Caltrain Express Program: Difference between revisions

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! scope="col"| Pattern A2{{efn |name=A2 |Modification of "Pattern A" effective Apr 10, 2017; adds reverse commute stop at Redwood City to accommodate planned PCEP work. Discontinued March 30, 2021, due to reduced ridership from the COVID-19 pandemic.}}<br/>(Apr 10, 2017)<ref name=TT170410>{{cite web |url=http://www.caltrain.com/Assets/Assets/Schedules/Full-Timetable_04102017.pdf |title=Northbound Timetables |date=10 April 2017 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=4 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505212510/http://www.caltrain.com/Assets/Assets/Schedules/Full-Timetable_04102017.pdf |archive-date=5 May 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

!Pattern A3{{efn |name=A3 |Modification of "Pattern A2" effective Aug 30, 2021; all trains stop at Redwood City regardless of direction and time of day}}<br />(Aug 30, 2021)<ref name=TT210830>{{cite web |url=https://www.caltrain.com/Assets/CT_Weekday_08-30-2021.pdf |title=Weekday Timetable |date=August 30, 2021 |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |access-date=13 August 2021}}</ref>

!Pattern A4<br />(Sep 21, 2024)

! scope="col" | Pattern B{{efn|"Pattern B" discontinued effective Oct 1, 2012.}}<br/>(Aug 1, 2005)<ref name=TT050801>{{cite web |url=http://www.caltrain.com:80/pdf/timetable_effective_6_5_04.pdf |title=Timetables |date=1 August 2005 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=27 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050826130936/http://www.caltrain.com/pdf/timetable_effective_8_1_05.pdf |archive-date=26 August 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

! scope="col"| Pattern B2{{efn |name=B2 |Modification of "Pattern B" effective Oct 1, 2012; adds reverse commute stop at Palo Alto so all Baby Bullets stop at Palo Alto, regardless of direction or pattern}}<br />(Oct 1, 2012)<ref name=TT121001>{{cite web |url=http://www.caltrain.com/Assets/schedules/Full-Timetable-Effective-October-1-2012.pdf |title=Timetables |date=1 October 2012 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=27 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522085052/http://www.caltrain.com/Assets/schedules/Full-Timetable-Effective-October-1-2012.pdf |archive-date=22 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

! scope="col"| Pattern B3{{efn |name=B3 |Modification of "Pattern B2" effective Apr 10, 2017; adds stop at Tamien in the mornings for reverse commute (southbound trains). Discontinued March 30, 2021, due to reduced ridership from the COVID-19 pandemic.}}<br />(Apr 10, 2017)<ref name=TT170410 />

Line 97 ⟶ 98:

|style="font-size: 300%;" rowspan="5"|'''1'''|| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[San Francisco 4th and King Street Station|San Francisco]]

|Stop ||Stop

|Stop

|Stop||Stop ||Stop ||Stop

| style="background: #bbb;"|Stop{{efn |name=W1 }}

Line 103 ⟶ 105:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[22nd Street station (Caltrain)|22nd Street]]

| R{{efn |name=RC |Stop for reverse commute only (southbound trains during morning peak hours; northbound trains during afternoon peak hours).}} || R{{efn |name=RC}}

|R{{efn |name=RC}}
|Stop|| R{{efn |name=RC}} || R{{efn |name=RC}} || R{{efn |name=RC}}

| style="background: #bbb;"|—{{efn |name=W1 }}

|- style="background: #ccc;"

Line 109 ⟶ 112:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Bayshore station (Caltrain)|Bayshore]]

| — || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

| style="background: #bbb;"|—{{efn |name=W1 }}

Line 115 ⟶ 119:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[South San Francisco station (Caltrain)|South San Francisco]]

| — || —

|—
|Stop|| — || — || —

| style="background: #bbb;"|—

|- style="background: #ccc;"

Line 121 ⟶ 126:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[San Bruno station (Caltrain)|San Bruno]]

| — || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

| style="background: #bbb;"|—

Line 128 ⟶ 134:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Millbrae station|Millbrae]]

|Stop ||Stop

|Stop

|Stop||Stop ||Stop ||Stop

| style="background: #ddd;"|Stop

Line 134 ⟶ 141:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Broadway station (Caltrain)|''Broadway'']]{{efn |name=wkend |Weekend service only as of 2005.}}

| — || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

|style="background: #ddd;"| —

Line 140 ⟶ 148:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Burlingame station|Burlingame]]

| — || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

| style="background: #ddd;"|—

Line 146 ⟶ 155:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[San Mateo station|San Mateo]]

| — || —

|—

|—Stop|| T{{efn|name=Trad}} || T{{efn|name=Trad}} || T{{efn|name=Trad}}

| style="background: #ddd;"|Stop

|- style="background: #eee;"

Line 152 ⟶ 162:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Hayward Park station|Hayward Park]]

| — || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

| style="background: #ddd;"|—

Line 158 ⟶ 169:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Hillsdale station (Caltrain)|Hillsdale]]

|Stop || Stop

|Stop

|Stop|| — || — || —

| style="background: #ddd;"|Stop

Line 164 ⟶ 176:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Belmont station (Caltrain)|Belmont]]

| — || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

| style="background: #ddd;"|—

Line 170 ⟶ 183:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[San Carlos station|San Carlos]]

| — || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

| style="background: #ddd;"|—

Line 176 ⟶ 190:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Redwood City station|Redwood City]]

| — || R{{efn |name=A2}}{{efn |name=RC}}

|Stop

|Stop|| Stop || Stop || Stop

| style="background: #ddd;"|Stop

Line 183 ⟶ 198:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Menlo Park station|Menlo Park]]

| — || —

|—

|—|| R{{efn|name=RC}} || R{{efn|name=RC}} || R{{efn|name=RC}}

| style="background: #bbb;" |—

Line 189 ⟶ 205:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Palo Alto station|Palo Alto]]

|Stop ||Stop

|Stop

|Stop|| T{{efn|name=Trad}} || Stop{{efn |name=B2}} || Stop

| style="background: #bbb;" |Stop

Line 195 ⟶ 212:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Stanford station|''Stanford'']]{{efn |Limited service, football games only}}

| — || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

| style="background: #bbb;" |—

Line 201 ⟶ 219:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[California Avenue station|California Avenue]]

| — || —

|—

|—|| — || — || T(PM)

| style="background: #bbb;" |—

Line 207 ⟶ 226:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[San Antonio station (Caltrain)|San Antonio]]

| — || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

| style="background: #bbb;" |—

Line 213 ⟶ 233:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Downtown Mountain View station|Mountain View]]

|Stop ||Stop

|Stop

|Stop|| R{{efn |name=RC}} || R{{efn |name=RC}} || R{{efn |name=RC}}

| style="background: #bbb;" |Stop

Line 219 ⟶ 240:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Sunnyvale station|Sunnyvale]]

| — || —

|—

|—Stop|| T{{efn |name=Trad}} || T{{efn |name=Trad}} || T{{efn |name=Trad}}

| style="background: #bbb;" |Stop

|- style="background: #eee;"

Line 226 ⟶ 248:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Lawrence station (Caltrain)|Lawrence]]

| — || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

| style="background: #ddd;" |—

Line 232 ⟶ 255:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Santa Clara Transit Center|Santa Clara]]

| — || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

| style="background: #ddd;" |—

Line 238 ⟶ 262:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[College Park station (Caltrain)|''College Park'']]{{efn|Limited service intended for students}}

| — || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

| style="background: #ddd;" |—

Line 244 ⟶ 269:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[San Jose Diridon station|San Jose]]

|Stop ||Stop

|Stop

|Stop||Stop ||Stop ||Stop

| style="background: #ddd;" |Stop

Line 250 ⟶ 276:

| style="font-size: 80%;" |[[Tamien station|Tamien]]

| — || —

|—

|—|| T{{efn|name=Trad|Stop for traditional commute only (northbound trains during morning peak; southbound trains during afternoon peak).}} || T{{efn|name=Trad}} || T/R(AM){{efn |Traditional commute stop. Reverse commute stop for mornings only.}}

| style="background: #ddd;" |—

|-

| colspan="1011" style="background: #fff;" |&nbsp;

|-

! colspan="2" scope="col" |Timetable Date !! scope="col" |Weekday<br />Baby Bullets !! scope="col" |Pattern A Count !! scope="col" |Pattern A2 Count

!Pattern A3 Count
!Pattern A4 Count!! scope="col" |Pattern B Count !! scope="col" |Pattern B2 Count !! scope="col" |Pattern B3 Count

! scope="col" |Weekend Count

|-

! colspan="2" scope="row" |5 June 2004<ref name="TT040605" />

| 10 || AM:5<br />PM:5 || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

| —

Line 266 ⟶ 295:

! colspan="2" scope="row" |2 May 2005<ref name="TT050502">{{cite web |url=http://www.caltrain.com/pdf/timetable_effective_5_2_05.pdf |title=Timetables |date=2 May 2005 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=27 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050524124739/http://www.caltrain.com/pdf/timetable_effective_5_2_05.pdf |archive-date=24 May 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

| 12 || AM:6<br />PM:6 || —

|—

|—|| — || — || —

| —

Line 271 ⟶ 301:

! colspan="2" scope="row" |1 August 2005<ref name="TT050801" />

| 22 || AM:5<br />PM:5 || —

|—

|—|| AM:6<br />PM:6 || — || —

| —

Line 276 ⟶ 307:

! colspan="2" scope="row" |1 January 2011<ref name="TT110101" />

| 22 || AM:5<br />PM:5 || —

|—

|—|| AM:6<br />PM:6 || — || —

| AM:2<br />PM:2

Line 281 ⟶ 313:

! colspan="2" scope="row" |1 October 2012<ref name="TT121001" />

| 22 || AM:5<br />PM:5 || —

|—

|—|| — || AM:6<br />PM:6 || —

| AM:2<br />PM:2

Line 286 ⟶ 319:

! colspan="2" scope="row" |10 April 2017<ref name="TT170410" />

| 22 || — || AM:5<br />PM:5

|—

|—|| — || PM:6 || AM:6

| AM:2<br />PM:2

Line 294 ⟶ 328:

|—

|AM: 6<br />PM: 6

|—

|—

|—

|—

|—

|-

! colspan="2" |21 September 2024

|14

|—

|—

|—

|AM: 6<br />PM: 8

|—

|—

Line 299 ⟶ 345:

|—

|-

| colspan="1011" style="background: #fff;" |'''Notes'''<br />{{notelist|30em}}

|}

Line 313 ⟶ 359:

In response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and loss of passenger traffic, Caltrain discontinued all weekday Baby Bullet service from Monday, March 30, 2020, to August 27, 2021, and all weekend Baby Bullet service indefinitely, starting December 12, 2020.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.caltrain.com/about/MediaRelations/news/Caltrain_to_Implement_Additional_Weekday_Service_Reductions.html |title=Caltrain to Implement Additional Weekday Service Reductions |date=March 26, 2020 |publisher=Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board |accessdate=28 December 2020}}</ref> Weekday Baby Bullet service was restored on August 30, 2021, with twelve trains total: six northbound and six southbound, with three each during peak morning and afternoon commute hours.<ref name=TT210830/>

Effective September 21, 2024 with the completion of the [[Caltrain Modernization Program|Caltrain electrification project]], 14 "Express" trains run each weekday: 3 per direction during peak morning commute hours and 4 per direction during peak afternoon commute hours. Express trains make 9 stops between San Francisco 4th & King and San Jose Diridon: 22nd Street, South San Francisco, Millbrae, San Mateo, Hillsdale, Redwood City, Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Sunnyvale.

===Rolling stock===