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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 Railroad 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 and holidays only, one (College Park) is served via two round trips on weekdays only, and one (Stanford) is served on Stanford University's football game days only on weekends. 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][8][9] Sixteen stations are served by the limited train service. Eleven stations are served by the express train service, 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.[11]

Of the 31 stations in the system, 27 of them are accessible. The four stations that are not accessible are in order from north to south, 22nd Street, Broadway, Stanford, and College Park.[12] The weekend and holiday-only Broadway station is planned to be completely rebuilt; upon completion, it would be ADA-compliant.[13] The non-accessible Atherton station was closed on December 13, 2020.[14] 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 currently being considered.[15]

Stations

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Limited stations
Limited and Express stations
South County Connector stations
Select trip only stations
  Transfer stations with other rail systems
  ADA compliant stations
Fare
zone 		Mile[b] Location Station Abb. 2018 Weekday
ridership 		Connections/Notes Image
1 0.2 San Francisco San Francisco     SFK 15,427   Muni Metro:      
1.9 22nd Street 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   SBR 695  
2 13.7 Millbrae Millbrae     MIL 3,340   BART:  R  (before 9pm)  Y  (after 9pm)  
15.2 Burlingame Broadway[c] BWY 114 (Sat & Sun) Weekend and holiday service only.  
16.3 Burlingame   BUR 1,104  
17.9 San Mateo San Mateo   SMT 2,291  
19.1 Hayward Park   HPK 583  
20.3 Hillsdale   HIL 3,229  
21.9 Belmont Belmont   BEL 780  
23.2 San Carlos San Carlos   SCS 1,331  
25.4 Redwood City Redwood City   RWC 4,212  
3 28.9 Menlo Park Menlo Park   MPK 1,728  
30.1 Palo Alto Palo Alto   PAL 7,764  
30.8 Stanford STF  — Select weekend trains on game days only.  
31.8 California Avenue   CAL 1,693  
34.1 Mountain View San Antonio   SAT 943  
36.1 Mountain View     MVW 4,810   VTA light rail:    
38.8 Sunnyvale Sunnyvale   SUN 3,364  
4 40.8 Caltrain Lawrence   LAW 949  
44.7 Santa Clara Santa Clara     SCL 1,097   Amtrak: Capitol Corridor
  Altamont Corridor Express 		 
46.3 San Jose College Park[c] CPK 108 Two daily round trips only.  
47.5 San Jose Diridon     SJD 4,876   Amtrak: Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight
  Altamont Corridor Express
  VTA light rail:   		 
49.1 Tamien     TAM 1,286   VTA light rail:  
Limited local service. 		 
5 52.4 UPRR Capitol   CAP 78  
55.7 UPRR Blossom Hill   BHL 146  
6 67.5 UPRR Morgan Hill Morgan Hill   MHL 237  
71.2 UPRR San Martin San Martin   SMR 87  
77.4 UPRR Gilroy Gilroy   GIL 252  

Closed stations

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Mile[b] Station Closed Fare zone Location Notes
4.1 Paul Avenue 2005 1 San Francisco Closed due to low ridership.[16]
8.6 Butler Road 1983 1 South San Francisco Closed due to the closure of the adjoining steel mill.[17][18]
20.0 Bay Meadows 2005 2 San Mateo Consolidated with Hillsdale station.[19]
27.8 Atherton 2020 3 Atherton Closed due to low ridership and the hold-out rule.[20]
34.9 Castro 2000 3 Mountain View Replaced by San Antonio station.[21]

Notes

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  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.[10]
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ 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

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General
  • "Caltrain Stations". Caltrain. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
Specific
  1. ^ "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. ^ 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. Archived from the original on August 27, 2006. 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. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  7. ^ "Caltrain System Map". Caltrain. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "Printer–Friendly WEEKDAY Caltrain Schedule". Caltrain. 21 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Printer–Friendly WEEKEND Caltrain Schedule". Caltrain. 21 September 2024.
  10. ^ Somers, Janets (February 4, 2005). "All aboard for train buffs". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  11. ^ "Caltrain Facilities and Statistics". Caltrain. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  12. ^ "Accessibility". www.caltrain.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  13. ^ "Burlingame Broadway Grade Separation Project". www.caltrain.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  14. ^ "Proposed Closure of Atherton Caltrain Station". www.caltrain.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  15. ^ "22nd St Station ADA Access Improvement Feasibility Study: SFCTA Update" (PDF). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. October 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  16. ^ Murphy, Dave (August 1, 2005). "Baby Bullet service expands". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  17. ^ "Bits of History: Exploring San Mateo County Historical Photographs". Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  18. ^ Rail Passenger Development Plan, 1988-93 Fiscal Years (Report). Department of Transportation, State of California. March 1988. pp. 88, 122. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Key Findings-February 2010 Caltrain Annual Passenger Counts" (PDF). Caltrain. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  20. ^ "Proposed Closure of Atherton Caltrain Station". www.caltrain.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  21. ^ 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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