Caltrain Riders Campaign Touts Electrification Benefits

From Caltrain: Caltrain will be doing outreach at its San Francisco and San Jose Diridon Stations from 7 to 9 a.m. on October 24 and 25 to provide information on Caltrain Electrification and thank riders for choosing Caltrain.

The outreach team will be giving away promotional materials and answering questions on the Electrification project, while also interviewing riders about their experience riding Caltrain.

The Caltrain Electrification project is a key component of the Caltrain Modernization Program that will electrify the corridor from the San Francisco Caltrain Station at 4th and King streets to approximately the Tamien Station in San Jose, and replace diesel-hauled trains with electric trains. Electrification will improve Caltrain’s system performance, enable more frequent and/or faster train service, and reduce long-term environmental impact by reducing noise, improving regional air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Caltrain Electrification is scheduled to be operational by 2022.

For more information, visit www.CalMod.org.

Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone