List of Caltrain stations

Caltrain is a commuter rail transit system that serves the San Francisco Peninsula and the Santa Clara Valley in the U.S. state of California. It is operated under contract by TransitAmerica Services and funded jointly by the City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans), and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) through the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB). The system's average weekday ridership is 47,060 as of February 2013.[1]

The original railroad between San Francisco and San Jose (known as the Peninsula Commute) was built by the San Francisco and San Jose Rail Road in 1863.[2][3] In 1870 the railroad was acquired by Southern Pacific.[2] Southern Pacific double tracked the line in 1904. In 1958 the railroad had record ridership, 7.5 million passengers.[4] The popularity of the railroad began to decline and in 1977 Southern Pacific petitioned to the state government to discontinue Peninsula Commute.[2][3] After months of negotiation, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) reached an agreement with the three counties of which the Peninsula Commute ran through to continue rail operation.[2] Under the agreement, the system was renamed Caltrain and operation responsibilities were shared by Caltrans, Southern Pacific and the three counties.[2] The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board was formed in 1987, and it brought the right of way of Caltrain from Southern Pacific in late 1991 for $220 million.[2][3][4] The PCJPB formally took over the operation of Caltrain in 1992 and contracted Amtrak to operate the system. In the same year, Caltrain extended to Gilroy.[5] Amtrak's contract with PCJPB was renewed in 2001.[2]

The system has 32 stations, 29 served daily and two weekend-only. San Francisco 4th and King Street is the northern terminus of the system, while Gilroy is the southern terminus. Atherton and Broadway are served only on weekends, and Stanford is served only on Stanford University's football game days.[6] College Park is served only on weekdays during Bellarmine College Preparatory's school commute time. Tamien is served by train on weekdays and by shuttle bus on weekends. The five southernmost stations—Capitol, Blossom Hill, Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy—are served only on weekdays during commute time. Twelve stations are served by the express train service known as Baby Bullet, inaugurated in 2004.[5] Seven stations (Millbrae,[a] Burlingame, San Carlos, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and San Jose Diridon) are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]

Stations

4th St. side of San Francisco 4th and King station
Southbound train at Millbrae station
Burlingame station circa 1900
Redwood City station
Menlo Park station looking southeast
Street side of California Avenue station
San Jose Diridon station
^ Timed-transfer stations[8]
Transfer stations with other rail systems
* Baby Bullet stops[8]
*^ Baby Bullet stops/Timed-transfer stations[8]
* Baby Bullet stops/Transfer stations with other rail systems[8]
dagger Terminals
*dagger Baby Bullet stops/Transfer stations with other rail systems/Terminals[8]
Station Stations with limited services[6]
Mile[b] Station Baby Bullet[c] Fare
zone[d]		 Location Ridership[e] Services
Peak Reverse
A B A B
0.2San Francisco*dagger ()●●●●1San Francisco10,734regular service
1.922nd Street*●●1San Francisco1,293regular service
5.2Bayshore1San Francisco /
Brisbane		185regular service
9.3South San Francisco[f]1South San Francisco385regular service
11.6San Bruno1San Bruno465regular service
13.7Millbrae* (Bay Area Rapid Transit)●●●●2Millbrae3,264regular service
15.2Broadway[f]2Burlingame —weekends
16.3Burlingame2Burlingame768regular service
17.9San Mateo*●2San Mateo1,569regular service
19.1Hayward Park2San Mateo336regular service
20.3Hillsdale*●●2San Mateo2,239regular service
21.9Belmont2Belmont507regular service
23.2San Carlos^2San Carlos1,202regular service
25.4Redwood City*^●●2Redwood City2,556regular service
27.8 Atherton[f]3Atherton —weekends
28.9Menlo Park*^●3Menlo Park1,615regular service
30.1Palo Alto*●●●●3Palo Alto5,757regular service
30.8Stanford3Palo Alto —Stanford football games
31.8California Avenue3Palo Alto1,227regular service
34.1San Antonio3Mountain View610regular service
36.1Mountain View* (Santa Clara VTA)●●●3Mountain View3,792regular service
38.8Sunnyvale*●3Sunnyvale2,271regular service
40.8Lawrence4Sunnyvale676regular service
44.7Santa Clara (Altamont Corridor Express Amtrak)4Santa Clara763regular service
46.3College Park[f]4San Jose149Bellarmine commute times
47.5San Jose Diridon*dagger (Altamont Corridor Express Amtrak Santa Clara VTA)●●●●4San Jose3,557regular service
49.1Tamien*dagger (Santa Clara VTA)●4San Jose759regular service
52.4Capitol5San Jose34weekday commute times
55.7Blossom Hill5San Jose61weekday commute times
67.5Morgan Hill6Morgan Hill123weekday commute times
71.2San Martin6San Martin40weekday commute times
77.4Gilroydagger6Gilroy126weekday commute times

Closed stations

Mile[b] Station Fare
zone[d]		 Location Notes
4.1Paul Avenue1San FranciscoClosed in 2005 due to low ridership[9]
20.0Bay Meadows2San MateoConsolidated with Hillsdale Station in 2005[10]
34.9Castro3Mountain ViewReplaced by San Antonio Station in 2000[11]

Notes

a Millbrae station's original depot and platforms were closed in 2003 when Caltrain relocated to the new Millbrae Intermodal Terminal just to the north. The depot now houses the Millbrae Train Museum.[12]
b Station mileposts are based on track distance from the former 3rd and Townsend Southern Pacific Depot 0.2 miles northeast of the current San Francisco station. Actual station distances south of Lawrence station no longer match the given mileposts (e.g. current track distance from San Francisco to the San Jose station is 46.8 miles).
c Peak trains travel north toward San Francisco in the morning and south toward San Jose/Tamien in the afternoon. Reverse peak trains travel south toward San Jose in the morning and north toward San Francisco in the afternoon. A, B indicate Baby Bullet train stop patterns. Trains of each stop pattern runs on an hourly frequency during peak commute hours.
d Caltrain charges zone-based fares. Fares are based on the number of 13-mile zones the passenger travels in.[13]
e Station ridership is measured by average weekday exits in February 2013.[1]
f At this station, Caltrain applies a "hold-out rule": a train cannot enter the station when a train on the other track is stopped at the station for passengers.

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "February 2013 Caltrain Annual Passenger Counts" (PDF). Caltrain. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Caltrain — San Francisco to Gilroy". Caltrain. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "History, Caltrain Milestones". Caltrain. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pimentel, Benjamin (June 30, 1997). "A New Look for Caltrain — Critics want better service instead of cosmetic changes". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Van Hattem, Matt (July 5, 2006). "Caltrain". Trains Magazine. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Caltrain System Map". Caltrain. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Caltrain Facilities and Statistics". Caltrain. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "Caltrain Weekday Timetable". Caltrain. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  9. ↑ Murphy, Dave (August 1, 2005). "Baby Bullet service expands". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Key Findings-February 2010 Caltrain Annual Passenger Counts" (PDF). Caltrain. p. 1. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  11. ↑ Pence, Angelica (December 3, 1999). "Little-Used Mountain View Station Closing". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  12. ↑ Somers, Janets (February 4, 2005). "All aboard for train buffs". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  13. ↑ "Fare Chart". Caltrain. Retrieved February 11, 2013.