The "Capitols" originally ran via the Coast Line from Elmhurst to Santa Clara, with no stops between Oakland and San Jose. In 1992, after the completion of track and signal work, the "Capitols" were rerouted onto the Niles Subdivision further inland between Elmhurst and Newark. The new route allowed the addition of infill stations at in 1993 and in 1997. The Oakland Central station, which had been damaged by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, was closed in 1994, and replaced by new stations at in 1993 and in 1995. Additional infill stations were added at in 1993, Oakland Coliseum (with a close connection to BART) in 2005, the existing Caltrain station in in 2012, and at in 2017.