Capitol station (Caltrain)

Capitol is a Caltrain station located off Monterey Road near the Capitol Expressway in southern San Jose, California. The station is only served during weekday peak hours, with northbound trains in the morning and southbound trains in the evening.

Capitol
Capitol station in September 2012
Location	3400 Monterey Road San Jose, California
Coordinates	37°17′02″N 121°50′30″W
Owned by	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Line(s)	UP Coast Subdivision[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	VTA: 66, 68
Construction
Parking	379 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Fare zone 5
History
Opened	July 1, 1992[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	78 per weekday[3]  19.4%
Services
Preceding station Caltrain Following station Tamien toward San Francisco Limited Peak hours only Blossom Hill toward Gilroy Local Peak hours only
Location

The Communications Hill residential neighborhood, located just to the west, has no direct pedestrian access to the station. There are plans to construct a pedestrian bridge to link the station to the neighborhood.[4]

See also

• Capitol station (VTA) - VTA light rail station 2 miles (3.2 km) away also named for Capitol Expressway
• Capitol station (disambiguation) - other train stations with similar names

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 13.
2. Duncan, Mark (October 4, 2005). "The San Francisco Peninsula Railroad Passenger Service: Past, Present, and Future" (PDF). pp. 18, 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2018.
3. Caltrain. "2017 Annual Count Key Findings Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-29.
4. "Appendix C: Communications Hill Specific Plan Area Development Policy". Communications Hill 2 Project: Final Environmental Impact Report. City of San Jose. August 2014.

External links

• Media related to Capitol station (Caltrain) at Wikimedia Commons
• Caltrain - Capitol