Caltrain To Talk South San Francisco Station Construction

From Caltrain: Caltrain will host a community meeting on Thursday, November 2, to discuss how both the South San Francisco Station Improvement Project and the Caltrain Electrification Project will affect South San Francisco.

Construction on the South San Francisco Caltrain Station is scheduled to begin in November. The project consists of track work, signal work, a new 700-foot center boarding platform and a new pedestrian underpass connecting the platform to Grand Avenue and Poletti Drive. The project will make the station safer and fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Caltrain Electrification is a key component of the Caltrain Modernization Program that will electrify the Caltrain corridor from San Francisco’s 4th and King Station to approximately the Tamien Station in San Jose, and convert diesel-hauled trains to Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains. Work in the South San Francisco area will include tree pruning and removal, foundation and pole installation and the construction of a traction power substation. The Electrification Project will improve Caltrain 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.

The public meeting will be held at the following time and place:

• November 2, 2017, 6:00 p.m.
• Embassy Suites San Francisco Airport, Presidio Room
• 250 Gateway Boulevard
• South San Francisco, CA 94080

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