Bayshore (Caltrain station)

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Coordinates: 37°42′27″N 122°24′07″W / 37.7075, -122.40194

Bayshore Station
Commuter rail

The pedestrian bridge of the Bayshore station as limited-stop train flies by.
Station statistics
Address 400 Tunnel Avenue, San Francisco
Lines Caltrain
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Lockers available
Other information
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Owned by Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Fare zone Fare Zone 1
Traffic
Passengers (2007) 171[1] ▲ 3%

Bayshore Station is a Caltrain commuter rail station located in San Francisco, California. Like most other Caltrain stations, it is not staffed with ticket personnel. Tickets are available from Caltrain ticket machines.

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[edit] Station amenities

  • Caltrain Ticket Machines
  • Caltrain 10-Ride Ticket Validators
  • Pedestrian walkway above tracks to cross to the opposite platform.

[edit] Track configuration

The station contains four tracks, two bypass rails in the middle and two side tracks on the left and right for trains stopping at the station. The two bypass tracks are designed for Baby Bullet trains, which do not stop at Bayshore. During commute hours on weekdays, Local and Limited Stop trains are held at Bayshore on the side tracks until the Baby Bullet passes on the bypass track. This is done because Baby Bullets often stop at further stations along the route before Local and Limited Stop trains, even if they depart San Francisco after the Local and Limited Stop trains. A fence in the middle of the four tracks prevents passengers from running across the four rails.

[edit] Unbuilt connection to Muni

Muni intended to establish another light rail connection to the Bayshore station at Visitacion Valley in southern San Francisco with its new Third Street light rail extension. However, during the CTX Project, the Bayshore station was moved from San Francisco down south to San Mateo County without informing Muni. To complicate matters, this connection has also been plagued by cost and design issues. The Third Street extension opened in early 2007 without the connection.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Caltrain.com - Ridership
Preceding station   Caltrain   Following station
toward 4th & King
 Local service
toward Tamien
toward 4th & King
 Limited-stop service
toward Tamien
Gilroy during peak hours