# List of Caltrain stations

Caltrain is a commuter rail transit system that serves the San Francisco Peninsula and the Santa Clara Valley in the U.S. state of California. It is operated under contract by TransitAmerica Services and funded jointly by the City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans), and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) through the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB). The system's average mid-weekday ridership is 65,095 as of February 2018.
The original railroad between San Francisco and San Jose (known as the Peninsula Commute) was built by the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad in 1863. In 1870 the railroad was acquired by Southern Pacific. Southern Pacific double tracked the line in 1904. In 1958 the railroad had record ridership, 7.5 million passengers. The popularity of the railroad began to decline and in 1977 Southern Pacific petitioned to the state government to discontinue Peninsula Commute. After months of negotiation, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) reached an agreement with the three counties of which the Peninsula Commute ran through to continue rail operation. Under the agreement, the system was renamed Caltrain and operation responsibilities were shared by Caltrans, Southern Pacific and the three counties. The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board was formed in 1987, and it bought the right of way of Caltrain from Southern Pacific in late 1991 for $220 million. The PCJPB formally took over the operation of Caltrain in 1992 and contracted Amtrak to operate the system. In the same year, Caltrain extended to Gilroy. Amtrak's contract with PCJPB was renewed in 2001.
The system has 31 stations. 28 stations are served daily, one (Broadway) is served on weekends and holidays only, one (College Park) is served via two round trips on weekdays only, and one (Stanford) is served on Stanford University's football game days only on weekends. San Francisco 4th and King Street is the northern terminus of the system, while Gilroy is the southern terminus. The five southernmost stations—Capitol, Blossom Hill, Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy—are served only on weekdays during commute times by select trains. Sixteen stations are served by the limited train service. Eleven stations are served by the express train service, inaugurated in 2004. Seven stations (Millbrae, Burlingame, San Carlos, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and San Jose Diridon) are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Of the 31 stations in the system, 27 of them are accessible. The four stations that are not accessible are in order from north to south, 22nd Street, Broadway, Stanford, and College Park. The weekend and holiday-only Broadway station is planned to be completely rebuilt; upon completion, it would be ADA-compliant. The non-accessible Atherton station was closed on December 13, 2020. Of the four non-accessible stations in the system, only 22nd Street sees regular service. A plan to add ADA-compliant ramps to the station is currently being considered.

## Stations

* Limited stations
* Limited and Express stations
* South County Connector stations
* Select trip only stations
* Transfer stations with other rail systems
* ADA compliant stations
| Fare zone | Mile | Location | Station | Abb. | 2018 Weekday ridership | Connections/Notes |
| 1 | 0.2 | San Francisco | San Francisco | SFK | 15,427 | Muni Metro: |
| 1 | 1.9 | San Francisco | 22nd Street | TWE | 1,977 | |
| 1 | 5.2 | San Francisco / Brisbane | Bayshore | BAY | 247 | |
| 1 | 9.3 | South San Francisco | South San Francisco | SSF | 468 | |
| 1 | 11.6 | San Bruno | San Bruno | SBR | 695 | |
| 2 | 13.7 | Millbrae | Millbrae | MIL | 3,340 | BART: (before 9pm) (after 9pm) |
| 2 | 15.2 | Burlingame | Broadway | BWY | 114 (Sat & Sun) | Weekend and holiday service only. |
| 2 | 16.3 | Burlingame | Burlingame | BUR | 1,104 | |
| 2 | 17.9 | San Mateo | San Mateo | SMT | 2,291 | |
| 2 | 19.1 | San Mateo | Hayward Park | HPK | 583 | |
| 2 | 20.3 | San Mateo | Hillsdale | HIL | 3,229 | |
| 2 | 21.9 | Belmont | Belmont | BEL | 780 | |
| 2 | 23.2 | San Carlos | San Carlos | SCS | 1,331 | |
| 2 | 25.4 | Redwood City | Redwood City | RWC | 4,212 | |
| 3 | 28.9 | Menlo Park | Menlo Park | MPK | 1,728 | |
| 3 | 30.1 | Palo Alto | Palo Alto | PAL | 7,764 | |
| 3 | 30.8 | Palo Alto | Stanford | STF | — | Select weekend trains on game days only. |
| 3 | 31.8 | Palo Alto | California Avenue | CAL | 1,693 | |
| 3 | 34.1 | Mountain View | San Antonio | SAT | 943 | |
| 3 | 36.1 | Mountain View | Mountain View | MVW | 4,810 | VTA light rail: |
| 3 | 38.8 | Sunnyvale | Sunnyvale | SUN | 3,364 | |
| 4 | 40.8 Caltrain | Sunnyvale | Lawrence | LAW | 949 | |
| 4 | 44.7 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | SCL | 1,097 | Amtrak: Capitol Corridor Altamont Corridor Express |
| 4 | 46.3 | San Jose | College Park | CPK | 108 | Two daily round trips only. |
| 4 | 47.5 | San Jose | San Jose Diridon | SJD | 4,876 | Amtrak: Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight Altamont Corridor Express VTA light rail: |
| 4 | 49.1 | San Jose | Tamien | TAM | 1,286 | VTA light rail: Limited local service. |
| 5 | 52.4 UPRR | San Jose | Capitol | CAP | 78 | |
| 5 | 55.7 UPRR | San Jose | Blossom Hill | BHL | 146 | |
| 6 | 67.5 UPRR | Morgan Hill | Morgan Hill | MHL | 237 | |
| 6 | 71.2 UPRR | San Martin | San Martin | SMR | 87 | |
| 6 | 77.4 UPRR | Gilroy | Gilroy | GIL | 252 | |

## Closed stations

| Mile | Station | Closed | Fare zone | Location | Notes |
| 4.1 | Paul Avenue | 2005 | 1 | San Francisco | Closed due to low ridership. |
| 8.6 | Butler Road | 1983 | 1 | South San Francisco | Closed due to the closure of the adjoining steel mill. |
| 20.0 | Bay Meadows | 2005 | 2 | San Mateo | Consolidated with Hillsdale station. |
| 27.8 | Atherton | 2020 | 3 | Atherton | Closed due to low ridership and the hold-out rule. |
| 34.9 | Castro | 2000 | 3 | Mountain View | Replaced by San Antonio station. |