California Avenue Station

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  City: Palo Alto |  California Ave east of Park Blvd

Directions to and from California Avenue Station  |  Nearby

 

Points of interest

• California Avenue (Palo Alto)

Caltrain

Caltrain schedule

From:	22nd Street Bayshore Belmont Blossom Hill (Weekday) Broadway (Weekend) Burlingame California Ave Capitol (Weekday) College Park (Weekday) Gilroy (Weekday) Hayward Park Hillsdale Lawrence Menlo Park Millbrae Morgan Hill (Weekday) Mountain View Palo Alto Redwood City San Antonio San Bruno San Carlos San Francisco San Jose San Martin (Weekday) San Mateo Santa Clara So. San Francisco Sunnyvale Tamien
To:	22nd Street Bayshore Belmont Blossom Hill (Weekday) Broadway (Weekend) Burlingame California Ave Capitol (Weekday) College Park (Weekday) Gilroy (Weekday) Hayward Park Hillsdale Lawrence Menlo Park Millbrae Morgan Hill (Weekday) Mountain View Palo Alto Redwood City San Antonio San Bruno San Carlos San Francisco San Jose San Martin (Weekday) San Mateo Santa Clara So. San Francisco Sunnyvale Tamien
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This station is served by Caltrain local/limited stop trains.

Caltrain ticket machines are located on the southbound platform and Clipper card readers are located on both platforms. Riders can purchase new Clipper cards and add values/passes to the card from ticket machines at this station. All riders must have a valid paper/mobile ticket, or tagged Clipper card/mobile device before boarding Caltrain. Train crews may inspect for fares onboard. Riders using Clipper should "tag off" after exiting the train.

This station features side platforms. Use the pedestrian underpass to access the northbound platform from the parking lot and southbound platform. A separate pedestrian tunnel (not wheelchair accessible) connects the train station with areas east of Alma Street.

Southbound to San Jose/Gilroy	Northbound to San Francisco
Real time departures:
⇓ Next Station: San Antonio	⇑ Next Station: Palo Alto

Caltrain service advisoryData provided by 511.org

Bus

City of Palo Alto

Palo Alto Link

Local on demand Palo Alto

VTA

89

California Avenue Caltrain - Palo Alto VA Hospital

Parking

Parking requires a $5.50 daily fee or a Caltrain monthly parking permit. To pay the daily parking fee, remember the stall number and pay at the Caltrain ticket machines located on the station platforms.

Bicycle

Bike racks and lockers are available at the station. Call City of Palo Alto at 650-329-2520 to sign up for lockers.

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