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, and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority through the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. The system's average mid-weekday ridership is 65,095 as of February 2018.
The original railroad between San Francisco and San Jose was built by the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad in 1863. In 1870 the railroad was acquired by Southern Pacific. Southern Pacific double tracked the line in 1904. In 1958 the railroad had record ridership, 7.5 million passengers. The popularity of the railroad began to decline and in 1977 Southern Pacific petitioned to the state government to discontinue Peninsula Commute. After months of negotiation, the California Department of Transportation reached an agreement with the three counties of which the Peninsula Commute ran through to continue rail operation. Under the agreement, the system was renamed Caltrain and operation responsibilities were shared by Caltrans, Southern Pacific and the three counties. 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. 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. Amtrak's contract with PCJPB was renewed in 2001.
The system has 31 stations. 28 stations are served daily, one is served on weekends and holidays only, one is served via two round trips on weekdays only, and one 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. Sixteen stations are served by the limited train service. Eleven stations are served by the express train service, inaugurated in 2004. Seven stations are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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. The weekend and holiday-only Broadway station is planned to be completely rebuilt; upon completion, it would be ADA-compliant. The non-accessible Atherton station was closed on December 13, 2020. 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.
Stations
| Fare zone | Mile | Location | Station | Abb. | 2018 Weekday ridership | Connections/Notes | Image |
| 1 | 0.2 | San Francisco | SFK | 15427 | Muni Metro: Muni Bus: 15, 30, 31, 45 | ||
| 1 | 1.9 | San Francisco | TWE | 1977 | Muni Bus: 48, 55 | ||
| 1 | 5.2 | San Francisco / Brisbane | BAY | 247 | |||
| 1 | 9.3 | South San Francisco | SSF | 468 | |||
| 1 | 11.6 | San Bruno | SBR | 695 | |||
| 2 | 13.7 | Millbrae | MIL | 3340 | BART: | ||
| 2 | 15.2 | Burlingame | ' | BWY | 114 | Weekend and holiday service only. | |
| 2' | 16.3 | Burlingame | BUR | 1104 | |||
| 2 | 17.9 | San Mateo | SMT | 2291 | |||
| 2 | 19.1 | San Mateo | HPK | 583 | |||
| 2 | 20.3 | San Mateo | HIL | 3229 | |||
| 2 | 21.9 | Belmont | BEL | 780 | |||
| 2 | 23.2 | San Carlos | SCS | 1331 | |||
| 2 | 25.4 | Redwood City | RWC | 4212 | |||
| 3 | 28.9 | Menlo Park | MPK | 1728 | |||
| 3 | 30.1 | Palo Alto | PAL | 7764 | SamTrans: 280, 281, 296, 397, ECR Dumbarton Express VTA: 21, 22, 522 | ||
| 3 | 30.8 | Palo Alto | ' | STF | — | Select weekend trains on game days only. | |
| 3' | 31.8 | Palo Alto | CAL | 1693 | VTA: 89 | ||
| 3 | 34.1 | Mountain View | SAT | 943 | VTA: 21 | ||
| 3 | 36.1 | Mountain View | MVW | 4810 | VTA light rail: VTA: 21, 40, 51, 52 | ||
| 3 | 38.8 | Sunnyvale | SUN | 3364 | VTA: 20, 21, 53, 55, 523 | ||
| 4 | 40.8 Caltrain | Sunnyvale | LAW | 949 | |||
| 4 | 44.7 | Santa Clara | SCL | 1097 | Amtrak: Altamont Corridor Express VTA: 21, 22, 53, 59, 60, 522 | ||
| 4 | 46.3 | San Jose | ' | CPK | 108 | Two daily round trips only. | |
| 4''' | 47.5 | San Jose | SJD | 4876 | Amtrak:, Altamont Corridor Express VTA light rail: VTA: 22, 64A, 64B, 68, 500, 568 Highway 17 Express | ||
| 4 | 49.1 | San Jose | TAM | 1286 | VTA light rail: VTA: 25, 56, 256 | ||
| 5 | 52.4 UPRR | San Jose | CAP | 78 | VTA: 66, 68, 568 | ||
| 5 | 55.7 UPRR | San Jose | BHL | 146 | VTA: 568 | ||
| 6 | 67.5 UPRR | Morgan Hill | MHL | 237 | VTA: 68, 121, 568 | ||
| 6 | 71.2 UPRR | San Martin | SMR | 87 | VTA: 68, 121, 568 | ||
| 6 | 77.4 UPRR | Gilroy | GIL | 252 | VTA: 68, 84, 85, 86, 121, 568 MST: 59 |