Capitol Corridor

Capitol Corridor
A Capitol Corridor train in Fremont, California, in 2024
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail, commuter rail
LocaleNorthern California
First serviceDecember 12, 1991 (1991-12-12)
Current operator(s)Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, in partnership with Amtrak, BART, Caltrans and Transit Services America
Annual ridership921,112 (FY23) Increase 36.7%[a][1]
Websitecapitolcorridor.org
Route
TerminiAuburn
San Jose
Stops17
Distance travelled168 miles (270 km)
Average journey time314 hours
Service frequency15 round trips (weekdays)
11 round trips (weekends)
Train number(s)520–553, 720–751
On-board services
Class(es)Coach Class
Disabled accessTrain lower level, all stations
Catering facilitiesCafé
Baggage facilitiesOverhead bins, luggage racks
Technical
Rolling stock
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Track owner(s)UP, JPBX
Route map
Map Capitol Corridor highlighted in black
Colfax
discontinued
2000
0 mi
0 km
Auburn
14 mi
23 km
Rocklin
18 mi
29 km
Roseville
35 mi
56 km
Sacramento SacRT light rail
49 mi
79 km
Davis
Fairfield–Vacaville
75 mi
121 km
Suisun–Fairfield
93 mi
150 km
Martinez
Hercules
planned
112 mi
180 km
Richmond Bay Area Rapid Transit
118 mi
190 km
Berkeley
120 mi
193 km
Emeryville
Oakland–16th Street
closed
1994
125 mi
201 km
Oakland–Jack London Square
130 mi
209 km
Oakland Coliseum Bay Area Rapid Transit Oakland International Airport
planned reroute
via Coast Line
138 mi
222 km
Hayward
Ardenwood
planned
150 mi
241 km
Fremont Altamont Corridor Express
161 mi
259 km
Santa Clara–Great America Altamont Corridor Express Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
165 mi
266 km
Santa Clara–University Caltrain Altamont Corridor Express
168 mi
270 km
San Jose Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Caltrain Altamont Corridor Express
222 mi
357 km
future extension
to Salinas
222 mi
357 km
future extension
to Salinas
Tamien Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Caltrain
Morgan Hill Caltrain
Gilroy Caltrain
Pajaro/Watsonville
planned
Castroville
planned
Salinas

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

The Capitol Corridor is a 168-mile (270 km) passenger train route in Northern California operated by Amtrak between San Jose, in the Bay Area, and Auburn, in the Sacramento Valley. The route is named after the two points most trains operate between, San Jose (which was the first state capital of California) and Sacramento (the current capital, with the State Capitol building). The route runs roughly parallel to I-880 and I-80. Some limited trips run between Oakland and San Jose. A single daily round trip runs between San Jose and Auburn, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Capitol Corridor trains started in 1991.

Like all regional trains in California, the Capitol Corridor is operated by a joint powers authority. The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) is governed by a board that includes two elected representatives from each of eight counties the train travels through. The CCJPA contracts with the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District to provide day-to-day management of the service, Amtrak to operate the trains, and Transit Services America to maintain the rolling stock (locomotives and passenger cars). The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) provides the funding to operate the service and also owns the rolling stock.


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  1. ^ "Amtrak Fiscal Year 2023 Ridership" (PDF). Amtrak. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.