Bay Area Transportation Tidbits

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Oakland-San Jose line adds trains each way

Michael Cabanatuan
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
San Francisco Chronicle

The Capitol Corridor rail service has added three trains in each direction between Oakland and San Jose, making it more convenient for commuters between the East Bay and Silicon Valley.

Seven trains now travel in each direction between the two cities, including three southbound trains during the morning commute and three northbound during the evening commute.

The Capitol Corridor was able to increase the service after paying about $60 million for Union Pacific Railroad to add tracks and signals on the congested stretches.

Four trains in each direction were added between Oakland and Sacramento after the Capitol Corridor paid about $12 million for track improvements between Davis and Sacramento.

The intercity rail service, funded by the state but operated by Amtrak, runs 16 daily trains in each direction. One train starts in Auburn and another concludes its run there; all 16 make the trip between Sacramento and Oakland. Last year, Capitol Corridor trains carried 1.3 million passengers.