*Caltrain continues “critical testing” of new electric trains.
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To complete critical electrification testing on time and begin passenger service in fall 2024, Caltrain will suspend transit service on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9, and is asking customers to seek alternative transportation options from San Francisco to San Jose and from San Jose to San Francisco.
Through the Caltrain website, with the distribution of brochures and advertisements in the application, a call was made to thousands of users to prevent delays and surprises during the second weekend of June.
On the page www.caltrain.com It was explained that the Bay Area transportation company “will adjust weekend rail service throughout 2024. There will be regular service during the month of May. The next service adjustment is scheduled for the weekend of June 8 and 9.”
“To support the testing of electric trains, there will be no train service between San Francisco and San Jose, as well as between San Jose and San Francisco on June 8 and 9,” it said.
Caltrain will provide limited bus service at the San Jose Diridon, Palo Alto and Millbrae stations only. There will be limited passenger capacity on the buses. There are no stops between these stations and no bus service north of Millbrae.
It asks the thousands of rail riders to “consider alternative transportation such as Muni, VTA, SamTrans or transferring from the Millbrae Bus Bridge to BART for travel to/from San Francisco.”
He details that “fares will be required for BART and other transit services. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we work to improve the railroad.”
For its part, the company Samtrans www.samtrans.com Share the following link to inform the population of the alternatives they will have for the transportation of passengers. https://www.caltrain.com/media/33447.
Travelers planning to travel from San Francisco to Palo Alto and San Jose will need to use alternative means, such as Bart, which will transport passengers to the Millbrae Station, from where there will be limited bus service. Bus service will only be available to the San Jose Diridon, Palo Alto and Millbrae stations.
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