Millbrae Station

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Millbrae Station
Millbrae Intermodal Terminal
Rapid transit (BART)
Commuter rail (Caltrain)

BART side of the station at night
Station statistics
Address 2000 North Rollins Road (BART)
Millbrae, CA 94030
100 California Drive (Caltrain)
Millbrae, CA 94030
Lines BART:
Richmond – Millbrae
Dublin/Pleasanton – Millbrae
Caltrain
Parking Monthly Reserved, Daily (free), Midday (free), Carpool (free)
Airport/Long Term ($6/day)
Yes (Caltrain)
Bicycle facilities 30 Lockers (BART)
Racks available (Caltrain)
Other information
Opened June 22, 2003 (BART)
1987 (Caltrain)
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Fare zone Caltrain Fare Zone 2
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2007) 3,570 ▲ 6.6% (BART)
Passengers (2007) 1,917 ▲ 5.5% (Caltrain)

Millbrae Station (also known as Millbrae Intermodal Terminal) is an at-grade Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Caltrain station located in Millbrae, California.

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[edit] Station Description

This station consists of three main tracks for BART and two for Caltrain. An island platform provides a cross-platform connection between the two systems (for heading north to San Francisco). Additionally, the station is a regional bus hub and its multiple bus bays are served by several SamTrans lines.

The Millbrae Station is the largest intermodal terminal west of the Mississippi in terms of station construction and land usage. The Millbrae Station has approximately 3,000 parking spaces, including a five-story parking garage and surface parking spaces around the garage. Most of this parking is free of charge, except for the Reserved Parking areas. Parking is free for a single 24-hour time period every Monday to Friday, and parking is also free beyond the 24-hour time frame for all spaces on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays that fall on a Friday or a Monday. Reserved Parking areas become free after 10:00am every Monday to Friday, as well as all day on Weekends and Holidays.

Currently, two BART tracks and one BART island platform are usually out of service, and are instead used as a de facto rail yard to store trains not in service. The other Caltrain track is served by a side platform. Occasionally to remove trains from service, passengers would exit into the Millbrae Station through this island platform.

The concourse mezzanine is elevated above the platforms.

The original Millbrae Station was located some 200 feet (61 m) to the south and was converted to a museum. Before the present Millbrae Intermodal Terminal was constructed for the BART San Mateo extension's terminus, Millbrae Station was a crucial stop along the Caltrain line as it provided a connection to what was then a free Caltrain shuttle bus between the station and the nearby San Francisco International Airport. The trip may only now be accomplished by using BART and costs $1.50 as of January 2008. BART service at this station began on June 22, 2003. [1]

The station is currently served by the Richmond – Millbrae Line on weekdays and the Dublin/Pleasanton - Millbrae line during weeknights and weekends. There is no longer any direct connection provided to the airport, except during the first and last hour of service each day. However, a timed transfer is provided at San Bruno to the Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO Line which goes directly to the airport.

[edit] Gallery

Millbrae station at night, viewed from Caltrain platform 5 with BART train in background

BART train dwelling on the platform. Note the extremely long destination displayed on the screen, which is no longer used as this service does not exist: SFO AIRPORT / SF /DUBLIN PLEASTN

Caltrain side of Millbrae Station

Taken from the Caltrain side of the station

Caltrain signage in the foreground, with a BART train visible in the background

[edit] Transit connections

Several SamTrans bus lines stop near the station:

[edit] References

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Preceding station   Caltrain   Following station
toward 4th & King
 Local service
toward Tamien
toward 4th & King
 Limited-stop service
toward Tamien
Gilroy during peak hours
toward 4th & King
 Limited-stop service
toward Tamien
Gilroy during peak hours
Terminus
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toward Tamien
Terminus
 Baby Bullet
toward Tamien
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station
toward Richmond
 Richmond – Millbrae Terminus
Dublin/Pleasanton – Millbrae


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