Skip the Traffic!


Four Weekday Roundtrip Trains from Gilroy/Morgan Hill to San Francisco 

Say goodbye to wasted time sitting in traffic — take Caltrain for a better weekday commute.   

  • Comfortable seating, bring your coffee.  

  • Four round-trip trains weekday mornings and evenings.  

Caltrain is proud to have added a fourth train to South County in 2023 after working with the community, advocates and city/county officials.

Electrification and South County Connector Service 

 

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South Santa Clara County passengers can take the South County Connector service from Gilroy, San Martin, Morgan Hill, Blossom Hill and Capitol stations. 

San Jose Diridon Cross-Platform Transfer  

Diesel trains will continue to serve South Santa Clara County passengers with four round-trip trains between San Jose Diridon and Gilroy each weekday (except Holidays and Modified Schedule days). A three-minute cross-platform transfer at the San Jose Diridon Station makes it easy for passengers to transfer between the electric and diesel trains.   

For late northbound South County Connector trains, Express trains can be held up to two minutes, and Limited trains up to five minutes, to accommodate transfers. In cases of longer delays, passengers will need to transfer to the next Local train. In the afternoon/evening southbound direction, South County Connector trains will hold when possible, with the last South County Connector train (#822) holding as late as needed to ensure all connecting passengers are accommodated. 

Why no electric service to Gilroy? 

The tracks south of Tamien Station belong to Union Pacific, so we cannot yet provide electrified service to Gilroy. A portion of the diesel fleet will continue to provide service from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy.   

Are there plans to replace the South County diesel trains? 

Caltrain is in the process of developing a prototype battery-electric train (BEMU), which would allow the trains to leave the powered section of the tracks and continue to Gilroy using a battery. Learn more about the BEMU plan.