Oakland, CA - The Capitol Corridor begins a revamped train schedule that provides an additional round trip between Oakland and Sacramento. With this change, the Capitol Corridor now offers twenty trains each weekday between the Bay Area and the State Capitol.
The updated timetables are available now at Capitol Corridor train stations and other agencies, including visitor's bureaus, hotels, universities, and regional transit groups. The new schedules are also available online at the Capitol Corridor website: http://www.amtrakcapitols.com/
Highlights of the new schedule:
The Capitol Corridor began service in December of 1991 under management by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). In July 1998, the management of the service was transferred to the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), who has managed the route for the last nine years. CCJPA oversees the service with day-to-day management support from the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). The CCJPA partners with Amtrak, Union Pacific Railroad, Caltrans and the communities comprising the CCJPA to offer frequent, cost-effective, viable and safe intercity passenger rail service.
Capitol Corridor intercity rail serves 17 stations along a 170-mile rail corridor, and offers a convenient way to travel between the Sierra Foothills, Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley/San Jose. For information call 1-877-9-RIDECC.
Media Contact: Priscilla Kalugdan, Marketing Manager
Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
(510) 464-6992