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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 mid-weekday ridership is 65,095 as of February 2018.[1][2]

The current Caltrain system map

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.[3][4] In 1870 the railroad was acquired by Southern Pacific.[3] Southern Pacific double tracked the line in 1904. In 1958 the railroad had record ridership, 7.5 million passengers.[5] The popularity of the railroad began to decline and in 1977 Southern Pacific petitioned to the state government to discontinue Peninsula Commute.[3][4] 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.[3] Under the agreement, the system was renamed Caltrain and operation responsibilities were shared by Caltrans, Southern Pacific and the three counties.[3] The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board was formed in 1987, and it bought the right of way of Caltrain from Southern Pacific in late 1991 for $220 million.[3][4][5] 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.[6] Amtrak's contract with PCJPB was renewed in 2001.[3]

The system has 31 stations. 28 stations are served daily, one (Broadway) is served on weekends only, one (College Park) is served during Bellarmine College Preparatory's commute times on weekdays only, and one (Stanford) is served on Stanford University's football game days only. San Francisco 4th and King Street is the northern terminus of the system, while Gilroy is the southern terminus. The five southernmost stations—Capitol, Blossom Hill, Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy—are served only on weekdays during commute times, by select trains.[7] Twelve stations are served by the express train service known as Baby Bullet, inaugurated in 2004.[6] 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.[9]

Of the 31 stations in the system, 27 are accessible. The four that are not are, in order from north to south, 22nd Street, Broadway, Stanford, and College Park.[10] The weekend-only Broadway station is planned to be completely rebuilt; upon completion, it would be ADA-compliant.[11] The non-accessible Atherton station was closed on December 13, 2020.[12] Of the four non-accessible stations in the system, only 22nd Street sees regular service. A plan to add ADA-compliant ramps to the station is being considered.[13]

Stations edit

Station table legend
† Terminals
^(no.) L3/L4/L5 Limited-stop stations[14][15]
• B7 Baby Bullet stops[14][15]
  Transfer stations with other rail systems
Station Stations with services limited to commute hours, weekends, or special events[7]
  Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act[10]
Fare
zone[b] 		Mile[c] Location Station Abb.[d] Weekday
ridership[e] 		Connections/Notes Image
1 0.2 San Francisco San Francisco•^(3|4|5)†    SFK 15,427   Muni Metro:      
1.9 22nd Street•^(4|5)[f] TWE 1,977  
5.2 San Francisco /
Brisbane		 Bayshore   BAY 247  
9.3 South San Francisco South San Francisco   SSF 468  
11.6 San Bruno San Bruno^(4)   SBR 695  
2 13.7 Millbrae Millbrae•^(3|4|5)    MIL 3,340   BART:  R   
15.2 Burlingame Broadway[g] BWY 114 (Sat & Sun) weekend service only  
16.3 Burlingame^(4)   BUR 1,104  
17.9 San Mateo San Mateo^(4|5)   SMT 2,291  
19.1 Hayward Park   HPK 583  
20.3 Hillsdale•^(3|5)   HIL 3,229  
21.9 Belmont Belmont^(3)   BEL 780  
23.2 San Carlos San Carlos^(4)   SCS 1,331  
25.4 Redwood City Redwood City•^(3|4|5)   RWC 4,212  
3 28.9 Menlo Park Menlo Park^(3|5)   MPK 1,728  
30.1 Palo Alto Palo Alto•^(3|4|5)   PAL 7,764  
30.8 Stanford STF  — Stanford football games  
31.8 California Avenue^(3)   CAL 1,693  
34.1 Mountain View San Antonio^(3)   SAT 943  
36.1 Mountain View•^(3|4|5)    MVW 4,810   VTA light rail:    
38.8 Sunnyvale Sunnyvale^(3|4|5)   SUN 3,364  
4 40.8 Caltrain Lawrence^(3)   LAW 949  
44.7 Santa Clara Santa Clara^(4|5)     SCL 1,097   Amtrak: Capitol Corridor
  Altamont Corridor Express 		 
46.3 San Jose College Park^(3|4)[g] CPK 108 Bellarmine commute times only  
47.5 San Jose Diridon•^(3|4|5)†    SJD 4,876   Amtrak: Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight
  Altamont Corridor Express
  VTA light rail:   		 
49.1 Tamien^(3|4|5)†   
 TAM 1,286   VTA light rail:    
5 52.4 UPRR Capitol^(3|4)   CAP 78 weekday commute times only  
55.7 UPRR Blossom Hill^(3|4)   BHL 146 weekday commute times only  
6 67.5 UPRR Morgan Hill Morgan Hill^(3|4)   MHL 237 weekday commute times only  
71.2 UPRR San Martin San Martin^(3|4)   SMR 87 weekday commute times only  
77.4 UPRR Gilroy Gilroy†^(3|4)   GIL 252 weekday commute times only  

Stop patterns edit

Legend:

● All trains stop
▲ Some trains stop
Caltrain stopping patterns (September 12, 2022)[14][15]
Miles Zone Station L1 1xx
Local[A] 		L2 2xx
Weekend &
Modified Local[B][C] 		L3 3xx
Limited 3[D] 		L4 4xx
Limited 4[E] 		L5 5xx
Limited 5[F] 		6xx
Modified / Temporary 		B7 7xx
Baby Bullet[G]
L2[H] L6-A[I] L6-B[J] L6-C[K]
0.0 1 San Francisco ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
1.9 22nd Street ● ● ▲[L] ● ● ● ● ● ● ▲[L]
5.2 Bayshore ● ● — — — ● ● — — —
9.3 South San Francisco ● ● ● — — ● ● — — —
11.6 San Bruno ● ● — ● — ● ● — — —
13.7 2 Millbrae ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
15.2 Broadway[M] — ● — — — ● — — — —
16.3 Burlingame ● ● — ● — ● ● — — —
17.9 San Mateo ● ● — ● ● ● ● — ● —
18.9 Hayward Park ● ● — — — ● ● — — —
20.3 Hillsdale ● ● ● — ● ● ● ● ● ●
21.9 Belmont ● ● ● — — ● ● ● — —
23.2 San Carlos ● ● — ● — ● — ● ● —
25.4 Redwood City ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
28.9 3 Menlo Park ● ● ● — ● ● — ● ● —
30.1 Palo Alto ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
30.8 Stanford[N] — — — — — — — — — —
31.8 California Avenue ● ● ● — — ● — ● ● —
34.0 San Antonio ● ● ● — — ● — ● — —
36.1 Mountain View ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
38.8 Sunnyvale ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● —
40.8 4 Lawrence ● ● ● — — ● — ● ● —
44.3 Santa Clara ● ● — ● ● ● — ● — —
45.7 College Park[O] ▲[P] — ▲[Q] ▲[R] — — — ▲[S] — —
46.9 San Jose ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
48.9 Tamien ▲[T] ▲[U][V] ▲[W] ▲[X] ▲[Y] ▲[V] — ● — —
52.2 5 Capitol — — ▲[Z] ▲[AA] — ▲[AB] ▲[AC] ▲[AD] — —
55.5 Blossom Hill — — ▲[Z] ▲[AA] — ▲[AB] ▲[AC] ▲[AD] — —
67.3 6 Morgan Hill — — ▲[Z] ▲[AA] — ▲[AB] ▲[AC] ▲[AD] — —
71.0 San Martin — — ▲[Z] ▲[AA] — ▲[AB] ▲[AC] ▲[AD] — —
77.2 Gilroy — — ▲[Z] ▲[AA] — ▲[AB] ▲[AC] ▲[AD] — —
 
Notes
  1. ^ 23 NB + 23 SB trains, weekdays
  2. ^ 16 NB + 16 SB trains, weekends
  3. ^ 9 NB + 9 SB trains, modified holiday schedule[18]
  4. ^ 7 NB + 7 SB trains, weekdays
  5. ^ 8 NB + 7 SB trains, weekdays
  6. ^ 8 NB + 9 SB trains, weekdays
  7. ^ 6 NB + 6 SB trains, weekdays
  8. ^ 11 NB + 11 SB trains, modified holiday schedule[18]
  9. ^ 8 NB + 8 SB trains, temporary schedule[19]
  10. ^ 8 NB + 8 SB trains, temporary schedule[19]
  11. ^ 6 NB + 5 SB trains, temporary schedule[19]
  12. ^ a b Stop for reverse commute only (southbound trains during morning peak hours; northbound trains during afternoon peak hours).
  13. ^ Weekend service only as of 2005.
  14. ^ Limited service, football games only
  15. ^ Limited service intended for students
  16. ^ One train stops at College Park: #106 (SB, AM)
  17. ^ One train stops at College Park: #307 (NB, PM)
  18. ^ Two trains stop at College Park: #405 (NB, AM) & #408 (SB, PM)
  19. ^ #663 (NB, AM), #673 (NB, PM), #664 (SB, AM)
  20. ^ Limited local service in evenings.
  21. ^ Generally every other train stops at Tamien starting in the afternoon for weekends.
  22. ^ a b Generally every other train stops at Tamien for modified holiday service.
  23. ^ #301, 303, 305 (NB, AM); #310, 312 (SB, PM)
  24. ^ #401, 403, 405 (NB, AM); #408, 412 (SB, PM)
  25. ^ #501 (NB, AM)
  26. ^ a b c d e #303 (NB, AM) & #310 (SB, PM)
  27. ^ a b c d e #403, 405 (NB, AM); #408, 412 (SB, PM)
  28. ^ a b c d e #607 (NB, AM); #656 (SB, PM)
  29. ^ a b c d e #661 (NB, AM); #682 (SB, PM)
  30. ^ a b c d e #657, 663 (NB, AM); #686 (SB, PM)

Closed stations edit

Mile[c] Station Closed Fare zone [b] Location Notes
4.1 Paul Avenue 2005 1 San Francisco Closed due to low ridership[20]
8.6 Butler Road 1983 1 South San Francisco
20.0 Bay Meadows 2005 2 San Mateo Consolidated with Hillsdale station[21]
27.8 Atherton 2020 3 Atherton Closed due to low ridership and the hold-out rule[22]
34.9 Castro 2000 3 Mountain View Replaced by San Antonio station[23]

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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.[8]
  2. ^ a b Caltrain charges zone-based fares. Fares are based on the number of 13-mile zones the passenger travels in.[16]
  3. ^ a 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).
  4. ^ Three-letter station abbreviation.[17]
  5. ^ Ridership counts the average number of mid-weekday boardings at the listed station in January & February 2018.[1][2]
  6. ^ Bullet service limited to reverse commute (northbound trains in AM, southbound trains in PM)
  7. ^ a b 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 edit

General
  • "Caltrain Stations". Caltrain.
Specific
  1. ^ a b "Caltrain 2018 Annual Passenger Count: Key Findings" (PDF). Caltrain. February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Prior to 2018, Caltrain counted "average weekday ridership" by counting riders on all weekday (Monday through Friday) trains for one week and computing the average as the sum of all riders over one week divided by five. In 2018, Caltrain shifted to counting "average mid-weekday ridership" by counting riders on trains on two of the three mid-weekday days (Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday) for two weeks and computing the average as the sum of all riders on the four mid-week days divided by four. An examination of mid-weekday ridership data from 2013 through 2017 showed ridership on these three mid-weekday days is approximately equal. Since Monday (-1% compared to mid-weekday ridership) and Friday (-9%) trains tend to have lower ridership than mid-weekday trains, the pre-2018 "average weekday ridership" results in a count approximately 2% less than the 2018+ "average mid-weekday ridership" methodology. Details from 2018 Ridership Report Archived 2020-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Caltrain — San Francisco to Gilroy". Caltrain. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c "History, Caltrain Milestones". Caltrain. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ a b Van Hattem, Matt (July 5, 2006). "Caltrain". Trains Magazine. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Caltrain System Map". Caltrain. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  8. ^ Somers, Janets (February 4, 2005). "All aboard for train buffs". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  9. ^ "Caltrain Facilities and Statistics". Caltrain. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  10. ^ a b "Accessibility". www.caltrain.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  11. ^ "Burlingame Broadway Grade Separation Project". www.caltrain.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  12. ^ "Proposed Closure of Atherton Caltrain Station". www.caltrain.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  13. ^ "22nd St Station ADA Access Improvement Feasibility Study: SFCTA Update" (PDF). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. October 2021.
  14. ^ a b c "Weekday Timetable" (PDF). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. August 30, 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  15. ^ a b c "Weekend Timetable" (PDF). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. August 30, 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Fare Chart". Caltrain. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  17. ^ List of Caltrain stations on Twitter
  18. ^ a b "Modified Schedule". Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  19. ^ a b c "Temporary Schedule, Effective March 14 to April 1, 2022" (PDF). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  20. ^ Murphy, Dave (August 1, 2005). "Baby Bullet service expands". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  21. ^ "Key Findings-February 2010 Caltrain Annual Passenger Counts" (PDF). Caltrain. p. 1. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  22. ^ "Proposed Closure of Atherton Caltrain Station". www.caltrain.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  23. ^ Pence, Angelica (December 3, 1999). "Little-Used Mountain View Station Closing". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2008.

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