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After years of debate, S.F. agency settles on spot for future Bayview Caltrain station
Since 1988, the city has been planning for a train station in Bayview. Decades later, it still hasn’t happened.
by Marina Newman
July 22, 2026, 3:45 am

Thirty-eight years after planning began, San Francisco officials have landed on a spot for a future Caltrain station in Bayview: Oakdale Avenue. The choice of Oakdale Avenue came as a result of a study from the San Francisco County Transportation Authority concluded this year. It comes after nearly four decades of back-and-forth studies that oscillated between two locations — a site on Oakdale, and one half a mile away on Evans Avenue.

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The Oakdale location won out as it consistently scored higher in anticipated ridership, climate resiliency, access, and deliverability, according to the agency’s study.

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Even on Oakdale, the build out will take time: Andrew Heidel, a planner for the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, said at a meeting on Monday evening that it may be a decade before the station breaks ground. The project will need at least $27 million in funding to move forward to the next phase, Heidel said, from state and federal funds — a hurdle.

https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/after-y...pot-for-future-bayview-caltrain-station/

A map of the location:



https://www.sfcta.org/bayview-caltrain

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Looks like Caltrain ridership is continuing to creep up slowly but surely.

The highest ridership day of the week is Tuesdays at 54,131.

Here's the breakdown for June 2026:
Total monthly ridership: 1,296,335 +24.0% 81.5% of pre-pandemic
Average weekday ridership: 48,794 +21.7% 67.4% of pre-pandemic
Average Saturday ridership: 31,126 +25.3% 187.1% of pre-pandemic
Average Sunday ridership: 24,592 +18.2% 204.7% of pre-pandemic

https://www.caltrain.com/about-caltrain/statistics-reports/ridership