Bike Parking Again Available At Palo Alto Caltrain Station

The Bikestation at the Palo Alto Caltrain Station is back in business, offering a simple and convenient way to combine train-riding with cycling at one of Caltrain’s busiest stops.

Housed in the former Southern Pacific baggage room on the west side of the historic train station, Bikestation Palo Alto had been closed for seismic upgrades and other construction at the transit center.

A grand opening ceremony is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, although a handful of cyclists have already begun to sign up and are using the facility.

Bikestation will be open initially for bike-parking only but its full array of retail and repair services will be added later, after Caltrain completes some construction on the platform near the building, according to Jeff Selzer, general manager of Palo Alto Bicycles, Bikestation’s operator.

Cyclists who don’t need their bikes on both ends of their trips can park them at Bikestation-type facilities and pick them up on their return.

Although not a Caltrain-sponsored facility, Bikestation at Palo Alto should facilitate increased ridership on the train by cyclists, since bike space can be at a premium on popular trains such as the Baby Bullets, which serve Palo Alto.

Caltrain has just begun work on a bicycle master plan aimed at enhancing bike access at stations along on the rail system, and Caltrain’s first bike parking facility is expected to open soon at the San Francisco station.

For more information about Bikestation Palo Alto or to sign up on line, visit www.bikestation.org.

For more information about Caltrain or its bicycle program, call 1.800.660.4287 (TTY only 650.508.6448).

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Bikestation Palo Alto contact: Jeff Selzer, 650.328.7411

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