Capitol Corridor

Capitol Corridor
A Capitol Corridor train in Fremont, California, in 2024
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail, commuter rail
Locale	Northern California
First service	December 12, 1991 (1991-12-12)
Current operator(s)	Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, in partnership with Amtrak, BART, Caltrans and Transit Services America
Annual ridership	921,112 (FY23) 36.7%[a][1]
Website	capitolcorridor.org
Route
Termini	Auburn San Jose
Stops	17
Distance travelled	168 miles (270 km)
Average journey time	31⁄4 hours
Service frequency	15 round trips (weekdays) 11 round trips (weekends)
Train number(s)	520–553, 720–751
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach Class
Disabled access	Train lower level, all stations
Catering facilities	Café
Baggage facilities	Overhead bins, luggage racks
Technical
Rolling stock	California Car EMD F59PHI Siemens Charger
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Track owner(s)	UP, JPBX
Route map Capitol Corridor highlighted in black Show interactive map Legend California Zephyr to Chicago Colfax discontinued 2000 0 mi 0 km Auburn 14 mi 23 km Rocklin 18 mi 29 km Roseville American River San Joaquins to Bakersfield Coast Starlight to Seattle 35 mi 56 km Sacramento I Street Bridge over Sacramento River 49 mi 79 km Davis Fairfield–Vacaville 75 mi 121 km Suisun–Fairfield Benicia–Martinez Bridge over Carquinez Strait San Joaquins to Bakersfield 93 mi 150 km Martinez Hercules planned 112 mi 180 km Richmond 118 mi 190 km Berkeley 120 mi 193 km Emeryville Oakland–16th Street closed 1994 Oakland Maintenance Facility 125 mi 201 km Oakland–Jack London Square 130 mi 209 km Oakland Coliseum planned reroute via Coast Line 138 mi 222 km Hayward Alameda Creek ACE to Stockton–Downtown Ardenwood planned 150 mi 241 km Fremont 161 mi 259 km Santa Clara–Great America Caltrain to San Francisco 165 mi 266 km Santa Clara 168 mi 270 km San Jose 222 mi 357 km planned extension to Salinas 222 mi 357 km planned extension to Salinas Tamien Morgan Hill Gilroy Santa Clara County Monterey County Pajaro/Watsonville planned Castroville planned Salinas Coast Starlight to Los Angeles All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

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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