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<br /> . I <br /> <br /> W, A~ \ <br />- <br /> March 8, 2004 <br /> INFORMATION ONLY <br /> Subject <br /> Caltrain Service: Baby Bullet and High Speed Rail <br /> Recommendation <br /> There is no recommendation from staff at this time. <br /> Background <br /> 1. "BabY Bullef' ExDress Trains. This spring, Caltrain will start the "Baby Buller' <br /> express service from Gilroy to San Francisco. The addition of this express train will <br /> require a change to schedules all along the right-of-way. The express train will not <br /> stop at all stations in order to keep an express schedule. <br /> The express stops will be: <br />- Þ' San Jose Diridon <br /> þ> Mountain View <br /> þ> Palo Alto <br /> þ> Hillsdale (San Mateo) <br /> þ> Millbrae <br /> þ> San Francisco <br /> All of the above stops except Hillsdale and Millbrae have the highest number of <br /> riders. The City of San Mateo (with four current stations) has the highest ridership <br /> on the Peninsula, and the Hillsdale Station is more of a mid-point between Palo <br /> Alto and Millbrae, for the express train. Millbrae was chosen as a stop due to <br /> BART and SFO. <br /> The location of stops for the express trains, and schedules for regular trains are <br /> highly dependent on the passing tracks. <br /> With the new schedule, Redwood City will have an additional two trains stopping in <br /> both directions during the weekday peak hours, and one less train during midday <br /> and evening. These three additional stops will bring the total to 76 for Redwood <br /> City during the weekday. <br /> There will be three northbound and two southbound express trains in the morning, <br />'-. and two northbound and three southbound in the evening, none of which stop in <br /> Redwood City. <br /> -1- <br />