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Ride Caltrain to SF Pride Parade & Celebration
Caltrain is proud to offer extra train service on Sunday morning, June 26, to accommodate crowds heading to the 52nd annual San Francisco Pride Parade and Festival. The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at Beale and Market streets and the festival will take place at Civic Center from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Caltrain will operate two northbound special event trains departing San Jose Diridon station at 7:43 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. respectively. The extra trains will be posted on Caltrain’s visual message signs at stations as #605 and #607. Caltrain will also provide additional southbound train capacity after the event, as needed.
There will be a Giants game on the day of the parade, to save time on the return trip, passengers are encouraged to buy a Day Pass or utilize the Caltrain mobile app. Clipper card users are reminded to tag on and tag off. Caltrain is a proof-of-payment system; tickets are not sold onboard trains but can be purchased at station ticket machines.
Parking at Caltrain stations costs $5.50 for the day, and permits can be purchased through ticket machines onsite. Paid parking rules are enforced throughout the day.
In addition to Sunday’s extra service, Caltrain ambassadors will be onboard the extra northbound morning trains departing San Jose Diridon Station between 7:43 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. offering free custom “Ride with Pride” stickers while supplies last.
To help make it a pleasant trip for all, Caltrain reminds fans to drink responsibly and to remember that open alcoholic beverages are prohibited on trains beginning at 9 p.m.
For more information about Caltrain schedules and fares or for help planning your trip, call Caltrain Customer Service at 1.800.660.4287 (TTY 650.508.6448) or visit www.caltrain.com.
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About Caltrain: Owned and operated by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, Caltrain provides commuter rail service from San Francisco to San Jose, with limited commute service to Gilroy. While the Joint Powers Board assumed operating responsibilities for the service in 1992, the railroad celebrated 150 years of continuous passenger service in 2014. Planning for the next 150 years of Peninsula rail service, Caltrain is on pace to electrify the corridor, reduce diesel emissions by 97 percent by 2040 and add more service to more stations.
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