Draft Recommendation for Caltrain’s Long Range Service Vision

825,000 FEWER MILES DRIVEN EACH DAY
Resulting from drivers who switch to Caltrain. That’s like taking 16,000 trips between SF and SJ off the road each day

110 FEWER METRIC TONS OF C02 EMISSIONS EACH DAY
Resulting from full electrification of our fleet
and drivers switching to Caltrain

51,000 NEW JOBS CREATED
Total full- and part-time jobs along the corridor resulting from Caltrain investment*

$40.8 BILLION IMPACT ON THE REGION
Total impact on regional spending and economic activity resulting from Caltrain investment*

* Values are for 2018–2070 and are in present (2018) value using a discount rate of 4.0%

TOTAL CAPITAL COSTS*
including all projects from SF to Gilroy, knitting together a connected corridor with greatly improved service.

2040 ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS*
Caltrain is one of the leanest, most efficient transit services in the country. Today’s annual operating and maintenance costs are $135 million, and 73% is covered by fares. The vision would benefit from a similarly high farebox recovery ratio.

OUR WORK TOWARD THE VISION IS ALREADY UNDERWAY
Thanks to the $2 billion investment in the Caltrain Electrification Project, we are already laying the foundation for implementing the vision. We will deliver this vision in steps and will be mapping out the sequence of near term priorities in the second phase of the Caltrain Business Plan. In order to fully implement the vision, new local, regional, state, and federal resources will be required. Read more about our upcoming electrified service at calmod.org.

* Capital and operating costs are in present (2018) value

GETTING READY TO DELIVER THE VISION
Growing Caltrain service will also require Caltrain to grow as an agency. The organization will need to be strengthened and resourced in a way that helps deliver major capital projects and expanded operations throughout the corridor. The Caltrain Business Plan includes a detailed evaluation of organizational options that should be considered to make the vision a reality. The full organizational assessment is available on the Service Vision page.