Caltrain

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commuter rail service passenger rail service public transportation system

Caltrain is a commuter rail service on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the Santa Clara Valley, connecting San Francisco to San Jose and Gilroy in California.

Aliases (21)

Caltrain commuter rail ×5
Caltrain commuter rail system ×2
Caltrain line ×2
Caltrain main line ×2
San Francisco–San Jose rail corridor ×2
Baby Bullet Caltrain service ×1
Caltrain (Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board) ×1
Caltrain (contracted operator for commuter service) ×1
Caltrain (via Palo Alto station) ×1
Caltrain Electrification Project ×1
Caltrain Modernization Program ×1
Caltrain Peninsula Corridor ×1
Caltrain commuter rail line ×1
Caltrain commuter rail service ×1
Caltrain line between San Francisco and San Jose ×1
Caltrain network ×1
Caltrain railroad tracks ×1
Caltrain system ×1
Gilroy extension of Caltrain ×1
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board ×1
Southern Pacific Peninsula Commute service ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commuter rail service → passenger rail service → public transportation system →
connectsCity	Gilroy → San Francisco → San Jose →
connectsCounty	San Francisco County → San Mateo County → Santa Clara County →
connectsWith	ACE → Amtrak Capitol Corridor → BART → SamTrans → San Francisco Muni → VTA light rail →
country	United States →
electrification	25 kV AC overhead catenary (core route) →
fareSystem	zone-based fares →
formerName	Peninsula Commute →
hasStation	Millbrae station → Mountain View station → Palo Alto station → San Francisco 4th and King Street station → San Jose Diridon station →
lineLength	approximately 77 miles →
locale	San Francisco Bay Area →
modeOfTransport	rail →
name	Caltrain →
numberOfStations	over 30 →
offersService	express trains → limited-stop trains → local trains → weekday commuter service → weekend service →
openedAsCaltrain	1985 →
operator	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board →
owner	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board →
predecessor	Southern Pacific Peninsula Commute service →
primaryTerminus	San Francisco → San Jose →
rollingStock	diesel locomotives → electric multiple units →
servesRegion	San Francisco Peninsula → Santa Clara Valley →
serviceType	commuter rail →
state	California →
terminus	Gilroy → San Francisco → San Jose →
trackGauge	standard gauge →

Referenced by (96)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Atherton station → Millbrae → Mountain View → Mountain View station → San Bruno, California, United States → San Mateo → San Mateo County, California → Santa Clara Valley → Stanford, California → Sunnyvale →	servedBy
Atherton station → Caltrain ("Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board") → Millbrae station → Palo Alto station → San Carlos station → San Jose Diridon station →	operator
BART → Muni bus network → SamTrans → VTA bus network →	connectsWith
4th and King station → Millbrae station → San Francisco 4th and King Street station → San Jose Diridon station →	ownedBy
Atherton station → Palo Alto station → Peninsula rail corridor ("Caltrain (Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board)") → San Carlos station →	owner
Atherton station ("Caltrain commuter rail system") → Millbrae station ("Caltrain network") → Peninsula rail corridor ("Caltrain system") → San Carlos station ("Caltrain commuter rail system") →	partOf
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District → Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority → VTA →	collaboratesWith
4th and King station ("Caltrain main line") → Millbrae station ("Caltrain Peninsula Corridor") → San Carlos station ("Caltrain line") →	railwayLine
Millbrae station → San Carlos station → San Francisco 4th and King Street station ("Caltrain commuter rail") →	serves
Atherton, California, United States → Santa Clara →	hasTransportation
4th and King station → San Francisco 4th and King Street station →	operatedBy
PCJPB → San Mateo County Transit District →	oversees
Menlo Park, California → Redwood City, California →	servedByRail
PCJPB ("Gilroy extension of Caltrain") →	alsoServes
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board →	brand
PCJPB →	brandManaged
VTA light rail →	connectsTo
Muni Passport →	excludes
PCJPB ("Caltrain commuter rail service") →	governs
South Bay →	hasMajorTransitSystem
Mountain View station →	hasOperator
Mountain View station →	hasOwner
Burlingame →	hasPublicTransit
San Francisco Bay Area →	hasPublicTransitSystem
San Carlos →	hasRailService
Peninsula Subdivision ("Caltrain commuter rail") →	hasRightOfWayUse
Palo Alto station ("Baby Bullet Caltrain service") →	hasService
Mountain View station →	hasTransitAgency
Belmont, California →	hasTransportationAccess
San Jose Diridon station →	isMajorHubFor
Palo Alto station ("Caltrain line between San Francisco and San Jose") →	isMajorStopOn
4th and King station ("Caltrain commuter rail") →	isNorthernTerminusOf
Palo Alto station →	isOneOfBusiestStationsOn
San Jose →	isServedBy
Peninsula Commute →	laterKnownAs
El Palo Alto ("Caltrain railroad tracks") →	locatedNear
Palo Alto station →	locatedOnLine
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board →	manages
Caltrain →	name
San Francisco 4th and King Street station ("Caltrain main line") →	northernTerminusOf
Peninsula Commute ("San Francisco–San Jose rail corridor") →	operatedOn
PCJPB ("Caltrain Electrification Project") →	overseesProject
Mountain View station ("Caltrain line") →	partOfLine
Caltrain ("Southern Pacific Peninsula Commute service") →	predecessor
Peninsula Commute →	predecessorOf
Peninsula rail corridor ("Caltrain (contracted operator for commuter service)") →	primaryOperator
PCJPB ("San Francisco–San Jose rail corridor") →	primaryRoute
Belmont, California ("Caltrain commuter rail") →	proximityTo
Stanford Stadium ("Caltrain (via Palo Alto station)") →	publicTransitAccess
Gilroy →	railTerminusOf
San Jose Diridon station →	railwayLineServed
Peninsula rail corridor ("Caltrain Modernization Program") →	subjectOf
Peninsula Commute ("Caltrain commuter rail") →	successorService
4th and King station →	terminusFor
Palo Alto, California →	transport
South San Francisco →	transportServedBy
Gilroy →	transportService
Peninsula rail corridor →	usedBy
Clipper card →	usedOn
El Palo Alto ("Caltrain commuter rail line") →	visibleFrom