Caltrain In The Driver's Seat To San Jose Grand Prix

Race fans can stay on the sidelines when it comes to traffic and parking hassles by letting Caltrain show them the way to San Jose for the Grand Prix race July 28-30.

Caltrain offers frequent regular service to San Jose on Friday, July 28, and is augmenting weekend service on Saturday, July 29, and Sunday, July 30, with four additional trains each day.

On Saturday and Sunday, special limited-stop trains will leave San Francisco at 7:45 a.m. and 9:45 a.m., arriving at the San Jose Diridon Station at 8:55 a.m. and 10:55 a.m., respectively.

These trains will stop at nine Caltrain stations: San Bruno, Millbrae, San Mateo, Hillsdale, Redwood City, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara.

For the return trip Saturday, extra local trains will leave the Diridon station at 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., and arrive in San Francisco approximately 90 minutes later. On Sunday, extra northbound local trains will leave San Jose at 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., and arrive in San Francisco about 90 minutes later.

These trains will make all regular local stops both weekend days.

Caltrain is a Proof-of-Payment system, requiring all passengers to have valid fare media before boarding the train. Caltrain sells One-way, Day Pass, or 10-ride tickets through machines at all stations.

The 10-ride ticket is a great bargain for families and groups of friends heading to the race because one ticket may be used by all members of the traveling party, providing they don't exceed the 10-ride limit. Passengers are required to validate all 10-ride tickets before boarding. Monthly pass holders ride free through all zones on weekends, and those with a two-zone or greater monthly pass will receive a local fare credit on VTA buses and light rail.

For additional schedule and fare information, call Caltrain at 1.800.660.4287 (TTY 650.508.6448).

7/21/06 - jrm