The current Caltrain system map

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 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,[lower-alpha 1] 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

Station table legend
† Terminals
^(no.) L3/L4/L5 Limited-stop stations[14][15]
• B7 Baby Bullet stops[14][15]
Transfer to other system Transfer stations with other rail systems
Station Stations with services limited to commute hours, weekends, or special events[7]
Disabled access Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act[10]
Fare
zone[lower-alpha 2]		 Mile[lower-alpha 3] Location Station Abb.[lower-alpha 4] Weekday
ridership[lower-alpha 5]		 Connections/Notes Image
1 0.2San Francisco San Francisco•^(3|4|5)†Transfer to other system Disabled accessSFK 15,427 Muni Metro: N Judah T Third Street View of an urban railroad terminal station with six island platforms
1.9 22nd Street•^(4|5)[lower-alpha 6]TWE 1,977 A railway station under an elevated highway
5.2San Francisco /
Brisbane		Bayshore Disabled accessBAY 247 A train at a station with a large footbridge
9.3South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco Disabled accessSSF 468 Overhead view of a train at a railroad station
11.6San BrunoSan Bruno^(4) Disabled accessSBR 695 The platforms of an elevated railroad station
2 13.7MillbraeMillbrae•^(3|4|5)Transfer to other system Disabled accessMIL 3,340 Bay Area Rapid Transit BART: Red Line A railway station with multiple platforms and a large canopy structure
15.2BurlingameBroadway[lower-alpha 7]BWY 114 (Sat & Sun) weekend service only A train at a railroad station with narrow platforms
16.3Burlingame^(4) Disabled accessBUR 1,104 A yellow Mission-style railroad station building
17.9San MateoSan Mateo^(4|5) Disabled accessSMT 2,291 Overhead view of a suburban railroad station
19.1Hayward Park Disabled accessHPK 583 Platforms of a suburban railroad station
20.3Hillsdale•^(3|5) Disabled accessHIL 3,229 A train at an elevated urban railroad station
21.9BelmontBelmont^(3) Disabled accessBEL 780 Two trains at an elevated railroad station
23.2San CarlosSan Carlos^(4) Disabled accessSCS 1,331 A train at an elevated railroad station
25.4Redwood CityRedwood City•^(3|4|5) Disabled accessRWC 4,212 A train at an urban railroad station
3 28.9Menlo ParkMenlo Park^(3|5) Disabled accessMPK 1,728 A pink railroad station building
30.1Palo AltoPalo Alto•^(3|4|5) Disabled accessPAL 7,764 A Streamline Moderne style railroad station building
30.8StanfordSTF  — Stanford football games Platforms at a railroad station
31.8California Avenue^(3) Disabled accessCAL 1,693 A small gray railroad station building
34.1Mountain ViewSan Antonio^(3) Disabled accessSAT 943 A train at a suburban railroad station
36.1Mountain View•^(3|4|5)Transfer to other system Disabled accessMVW 4,810 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority VTA light rail: Orange Line (VTA) A two-story wooden railroad station building
38.8SunnyvaleSunnyvale^(3|4|5) Disabled accessSUN 3,364 A train at a railroad station with a parking garage behind
4 40.8 CaltrainLawrence^(3) Disabled accessLAW 949 A train at a suburban railroad station
44.7Santa ClaraSanta Clara^(4|5) Transfer to other system Disabled accessSCL 1,097 Amtrak Amtrak: Capitol Corridor
Altamont Corridor Express Altamont Corridor Express		 A wooden railroad station building
46.3San JoseCollege Park^(3|4)[lower-alpha 7]CPK 108 Bellarmine commute times only A train passing a small flag stop shelter
47.5San Jose Diridon•^(3|4|5)†Transfer to other system Disabled accessSJD 4,876 Amtrak Amtrak: Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight
Altamont Corridor Express Altamont Corridor Express
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority VTA light rail: Green Line (VTA)		 A large brick Mission-style railroad station building
49.1Tamien^(3|4|5)†Transfer to other system Disabled access
TAM 1,286 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority VTA light rail: Blue Line (VTA) A railroad station platform with an overhead canopy
5 52.4 UPRRCapitol^(3|4) Disabled accessCAP 78 weekday commute times only A suburban railroad station platform
55.7 UPRRBlossom Hill^(3|4) Disabled accessBHL 146 weekday commute times only A suburban railroad station platform
6 67.5 UPRRMorgan HillMorgan Hill^(3|4) Disabled accessMHL 237 weekday commute times only A suburban railroad station platform
71.2 UPRRSan MartinSan Martin^(3|4) Disabled accessSMR 87 weekday commute times only A rural railroad station platform
77.4 UPRRGilroy Gilroy†^(3|4) Disabled accessGIL 252 weekday commute times only A two-story pink railroad station building

Stop patterns

Legend:

● All trains stop
▲ Some trains stop
Caltrain stopping patterns (September 12, 2022)[14][15]
MilesZoneStation L1 1xx
Local[upper-alpha 1]		 L2 2xx
Weekend &
Modified Local[upper-alpha 2][upper-alpha 3]		 L3 3xx
Limited 3[upper-alpha 4]		 L4 4xx
Limited 4[upper-alpha 5]		 L5 5xx
Limited 5[upper-alpha 6]		 6xx
Modified / Temporary		 B7 7xx
Baby Bullet[upper-alpha 7]
L2[upper-alpha 8]L6-A[upper-alpha 9]L6-B[upper-alpha 10]L6-C[upper-alpha 11]
0.0 1 San Francisco ●● ●●● ●●●● ●
1.9 22nd Street ●● ▲[upper-alpha 12]●● ●●●● ▲[upper-alpha 12]
5.2 Bayshore ●● ——— ●●—— —
9.3 South San Francisco ●● ●—— ●●—— —
11.6 San Bruno ●● —●— ●●—— —
13.7 2 Millbrae ●● ●●● ●●●● ●
15.2 Broadway[upper-alpha 13] —● ——— ●——— —
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[upper-alpha 14] —— ——— ———— —
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[upper-alpha 15] ▲[upper-alpha 16]— ▲[upper-alpha 17]▲[upper-alpha 18]— ——▲[upper-alpha 19]— —
46.9 San Jose ●● ●●● ●●●● ●
48.9 Tamien ▲[upper-alpha 20]▲[upper-alpha 21][upper-alpha 22] ▲[upper-alpha 23]▲[upper-alpha 24]▲[upper-alpha 25] ▲[upper-alpha 22]—●— —
52.2 5 Capitol —— ▲[upper-alpha 26]▲[upper-alpha 27]— ▲[upper-alpha 28]▲[upper-alpha 29]▲[upper-alpha 30]— —
55.5 Blossom Hill —— ▲[upper-alpha 26]▲[upper-alpha 27]— ▲[upper-alpha 28]▲[upper-alpha 29]▲[upper-alpha 30]— —
67.3 6 Morgan Hill —— ▲[upper-alpha 26]▲[upper-alpha 27]— ▲[upper-alpha 28]▲[upper-alpha 29]▲[upper-alpha 30]— —
71.0 San Martin —— ▲[upper-alpha 26]▲[upper-alpha 27]— ▲[upper-alpha 28]▲[upper-alpha 29]▲[upper-alpha 30]— —
77.2 Gilroy —— ▲[upper-alpha 26]▲[upper-alpha 27]— ▲[upper-alpha 28]▲[upper-alpha 29]▲[upper-alpha 30]— —
 
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. 1 2 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. ↑
    1. 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. 1 2 Generally every other train stops at Tamien for modified holiday service.
  23. ↑
    1. 301, 303, 305 (NB, AM); #310, 312 (SB, PM)
  24. ↑
    1. 401, 403, 405 (NB, AM); #408, 412 (SB, PM)
  25. ↑
    1. 501 (NB, AM)
  26. 1 2 3 4 5
    1. 303 (NB, AM) & #310 (SB, PM)
  27. 1 2 3 4 5
    1. 403, 405 (NB, AM); #408, 412 (SB, PM)
  28. 1 2 3 4 5
    1. 607 (NB, AM); #656 (SB, PM)
  29. 1 2 3 4 5
    1. 661 (NB, AM); #682 (SB, PM)
  30. 1 2 3 4 5
    1. 657, 663 (NB, AM); #686 (SB, PM)

Closed stations

Mile[lower-alpha 3] Station Closed Fare zone [lower-alpha 2] Location Notes
4.1Paul Avenue20051San FranciscoClosed due to low ridership[20]
8.6Butler Road19831South San Francisco
20.0Bay Meadows20052San MateoConsolidated with Hillsdale station[21]
27.8 Atherton 2020 3 Atherton Closed due to low ridership and the hold-out rule[22]
34.9Castro20003Mountain ViewReplaced by San Antonio station[23]

Notes

  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. 1 2 Caltrain charges zone-based fares. Fares are based on the number of 13-mile zones the passenger travels in.[16]
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 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
  • "Caltrain Stations". Caltrain.
Specific
  1. 1 2 "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. 1 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Caltrain — San Francisco to Gilroy". Caltrain. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 "History, Caltrain Milestones". Caltrain. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  5. 1 2 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. 1 2 Van Hattem, Matt (July 5, 2006). "Caltrain". Trains Magazine. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  7. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "Weekday Timetable" (PDF). Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. August 30, 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  15. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Modified Schedule". Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  19. 1 2 3 "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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