Caltrain Takes College Football Fans to Emerald Bowl

Peninsula football fans going to the Emerald Bowl at SBC Park on Dec. 30 can be in their seats well before the kickoff thanks to Caltrain.

The University of New Mexico will face Navy in the 3rd Annual Emerald Bowl. A defensive powerhouse, UNM currently leads the Mountain West in overall defense. The Midshipmen finished their season with a victory over Army, making this Navy’s best season since 1963.

Caltrain’s regular service includes trains arriving at the San Francisco station at 11:42 a.m., 12:03 p.m. 12:42 p.m. and 1:03 p.m., in plenty of time for the 1:30 p.m. game.

After the game, Caltrain offers departures from San Francisco every half hour. Baby Bullet express trains depart at 4:13 p.m., 5:13 p.m. and 6:13 p.m., stopping at Millbrae, Hillsdale, Palo Alto, Mountain View and San Jose.

Caltrain is a tri-county partnership of San Francisco Municipal Railway, San Mateo County Transit District and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Caltrain operates 86 weekday trains between San Francisco and San Jose, with commute-hour service to Gilroy. A total of 62 trains offer service on weekends.

For Caltrain schedules and fares, call 1.800.660.4287 (or hearing-impaired only 650.508.6448).

12/22/04