Caltrain Service Changes at a Glance

Below is a listing of the service changes that the Caltrain policy board approved April 22 to close a projected multi-million-dollar shortfall in the budget for the fiscal year which starts July 1.

Service:
Aug. 1, 2005

• 96 weekday trains (PDF, 62.42 KB), up from 88.
• 6 Gilroy trains, down from 8.
• 22 Baby Bullet trains, up from 12.
• Five new Bullet stations: San Mateo, Redwood City, Menlo Park, Sunnyvale and Tamien in San Jose.
• Commute-hour local service provided with a 5-minute transfer at Redwood City.
• Off-peak local service pattern unchanged.
• New express/limited service will give additional fast service to riders during the commute-hour period between intermediate stations.
• Service suspended to Paul Avenue in San Francisco, weekend service only to Broadway in Burlingame and Atherton, and service reduced at College Park in San Jose. Alternative weekday shuttle service to be developed at Broadway and Atherton.
• Hourly local trains on Saturday (PDF, 58.75 KB) retained but earliest morning train moved to close gap at 9 p.m. Earliest Sunday (PDF, 58.75 KB) train in each direction removed, for 28 trains instead of 30.
• Midline ticket offices to close.

5/3/05