Caltrain
commuter rail line between San Francisco and Gilroy in California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caltrain is a California commuter rail line. It serves the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley). The southern end of the line is in San Jose at Tamien station. Caltrain has 28 regular stops.[3][1]
| Caltrain | |
|---|---|
| |
 Southbound train at Palo Alto in 2014 | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |
| Area served | Santa Clara Valley San Francisco Peninsula |
| Transit type | Commuter rail |
| Number of lines | 1 |
| Number of stations | 31 |
| Daily ridership | |
| Headquarters | San Carlos, California |
| Website | https://www.caltrain.com/main.html |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1985 (as Caltrain) 1863 (as Peninsula Commute) |
| Operator(s) | Southern Pacific (1870–1992) Amtrak California (1992–2012) TransitAmerica Services (2012–present) |
| Reporting marks | JPBX |
| Infrastructure manager(s) | Union Pacific (Tamien–Gilroy) |
| Character | commuter railroad with level crossings; limited freight service |
| Number of vehicles | 29 locomotives and 134 passenger cars (in revenue service)[4] |
| Train length | 1 locomotive, 5 or 6 passenger cars |
| Technical | |
| System length | 77.2 mi (124.2 km) |
| No. of tracks | 2+[5] |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV 60 Hz AC overhead catenary[6] (2024) |
| Top speed | 79 mph (127 km/h) |
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