San Mateo Station
 
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San Mateo | 1st Ave west of S Railroad Ave |
Directions to and from San Mateo Station
Points of interest
- Downtown San Mateo - shops and restaurants
Caltrain
Local, limited stop, Baby Bullet
Caltrain ticket machines and 10-ride ticket validators are located on the Caltrain platforms.
This station features side platforms. Use the pedestrian tunnel or walk across the tracks at the south end of the station to get from one platform to another.
- Northbound platform: to San Francisco
- Southbound platform: to San Jose/Gilroy
Bus
<tab sep=comma cellpadding=5> 250, College of San Mateo 292, SFO > San Francisco 292, Hillsdale Shopping Center 295, Menlo Park/Florence and 17th St </tab>
Taxi
There are four licensed taxi companies in San Mateo:
- Luxor Cab (650) 344-1414
- Merit Taxi (650) 571-0606
- Peninsula Taxi (650) 344-2627
- Yellow Cab (650) 342-1234
Parking
Parking for train riders is available at the Transit Center by the southbound platform (Purple area), and at a lot by 2nd Street and South Railroad Ave.
<tab sep=comma class="wikitable"> , Transit Center lot (purple area), 2nd Street lot (red area) 8am - 6pm, $0.25 per hour/$2.50 all day, $2 fee after 6pm, free, $2 fee </tab>
Caltrain monthly parking permit is accepted at both lots.
To pay for parking at the transit center, remember the stall number and go to a gray pay station located in the parking area. The pay station accepts coins and $1 bills.
For the 2nd Street lot, pay the daily parking fee at a Caltrain parking permit machine and place the day permit on top of the dashboard.
Bicycle
Bike racks and lockers are available at this station. Call City of San Mateo at 650-522-7336 to sign up for lockers.
