Caltrain Riders in Luck March 16

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March 12, 2013

Go green this St. Patrick’s Day by taking Caltrain to San Francisco Saturday, March 16. Caltrain riders not only reduce their carbon footprint but avoid city traffic jams and expensive parking fees when they take the train.     

The 162^nd St. Patrick's Day parade starts at 11:30 a.m. at Second and Market streets in downtown San Francisco.  Caltrain riders can take the train to the final San Francisco stop at Fourth and King streets.  From there, simply cross the street and board Muni’s N-Judah or T-Third Metro Service and get off at the Montgomery Street Muni station, the start of the parade route. People also can take Muni to the all-day St. Patrick’s Day Festival, which will be held at Joe Alioto Performing Arts Plaza, just outside San Francisco City Hall. 

Caltrain offers hourly service on weekends plus two round-trip Baby Bullet express trains.  The last Saturday train leaves San Francisco at 12:01 a.m. and makes all weekend local stops to San Jose.  Caltrain does not allow alcohol on trains after 9 p.m. following a special event. Disruptive passengers will be asked to detrain.

For more information about Caltrain 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.