*Caltrain continues with ?critical testing? of new electric trains.
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To complete critical electrification tests on time to begin passenger service in the fall of 2024, Caltrain will suspend transportation service on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9, asking riders to find alternatives for transportation from San Francisco. Francisco to San José and from San José to San Francisco.
Through the Caltrain company 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 the month of June.
In the page www.caltrain.com It was explained that the Bay transportation company will adjust the 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 tests of electric trains, there will be no train service between San Francisco and San José, as well as between San José and San Francisco on June 8 and 9,? he specifies.
Caltrain will provide limited bus service only at the San José Diridon, Palo Alto and Millbrae stations. There will be limited passenger capacity on buses. There are no stops between these stations and no bus service north of Millbrae.
It asks the thousands of rail transit users to "consider alternative transportation such as Muni, VTA, SamTrans, or transferring from the bus bridge in Millbrae to BART to travel to/from San Francisco."
It 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 transporting tickets. https://www.caltrain.com/media/33447.
People who intend to travel from San Francisco to Palo Alto and San José must use alternative means, such as Bart's service, which will transport them to the Millbrae station, from there there will be limited bus service. Bus service will only be available to the San José Diridon, Palo Alto and Millbrae stations.
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