Beginning June 16, 2025, Tamien Station Electric Train Service Temporarily Suspended. Info: caltrain.com/status
Media Contact: Mahmoud Abunie, 650.730.6201
Bike to Wherever Days will return from Thursday, May 15, through Saturday, May 17, and Caltrain is ready and able to help Bay Area cyclists get to wherever they want to go.
Caltrain, in partnership with the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) and San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC), and in recognition of National Bike Month, is co-sponsoring energizer stations at Caltrain Stations across the three counties the rail agency serves. Caltrain is also hosting additional energizer stations at San Francisco, Millbrae, San Mateo and Mountain View stations. Energizer stations will be equipped with snacks, coffee, free swag and much more in order to welcome bike riders.
Currently, approximately 20% of Caltrain riders access the system with a bicycle. Caltrain has more on-board bike space than any train system in the country but space on the bike cars is filling up. People are encouraged to use the bike lockers or the free bike valet service on Townsend Street in San Francisco, especially if they do not need a bike on both ends of their journey. The eLockers and bike valet provide customers with easy to use, secure facilities and help alleviate some of the demand for bike space on trains.
In addition to the bike parking improvements, Caltrain is also installing signage on the platforms that show customers where the bike car doors are located. These stencils help guide customers with bikes to the bike cars while also helping other riders to access the non-bike cars.
People who use bikes to access Caltrain can take advantage of more than 350 bicycle eLockers at 22 Caltrain stations, including several new spaces that accommodate large bikes designed to carry a passenger. Standard eLocker rates can be as low as 5 cents per hour, with large bike rates of 8 cents per hour. Caltrain is currently giving 100 free hours of bicycle parking at Caltrain-owned eLockers to riders when they download the easy-to-use BikeLink app and use it to access a BikeLink locker at a Caltrain station for the first time. The eLocker installations provide customers with an easy to use, secure facility and help alleviate some of the demand for bike space on trains. The eLockers are funded from the Bay Area Air Quality District and the State of California.
Caltrain is a cosponsor of Bike to Wherever Days, along with its sister agencies SamTrans and the San Mateo County Transportation Authority.
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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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