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Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board

Caltrain
Cal in black letters, with train inscribed within a red circle, all letters italicized
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Baby Bullet train at San José Diridon Station
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Local train leaving San Francisco 4th & King
Overview
Owner Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Area served San Francisco Peninsula
Santa Clara Valley
Locale San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara
Transit type Commuter rail
Number of lines 1
Number of stations 32
Daily ridership 62,416 weekdays
15,003 Saturdays
12,631 Sundays
(February 2016 average)
Headquarters San Carlos, California
Website http://www.caltrain.com
Operation
Began operation 1987
1863 (as Peninsula Commute)
Operator(s) Amtrak (1992–2012)
TransitAmerica Services (2012–present)
Reporting marks JPBX
Host railroads JPBX (San Francisco–Tamien)
Union Pacific (Tamien–Gilroy)
Character commuter railroad with level crossings
partial service on freight lines
Number of vehicles 31 locomotives
118 passenger cars
Train length 1 locomotive, 5 or 6 passenger cars
Technical
System length 77.4 mi (124.6 km)
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV 60 Hz AC overhead line (2020)
Top speed 79 mph (127 km/h)