Caltrain Breaks the Ribbon in Race to Bay to Breakers

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May 13, 2013

Runners going to the Bay to Breakers presented by Craigslist, on Sunday, May 19 can conserve their energy by taking Caltrain to San Francisco.

Four special northbound express trains will provide service to the race. The Special A train will depart the Palo Alto Caltrain Station at 5:30 a.m. and express to San Francisco, arriving by 6:08 a.m.; the Special B train will leave the San Jose Diridon station at 5:20 a.m.; the Special C train will depart the Santa Clara station at 5:30 a.m.; and the Special D train also will leave at 5:30 a.m. from the San Jose Diridon station. Each train will only stop at a limited number of stations and all trains will arrive in San Francisco by 6:41 a.m.

Caltrain is once again offering One-way tickets and Day passes for pre-sale at all station ticket machines. A special day parking permit also is available for purchase at the same time. No one will be allowed to board the special trains unless in possession of a valid ticket. All customers are encouraged to arrive early to ensure enough time to purchase a ticket on the day of the event.

Customers with Clipper cards can buy a parking permit early too from the ticket vending machines by pressing the “Bay to Breakers” button and following the screen prompts.

The starting line is about 1.4 miles from the San Francisco Caltrain Station at Fourth and King streets. Participants can walk to the starting line or take Muni T-Third light rail line. After the race, three express trains to San Carlos will depart San Francisco at 1:10 p.m., 2:10 p.m. and 3:10 p.m. The trains will make all regular local weekend stops to San Jose Diridon.

Caltrain would like to remind customers that Bay to Breakers does not allow alcohol, bacpacks larger than 8.5 inches by 11 inches, or floats. Caltrain also will be live tweeting the morning of the event.  Information will be on Twitter @Caltrain_News, at www.facebook.com/caltrain or by visiting the Caltrain website.

For information about schedules and fares, call 1.800.660.4287 (TTY 650.508.6448) or visit www.caltrain.com.

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About Caltrain: Owned and operated by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, Caltrain provides commuter rail service from San Francisco to San Jose, with limited commute service to Gilroy. Caltrain has enjoyed 28 consecutive months of ridership increases, surpassing more than 50,000 average weekday riders earlier this year. While the Joint Powers Board assumed operating responsibilities for the service in 1992, the railroad will celebrate 150 years of continuous passenger service in 2014. Planning for the next 150 years of Peninsula rail service, Caltrain is on pace to electrify the corridor by 2019, reducing diesel emissions by 90 percent and adding more service to more stations.

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