Mountain View Station

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Blue area - Caltrain platforms

Red area - VTA Light Rail platforms

Purple area - Parking

A - Bus and shuttle plaza

B - Bike storage shed

C, D - Bus stops on Castro Street

Caltrain

Schedules and fares

On weekdays, most local and limited stop trains serve this station. Not all Baby Bullet trains stop at Mountain View.

On weekends, all trains serve this station.

Paying the fare

This station is in fare zone 3.

Buy your ticket from Caltrain ticket machines located on the Caltrain platforms.

10-ride ticket validators are located adjacent to all ticket machines.

Boarding the train

For northbound trains to San Francisco, board trains on the platform near light rail and Central Expressway.

For southbound trains to San Jose/Gilroy, board trains on the platform near the parking lot and Evelyn Ave.

Walk across the tracks at either end of the platforms to get from one platform to another.

VTA Light Rail

Bus connections - VTA

Mountain View

34

51

Mountain View and Palo Alto

35

Mountain View, Los Altos and Cupertino

51

52

Shuttle

Shuttles managed by Caltrain:

AMD Duane Area Shuttle - Sunnyvale south of US 101

Mary/Moffett Shuttle - Sunnyvale, Mary Ave and north of US 101

North Bayshore Shuttle - Mountain View north of US 101 between Rengstroff and San Antonio

Shoreline Shuttle - Mountain View north of US 101 near Shoreline


Employers that offer private shuttles:

  • Cisco
  • Sun Micro
  • Microsoft

Taxi

Parking

Station parking is available by the southbound platform. It is accessible from Evelyn Ave.

Parking requires a $2 daily fee or a Caltrain monthly parking permit. To pay the daily fee, remember the stall number and go to a Caltrain parking pay station located on the southbound platform.

Parking at the station can be full. An overflow parking lot is available at West Evelyn and Franklin streets behind the Tied House.

In addition, Evelyn Station, located a half mile away, offers additional commuter parking for free. Take the VTA Light Rail from there to Mountain View Station.

Bicycle

This station features bike racks, 116 lockers and a shared bike enclosure. All are located near the southbound platform.

Call Caltrain at 650-508-6350 for bike locker rental. To sign up for the bike enclosure, call City of Mountain View at 650-903-6311.