Caltrain Takes Football Fans to Shrine Game on Jan. 15

Peninsula football fans going to the East West Shrine Game at SBC Park on Jan. 15 can avoid traffic and parking hassles by taking Caltrain. The San Francisco Caltrain Station is one block from the stadium.

An annual event since 1925, the game raises money and public awareness for 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children.

This year, the West Team features three members of the No. 5 California Golden Bears including Bay Area native Lorenzo Alexander; J.J. Arrington, the second leading rusher in the nation; and Geoff McArthur, one of the nation's top receivers and a leading All-American candidate.

Caltrain’s regular weekend service includes trains arriving at the San Francisco station at 9:36 a.m. and 10:36 a.m., in plenty of time for the 11 a.m. kickoff. After the game, Caltrain offers departures from San Francisco every hour on the hour.

Caltrain is a tri-county partnership of San Francisco Municipal Railway, San Mateo County Transit District and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Caltrain operates 86 weekday trains between San Francisco and San Jose, with commute-hour service to Gilroy. A total of 62 trains offer service on weekends.

For Caltrain schedules and fares, call 1.800.660.4287 (or TDD hearing-impaired only 650.508.6448).

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