 yards away, 3 min walk.
    • On Panama Street @ Campus Drive is 231 yards away, 4 min walk.
    • On Campus Drive Across from Li Ka Shing Center is 259 yards away, 4 min walk.
    • On Jane Stanford Way @ Chem-H Building is 272 yards away, 4 min walk.
    • On via Ortega @ Cypress Hall is 355 yards away, 5 min walk.
    • Palo Alto is 1713 yards away, 21 min walk.
  • Which bus lines stop near Leland Stanford Junior University?

    These bus lines stop near Leland Stanford Junior University: X, XL-AM.

  • Which train line stops near Leland Stanford Junior University?

    LOCAL

  • What’s the nearest train station to Leland Stanford Junior University?

    The nearest train station to Leland Stanford Junior University is Palo Alto. It’s a 21 min walk away.

  • What’s the nearest bus stop to Leland Stanford Junior University?

    The nearest bus stop to Leland Stanford Junior University is On Campus Drive @ Panama Street. It’s a 3 min walk away.

  • What time is the first train to Leland Stanford Junior University?

    The LOCAL is the first train that goes to Leland Stanford Junior University. It stops nearby at 4:55 AM.

  • What time is the last train to Leland Stanford Junior University?

    The LOCAL is the last train that goes to Leland Stanford Junior University. It stops nearby at 1:07 AM.

  • What time is the first bus to Leland Stanford Junior University?

    The X is the first bus that goes to Leland Stanford Junior University. It stops nearby at 6:33 AM.

  • What time is the last bus to Leland Stanford Junior University?

    The OCA is the last bus that goes to Leland Stanford Junior University. It stops nearby at 12:38 AM.

  • How much is the train fare to Leland Stanford Junior University?

    The train fare to Leland Stanford Junior University costs about $3.20 - $14.45.

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Public Transportation to Leland Stanford Junior University

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Leland Stanford Junior University Address: 215 Panama St Stanford, CA 94305 street in Stanford

Leland Stanford Junior University
Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies 8,180 acres (3,310 hectares), among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford has been considered to be one of the most prestigious universities in the world.Stanford University was founded in 1885 by Leland Stanford—a railroad magnate who served as the eighth governor of and then-incumbent senator from California—and his wife, Jane, in memory of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who had died of typhoid fever aged 15 the previous year. The university admitted its first students on October 1, 1891, as a coeducational and non-denominational institution. Stanford University struggled financially after Leland's death in 1893 and again after much of the campus was damaged by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Following World War II, Frederick Terman, the university's provost, inspired and supported faculty and graduates entrepreneurialism to build a self-sufficient local industry, which would later be known as Silicon Valley.The university is organized around seven schools on the same campus: three schools consisting of 45 academic departments at the undergraduate level, as well as four professional schools that focus on graduate programs in law, medicine, education, and business. The university also houses the Hoover Institution, a public policy think-tank. Students compete in 36 varsity sports, and the university is one of two private institutions in the Division I FBS Pac-12 Conference. As of May 26, 2022, Stanford has won 131 NCAA team championships, more than any other university, and was awarded the NACDA Directors' Cup for 25 consecutive years, beginning in 1994. In addition, by 2021, Stanford students and alumni had won at least 296 Olympic medals including 150 gold and 79 silver medals.As of April 2021, 58 Nobel laureates, 29 Turing Award laureates, and 8 Fields Medalists have been affiliated with Stanford as students, alumni, faculty, or staff. In addition, Stanford is particularly noted for its entrepreneurship and is one of the most successful universities in attracting funding for start-ups. Stanford alumni have founded numerous companies, which combined produce more than $2.7 trillion in annual revenue. Stanford is the alma mater of U.S. President Herbert Hoover, the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak, 74 living billionaires, and 17 astronauts. In academia, its alumni include the presidents and provosts of Yale, Harvard and Princeton. It is also one of the leading producers of Fulbright Scholars, Marshall Scholars, Gates Cambridge Scholars, Rhodes Scholars, and members of the United States Congress.

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