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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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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.

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. 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 (Caltrans) 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 (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. Twelve stations are served by the express train service known as Baby Bullet, inaugurated in 2004. Seven stations (Millbrae, Burlingame, San Carlos, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and San Jose Diridon) are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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. The weekend-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 being considered.

Stations

Station table legend
† Terminals
^ L3/L4/L5 Limited-stop stations
• B7 Baby Bullet stops
Transfer to other system Transfer stations with other rail systems
Station Stations with services limited to commute hours, weekends, or special events
Disabled access Station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Fare
zone 		Mile Location Station Abb. Weekday
ridership 		Connections/Notes Image
1 0.2 San Francisco San Francisco•^†Transfer to other system Disabled access SFK 15,427 Muni Metro: N Judah T Third Street View of an urban railroad terminal station with six island platforms
1.9 22nd Street•^ TWE 1,977 A railway station under an elevated highway
5.2 San Francisco /
Brisbane		 Bayshore Disabled access BAY 247 A train at a station with a large footbridge
9.3 South San Francisco South San Francisco Disabled access SSF 468 Overhead view of a train at a railroad station
11.6 San Bruno San Bruno^ Disabled access SBR 695 The platforms of an elevated railroad station
2 13.7 Millbrae Millbrae•^Transfer to other system Disabled access MIL 3,340 Bay Area Rapid Transit BART:  R  A railway station with multiple platforms and a large canopy structure
15.2 Burlingame Broadway BWY 114 (Sat & Sun) weekend service only A train at a railroad station with narrow platforms
16.3 Burlingame^ Disabled access BUR 1,104 A yellow Mission-style railroad station building
17.9 San Mateo San Mateo^ Disabled access SMT 2,291 Overhead view of a suburban railroad station
19.1 Hayward Park Disabled access HPK 583 Platforms of a suburban railroad station
20.3 Hillsdale•^ Disabled access HIL 3,229 A train at an elevated urban railroad station
21.9 Belmont Belmont^ Disabled access BEL 780 Two trains at an elevated railroad station
23.2 San Carlos San Carlos^ Disabled access SCS 1,331 A train at an elevated railroad station
25.4 Redwood City Redwood City•^ Disabled access RWC 4,212 A train at an urban railroad station
3 28.9 Menlo Park Menlo Park^ Disabled access MPK 1,728 A pink railroad station building
30.1 Palo Alto Palo Alto•^ Disabled access PAL 7,764 A Streamline Moderne style railroad station building
30.8 Stanford STF  — Stanford football games Platforms at a railroad station
31.8 California Avenue^ Disabled access CAL 1,693 A small gray railroad station building
34.1 Mountain View San Antonio^ Disabled access SAT 943 A train at a suburban railroad station
36.1 Mountain View•^Transfer to other system Disabled access MVW 4,810 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority VTA light rail: Orange Line (VTA) A two-story wooden railroad station building
38.8 Sunnyvale Sunnyvale^ Disabled access SUN 3,364 A train at a railroad station with a parking garage behind
4 40.8 Caltrain Lawrence^ Disabled access LAW 949 A train at a suburban railroad station
44.7 Santa Clara Santa Clara^ Transfer to other system Disabled access SCL 1,097 Amtrak Amtrak: Capitol Corridor
Altamont Corridor Express Altamont Corridor Express 		A wooden railroad station building
46.3 San Jose College Park^ CPK 108 Bellarmine commute times only A train passing a small flag stop shelter
47.5 San Jose Diridon•^†Transfer to other system Disabled access SJD 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
49.1 Tamien^†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 UPRR Capitol^ Disabled access CAP 78 weekday commute times only A suburban railroad station platform
55.7 UPRR Blossom Hill^ Disabled access BHL 146 weekday commute times only A suburban railroad station platform
6 67.5 UPRR Morgan Hill Morgan Hill^ Disabled access MHL 237 weekday commute times only A suburban railroad station platform
71.2 UPRR San Martin San Martin^ Disabled access SMR 87 weekday commute times only A rural railroad station platform
77.4 UPRR Gilroy Gilroy†^ Disabled access GIL 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)
Miles Zone Station L1 1xx
Local 		L2 2xx
Weekend &
Modified Local 		L3 3xx
Limited 3 		L4 4xx
Limited 4 		L5 5xx
Limited 5 		6xx
Modified / Temporary 		B7 7xx
Baby Bullet
L2 L6-A L6-B L6-C
0.0 1 San Francisco ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
1.9 22nd Street ● ● ▲ ● ● ● ● ● ● ▲
5.2 Bayshore ● ● — — — ● ● — — —
9.3 South San Francisco ● ● ● — — ● ● — — —
11.6 San Bruno ● ● — ● — ● ● — — —
13.7 2 Millbrae ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
15.2 Broadway — ● — — — ● — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — —
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 ▲ — ▲ ▲ — — — ▲ — —
46.9 San Jose ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
48.9 Tamien ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ — ● — —
52.2 5 Capitol — — ▲ ▲ — ▲ ▲ ▲ — —
55.5 Blossom Hill — — ▲ ▲ — ▲ ▲ ▲ — —
67.3 6 Morgan Hill — — ▲ ▲ — ▲ ▲ ▲ — —
71.0 San Martin — — ▲ ▲ — ▲ ▲ ▲ — —
77.2 Gilroy — — ▲ ▲ — ▲ ▲ ▲ — —
 
Notes
  1. ^ 23 NB + 23 SB trains, weekdays
  2. ^ 16 NB + 16 SB trains, weekends
  3. ^ 9 NB + 9 SB trains, modified holiday schedule
  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
  9. ^ 8 NB + 8 SB trains, temporary schedule
  10. ^ 8 NB + 8 SB trains, temporary schedule
  11. ^ 6 NB + 5 SB trains, temporary schedule
  12. ^ 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. ^ #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. ^ Generally every other train stops at Tamien for modified holiday service.
  23. ^ #301, 303, 305 (NB, AM); #310, 312 (SB, PM)
  24. ^ #401, 403, 405 (NB, AM); #408, 412 (SB, PM)
  25. ^ #501 (NB, AM)
  26. ^ #303 (NB, AM) & #310 (SB, PM)
  27. ^ #403, 405 (NB, AM); #408, 412 (SB, PM)
  28. ^ #607 (NB, AM); #656 (SB, PM)
  29. ^ #661 (NB, AM); #682 (SB, PM)
  30. ^ #657, 663 (NB, AM); #686 (SB, PM)

Closed stations

Mile Station Closed Fare zone Location Notes
4.1 Paul Avenue 2005 1 San Francisco Closed due to low ridership
8.6 Butler Road 1983 1 South San Francisco
20.0 Bay Meadows 2005 2 San Mateo Consolidated with Hillsdale station
27.8 Atherton 2020 3 Atherton Closed due to low ridership and the hold-out rule
34.9 Castro 2000 3 Mountain View Replaced by San Antonio station