Caltrain
Caltrain is a regional rail system serving Gilroy, San Jose, San Francisco, and cities in between. Caltrain connects with other rail systems in the region such as BART, Muni Metro, VTA Light Rail, ACE, and Amtrak, along with local bus systems like Muni, SamTrans, and VTA. Shuttles are also available at many stations to connect the train with nearby destinations.
Caltrain offers limited stop service (including the Baby Bullet) during the weekday peak hours. Between San Francisco and San Jose, electric train service is available throughout the day on weekdays and weekends. Diesel train service from Gilroy and San Jose is provided during weekday peak hours only.
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How to take Caltrain
Before boarding the trains, buy your train ticket from a Caltrain ticket machine, or tap your Clipper Card. You can also pay fare by setting up Clipper on your phone with Apple Pay or Google Pay, and skip the ticket machines, and instead tap the Clipper reader. Fares on Caltrain are determined by the number of fares zone you plan to travel. Caltrain uses the proof of payment system and passengers caught without a valid ticket or pass are subject to eviction and/or citation.
Make sure to look at the train schedule for the departure times and station stops. During the weekday peak hours, select trains will skip some station stops. Every trip on the train schedule has a train number (like flight number). Train numbers are used by the train crews and displayed on the digital message boards installed at most stations.
Caltrain has one of the most generous onboard bicycle policies in the country. See Caltrain bicycle access for details.
Free shuttles are available at many suburban Caltrain stations to nearby employers.
If you ride with your Clipper, you'll need to tap on a Clipper reader again after exiting the train, so that proper fare will be charged.
Disabled access
Caltrain is accessible to people with disabilities at all stations except 22nd Street, Broadway, Stanford, and College Park stations. Riders who are unable to use steps can board the train by waiting on the blue boarding assistance square painted on the platform (generally located near the middle-north end of the platform). Conductors will deploy the wheelchair lift or a ramp to the mini-high platform.
Disabled parking is free at Caltrain stations.
