SF Weekend Service Temporarily Suspended Caltrain From Saturday, February 22, Free SamTrans bus service station impacts, ticketing to Sunday, March 29, trains will be provided to connect and transit alternatives are will not serve the Caltrain riders traveling available at: caltrain.com/ nd or 22 Street stations from the Bayshore Station to SFWeekendClosure. 2020 Winter Connection on weekends in order to 22nd Street and San Francisco This closure is necessary Information for Customers accommodate construction in stations during this time. to install the overhead catenary tunnels needed for the Caltrain Buses are ADA accessible system, which will supply Electrification project. Trains and will have limited onboard power to trains after the Pay for Parking with will originate and terminate capacity for luggage and launch of electrified service at the Bayshore Station. bikes. Details regarding in 2022. Caltrain Mobile Caltrain Mobile now allows During the weekend closures, riders may want to consider users to pay for parking through other available public transit options: their phones. The app, which launched in February 2018, has been downloaded nearly Caltrain connects to BART VTA 181 goes from 300,000 times and more than at the Millbrae Transit Center San Jose Diridon to 1.1 million tickets have been Fremont and Warm Springs New Life Fellowship Praise Team entertains riders on the SamTrans' ECR connects BART Celebration Train. purchased through the app. San Mateo County to The new feature offers Daly City BART Amtrak Capitol Corridor users the option to purchase connects from San Jose CELEBRATING a Caltrain Daily Parking Permit. MUNI's 8-Bayshore, Diridon and Santa Clara Workers get tunnels ready for electrified service. After selecting the option, 4 9-San Bruno and T-Third stations to Coliseum BART. 4 users can select the station 1 Street light rail line all serve they parked at and input their the Bayshore Caltrain Station E-bike share vendors Caltrain Connection is produced by the Peninsula Corridor Joint KING’S LEGACY parking space number, allowing Baywheels and JUMP are Powers Board. Comments, them to pay for parking in SamTrans' 292, 397 and 398 Since 1985, Caltrain has to the Peninsula, as well as located at the Bayshore questions, contributions and seconds without requiring the connect San Mateo County to run a special train on Dr. Martin organizing multiple events Station suggestions should be directed to: use of a ticket vending machine. downtown San Francisco Luther King Jr. Day to offer our throughout San Francisco. The feature was introduced Dan Lieberman, Editor community a chance to come Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a soft launch on December 18. [email protected] together and celebrate the good Day is not just a holiday; Caltrain Connection works of an American hero. it is a call for service to one’s continued on page 4 occasional and weekend riders P.O. Box 3006 On Monday, January 20, community and a reminder that PPayay fforor PParkingarking San Carlos, CA 94070-1306 headed to special events, day over 800 Peninsula residents we all have a role to play in the continued from page 1 trips, sporting events, visiting Contributing Writers boarded the MLK Jr. Celebration struggle to make our nation friends and shopping. The Buy Tasha Bartholomew Train in San Jose, Palo Alto and more equal and more just. In that time, more than 1,000 Again feature allows riders to Alex Eisenhart San Mateo. While aboard, the Caltrain is honored to permits were sold through the purchase the same ticket as New Life Fellowship Praise acknowledge Dr. King and to app, with no reported issues. they have purchased in the past Caltrain Board of Directors Team, led by Caltrain employee help our riders celebrate the This is the first feature of its with a single touch. Ticket prices Dave Pine, chair Devora “Dev” Davis, vice chair Tomisha Young, entertained day together and learn more kind in the Bay Area, and was are the same as paper tickets Jeannie Bruins the crowds and properly about what he did and what one of the most requested and there are no additional Cindy Chavez set the mood. The onboard he means to us. As he said updates by Caltrain Mobile fees. Tickets for multiple people Ron Collins Martin Luther King Jr. trivia himself, “I want young men users. can be purchased and used Steve Heminger Charles Stone contest was fiercely competitive, and young women who are Caltrain Mobile allows riders on a single phone. Tickets are Shamann Walton as Caltrain’s official MLK Jr. not alive today but who will to bypass ticketing machines activated immediately upon Monique Zmuda Day T-shirts were very much in come into this world with new before boarding at stations. The purchase and the rules are the demand. privileges and new opportunity, app offers One-Way, Day Pass same as the ticket machine. Jim Hartnett Executive Director Caltrain partners with I want them to know and see and Zone Upgrade digital tickets Future app updates could the Northern California that these new privileges and for adults and passengers who include trip planning and real- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. opportunity did not come qualify for discounted fare. time departure information, Community Foundation in without somebody suffering and Caltrain Mobile is ideal for among other functions. www.caltrain.com 1.800.660.4287 bringing the Celebration Train sacrificing for them.” EEVENTSVENTS CCALENDARALENDAR HOLI AIN DAY TR Take Caltrain to these special events. 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