In the first full month of electric Caltrain service, overall ridership jumped by 17%, and weekend ridership jumped by 38%. Weekend ridership has surpassed pre-pandemic…
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At Caltrain’s board meeting on Thursday September 5 (and meetings at SamTrans and VTA last week), board members grappled with the issues around regional transit…
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Caltrain starts a soft launch of electric train service tomorrow, August 11. A few electric trains will be in service tomorrow, interspersed with the old…
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This coming weekend and next, come join exciting, fun and informative Transit Month activities on the Caltrain corridor and around the region. Saturday, September 23,…
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Caltrain is rolling out marketing plans to regrow transit ridership after steep pandemic declines. The strategies encourage people to take the train for more kinds…
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At its May board meeting, the Caltrain board advanced a 2-year budget with plans to provide steady service, and with the likelihood of partner contributions…
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On Thursday, February 2, the Caltrain board will discuss short-term opportunities to regrow transit ridership. Caltrain is looking at single agency strategies that it can…
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On January 31, the State of California announced that it is awarding $367 million to Caltrain to finish its electrification project, which is scheduled to…
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The Federal omnibus spending bill included $43 million to help complete Caltrain electrification. Additional funding is expected in early 2023 from the state’s Transit and…
Leave a CommentCaltrain will be the first major agency in the Bay Area to face a fiscal cliff, as federal relief funding runs out and ridership grows…
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