Caltrain Electrification Construction Continues This Weekend

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PALO ALTO, Calif. – Construction continues for Caltrain’s electrification project between Hillsdale and Palo Alto stations.

Over the weekend, from July 22^nd-23rd, Caltrain is suspending service between Hillsdale and Palo Alto stations. This will allow accommodation for “Caltrain electrification construction and testing.” In a press release, Caltrain stated that crews will erect poles and hang wires for its OCS, or overhead catenary system.

The closure comes at about the halfway point through its schedule for 2023. The construction is part of Caltrain’s larger electrification project which expects to have passenger service by Fall of 2024. So far, “construction crews have installed 59 poles this year along with over 431,000 feet of wire.”

Caltrain’s electrification project is “the first undertaking in North America in a generation in which diesel trains and their infrastructure components are transitioned to an electrified system. The project will improve the customer experience by increasing the number of trains, modernizing service and adding new safety elements.”

For current Caltrain customers, Caltrain encourages its patrons to use alternative bus bridge service.