Caltrain has recorded a 3.2 percent increase in ridership during the 2016 fiscal year which concluded on June 30. For the entire year, Caltrain carried 19.2 million passengers, a 3.7 percent increase from the previous record high set during the 2015 fiscal year. Caltrain has recorded nearly six straight years of monthly ridership increases.
For high quality transport services, Caltrain implements new projects. For example, last year, the company purchased 16 train cars from Metrolink in Los Angeles to add capacity to its regular fleet. In July, the agency swapped out some older, gallery-style train equipment for newer bi-level models, as a way to increase carrying capacity and devote more resources to maintaining the older train cars.
The real answer for Caltrain’s capacity issues will the electrification of the system, which is set for 2020. Once the train network is electrified between San Francisco and San Jose, Caltrain will be able to run more frequent service, allowing the system to carry more passengers.
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