Beginning June 16, 2025, Tamien Station Electric Train service temporarily suspended. Info: caltrain.com/status.
As of July 1, Caltrain will be raising its base fare by 25 cents.
In 2022, Caltrain adopted an updated Fare Structure that included a schedule of fare increases and changes. Two of those fare increases, a 50-cent base fare increase and an increase of the Monthly Pass Trip Multiplier from 24 trips to 30, were planned to go into effect July 1, 2023. Those increases were delayed in order to avoid discouraging riders from getting on board during the post-quarantine recovery.
Caltrain is currently running its highest ever service levels of 104 trains per weekday, and more weekend service than ever before. Since the launch of electric service, Caltrain has seen substantial ridership gains, with the agency seeing a 55% increase in ridership in May 2025 vs. May 2024.
Caltrain is projecting an average annual deficit of close to $75 million between FY2027 and FY2035. Without an injection of funding from a regional sales tax measure or other external sources, Caltrain will need to explore drastic service reductions, station closures and administrative cost reductions. The agency is reducing internal costs and exploring new revenue strategies to address the funding deficit, as well as working closely with regional and state partners to secure external funding.
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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