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
MileLocationStationAbb.2018 Weekday
ridership
Connections/NotesImage
10.2San Francisco SFK15427 Muni Metro: Muni Bus: 15, 30, 31, 45
11.9San FranciscoTWE1977 Muni Bus: 48, 55
15.2San Francisco /
Brisbane
BAY247
19.3South San Francisco SSF468
111.6San Bruno SBR695
213.7Millbrae MIL3340 BART:
215.2Burlingame'BWY114 Weekend and holiday service only.
2'16.3Burlingame BUR1104
217.9San Mateo SMT2291
219.1San Mateo HPK583
220.3San Mateo HIL3229
221.9Belmont BEL780
223.2San Carlos SCS1331
225.4Redwood City RWC4212
328.9Menlo Park MPK1728
330.1Palo Alto PAL7764SamTrans: 280, 281, 296, 397, ECR
Dumbarton Express
VTA: 21, 22, 522
330.8Palo Alto'STFSelect weekend trains on game days only.
3'31.8Palo Alto CAL1693 VTA: 89
334.1Mountain View SAT943 VTA: 21
336.1Mountain View MVW4810 VTA light rail:
VTA: 21, 40, 51, 52
338.8Sunnyvale SUN3364 VTA: 20, 21, 53, 55, 523
440.8 CaltrainSunnyvale LAW949
444.7Santa Clara SCL1097 Amtrak:
Altamont Corridor Express
VTA: 21, 22, 53, 59, 60, 522
446.3San Jose'CPK108Two daily round trips only.
4'''47.5San Jose SJD4876 Amtrak:,
Altamont Corridor Express
VTA light rail:
VTA: 22, 64A, 64B, 68, 500, 568
Highway 17 Express
449.1San Jose TAM1286 VTA light rail:
VTA: 25, 56, 256
552.4 UPRRSan Jose CAP78 VTA: 66, 68, 568
555.7 UPRRSan Jose BHL146 VTA: 568
667.5 UPRRMorgan Hill MHL237 VTA: 68, 121, 568
671.2 UPRRSan Martin SMR87 VTA: 68, 121, 568
677.4 UPRRGilroy GIL252 VTA: 68, 84, 85, 86, 121, 568
MST: 59