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 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 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.[7] 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.[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.[8]

Stations
^ Timed-transfer stations[9]
Transfer stations with other rail systems
* Baby Bullet stops[9]
*^ Baby Bullet stops/Timed-transfer stations[9]
* Baby Bullet stops/Transfer stations with other rail systems[9]
Terminals
* Baby Bullet stops/Transfer stations with other rail systems/Terminals[9]
Station Stations with limited services[7]
Mile[b] Station Baby Bullet[c] Fare
zone[d]		 Abb.[g] Location Weekday Ridership[e] Services Image
Peak Reverse
A B A B
0.2San Francisco*
()		●●●●1SFKSan Francisco15,427regular service
1.922nd Street*●●TWESan Francisco1,977regular service
5.2BayshoreBAYSan Francisco /
Brisbane		247regular service
9.3South San Francisco[f]SSFSouth San Francisco468regular service
11.6San BrunoSBRSan Bruno695regular service
13.7Millbrae*
()		●●●●2MILMillbrae3,340regular service
15.2Broadway[f]BWYBurlingame114 (Sat & Sun)weekends
16.3BurlingameBURBurlingame1,104regular service

17.9San Mateo*●SMTSan Mateo2,291regular service
19.1Hayward ParkHPKSan Mateo583regular service
20.3Hillsdale*●●HILSan Mateo3,229regular service
21.9BelmontBELBelmont780regular service
23.2San Carlos^SCSSan Carlos1,331regular service
25.4Redwood City*^●●●RWCRedwood City4,212regular service

27.8Atherton[f]3ATHAtherton114 (Sat & Sun)weekends
28.9Menlo Park*^●MPKMenlo Park1,728regular service
30.1Palo Alto*●●●●PALPalo Alto7,764regular service
30.8StanfordSTFPalo Alto —Stanford football games
31.8California AvenueCALPalo Alto1,693regular service
34.1San AntonioSATMountain View943regular service
36.1Mountain View*
()		●●●MVWMountain View4,810regular service
38.8Sunnyvale*●SUNSunnyvale3,364regular service
40.8 CaltrainLawrence4LAWSunnyvale949regular service
44.7Santa Clara
( )		SCLSanta Clara1,097regular service
46.3College Park[f]CPKSan Jose108Bellarmine commute times
47.5San Jose Diridon*
( )		●●●●SJDSan Jose4,876regular service
49.1Tamien* ()●TAMSan Jose1,286regular service
52.4 UPRRCapitol5CAPSan Jose78weekday commute times
55.7 UPRRBlossom HillBHLSan Jose146weekday commute times
67.5 UPRRMorgan Hill6MHLMorgan Hill237weekday commute times
71.2 UPRRSan MartinSMRSan Martin87weekday commute times
77.4 UPRRGilroyGILGilroy252weekday commute times

Closed stations
Mile[b] Station Closed Fare
zone[d]		 Location Notes
4.1Paul Avenue20051San FranciscoClosed due to low ridership[10]
8.6Butler Road19831South San Francisco
20.0Bay Meadows20052San MateoConsolidated with Hillsdale Station[11]
34.9Castro20003Mountain ViewReplaced by San Antonio Station[12]

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.[13]
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.[14]
e Ridership counts the average number of mid-weekday boardings at the listed station in January & February 2018.[1][2]
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.
g Three-letter station abbreviation.[15]

References
General
  • "Caltrain Stations". Caltrain.
Specific
  1. "Caltrain 2018 Annual Passenger Count: Key Findings" (PDF). Caltrain. February 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. 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
  3. "Caltrain — San Francisco to Gilroy". Caltrain. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  4. "History, Caltrain Milestones". Caltrain. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  5. 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. Van Hattem, Matt (July 5, 2006). "Caltrain". Trains Magazine. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  7. "Caltrain System Map". Caltrain. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  8. "Caltrain Facilities and Statistics". Caltrain. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  9. "Caltrain Weekday Timetable". Caltrain. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  10. Murphy, Dave (August 1, 2005). "Baby Bullet service expands". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  11. "Key Findings-February 2010 Caltrain Annual Passenger Counts" (PDF). Caltrain. p. 1. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  12. Pence, Angelica (December 3, 1999). "Little-Used Mountain View Station Closing". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  13. Somers, Janets (February 4, 2005). "All aboard for train buffs". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  14. "Fare Chart". Caltrain. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  15. List of Caltrain stations on Twitter

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