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=== Inaugural service ===
On August 10, 2024, Caltrain concluded its tests of the Stadler KISS on the line with a non-revenue special run from 4th and King to Diridon Station and back.<ref name="First Pax 2024">{{cite web | title=Caltrain Welcomes First Passengers on New Electric Trains | website=Caltrain | date=August 10, 2024 | url=https://www.caltrain.com/news/caltrain-welcomes-first-passengers-new-electric-trains | access-date=August 11, 2024}}</ref> Caltrain Board Chair Dev Davis, Governor [[Gavin Newsom]], [[Federal Railroad Administration]] chair [[Amit Bose (government official)|Amit Bose]], U.S. Senator [[Alex Padilla]], U.S. Representatives [[Nancy Pelosi]], [[Kevin Mullin]] and [[Anna Eshoo]], [[California State Transportation Agency]] chief Toks Omishakin, noted transit advocates and state legislators [[Phil Ting]] and [[Scott Wiener]], and the mayors of San Francisco and San Jose, [[London Breed]] and [[Matt Mahan]], respectively, were among the passengers.<ref name="Forrest 2024">{{cite web | title=Press Kit |last=Forrest|first=Julia| website=Canva | date=August 10, 2024 | url=https://www.canva.com/design/DAGLyjeLzxo/d_tHBkjd5J-6WIAvchWrOQ/view?utm_content=DAGLyjeLzxo | access-date=August 11, 2024}}</ref> Revenue service began the next day, and iswas scheduled to ramp up to its highest frequency by September 21.{{update after|2024|09|21}}<ref name="Cano 2024">{{cite web | last=Cano | first=Ricardo | title=Why California's high-speed rail project could look different if Trump regains the presidency | website=San Francisco Chronicle | date=August 11, 2024 | url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/california-high-speed-rail-trump-19628640.php | access-date=August 11, 2024}}</ref> On that date, Caltrain held a celbration to mark the launch of the new schedule, and offered free rides throughout the day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.caltrain.com/launchparty |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216133902/https://www.caltrain.com/launchparty |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |url-status=live |title=The Future of Caltrain is Here |publisher=Caltrain}}</ref>
 
==Funding==