Caltrain Working Two Weekends At Hillsdale Station

Caltrain crews will be working around-the-clock during the next two weekends, which will affect boarding at both the Hillsdale and Hayward Park stations in San Mateo.

As part of the ongoing reconstruction of the Hillsdale station, crews will be replacing defective wooden ties, as well as installing a section of median fence in the Hillsdale station.

Caltrain will be running trains on a single track in the area from 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, through Feb. 5 and again from 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 through Feb. 12.

During the Feb. 3-5 period, passengers will board all trains on the northbound platform at both stations. At the Hillsdale station, they will need to buy or validate tickets on the southbound side of the station before crossing to the correct platform.

On the Feb. 10-12 weekend, the work will be happening on the northbound track, so passengers will board all trains on the southbound track.

A track machine each weekend will replace approximately 500 ties, after which other equipment will realign the supporting ballast (rock) and the tracks.

For Caltrain information, call 1.800.660.4287 (TDD 650.508.6448).

02/02/2006 - JRM