Eleven straight months of ridership growth shows growing demand for new electric service
The summer is winding down, but Caltrain’s ridership is still going strong, with August 2025 having more than a million passengers, a 67% increase over August 2024. As Caltrain approaches the first anniversary of the launch of electric service, the agency continues to show strong ridership growth.
Caltrain had more than 1.07 million passengers last month, a substantial increase from approximately 643,000 in August of last year. Average weekday ridership stood at just under 40,000, a 61.5% increase from last August. Weekend ridership has been up since the launch of electrification thanks to Caltrain’s half hourly weekend service, but reached an all-time record in August with Saturdays seeing nearly 26,000 daily riders, while Sundays saw nearly 21,000 daily riders, both having more than doubled since last August.
“Caltrain is running the best service this corridor has ever seen, and our riders are taking advantage of it,” said Caltrain Executive Director Michelle Bouchard. “Eleven months of ridership growth is proof of the many benefits of fast, frequent, and reliable service. Every day, our service is reducing traffic, improving air quality and helping people get where they need to go.”
Caltrain’s historic Electrification Project was the first undertaking in North America in a generation in which diesel trains and their infrastructure components are transitioned to an electrified system. The result has delivered more service that’s faster to arrive at destinations, as well as a modern fleet that’s quieter and more comfortable while also offering new amenities such as customer-facing free Wi-Fi and accessible outlets.
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About Caltrain: Owned and operated by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, Caltrain provides rail service from San Francisco to San Jose, with commute service to Gilroy. Serving the region since 1863, Caltrain is the oldest continually operating rail system west of the Mississippi and the first railroad to convert from diesel to electric power in a generation.
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