OAKLAND, CA – On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, the Senate passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill that would provide Amtrak, the Capitol Corridor’s operating partner, with approximately $1B in financial support. Of that $1B, a minimum of $239M would be targeted at state supported services, with includes the Capitol Corridor. The package needs to be approved by Congress and signed by the President. More Stimulus Bill Would Provide the Capitol Corridor with Emergency Funds after Sharp Ridership Declines Due to COVID-19
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Coronavirus Updates: Reduced Schedule Starting Saturday, March 21
March 6, 2020Updated: April 7, 2020
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is raising health concerns here and across the globe. The state of California is now under an emergency “shelter-in-place” order, which has resulted in a sharp ridership decline.
The Capitol Corridor is currently operating on a temporary, reduced train and bus schedule that went into effect on Saturday, March 21. This schedule allows us to manage the crisis, while maintaining core service for those essential workers who are exempt from the orders and rely on the Capitol Corridor to get where they need to go.
In an effort to ensure our customers have the most current information about how we are responding to and being impacted by this crisis, we are updating this page regularly with news about our service, how we’re keeping trains and buses clean, and how riders can change or cancel tickets.
More Coronavirus Updates: Reduced Schedule Starting Saturday, March 21
Capitol Corridor Offers 25% Discount to Oakland A’s Baseball Games
March 2, 2020MARCH 3, 2020, OAKLAND, CA – With baseball season around the corner, the Capitol Corridor has teamed up with the Oakland A’s to make it easier and more economical for fans to travel to home baseball games at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. As part of its ongoing partnership with the Oakland A’s, the Capitol Corridor is offering a train discount of 25% for fans who ride the Capitol Corridor to A’s home games at the Coliseum. The discount is good from March 1, 2020 through the end of the season, including postseason. More Capitol Corridor Offers 25% Discount to Oakland A’s Baseball Games
Capitol Corridor Shatters Ridership Records
February 11, 2020The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) today released its Annual Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) highlighting five straight years of record-breaking ridership and revenue. Ridership on Northern California’s popular intercity passenger rail service hit an all-time high of 1,777,136 riders and $38.03 million in revenue. More Capitol Corridor Shatters Ridership Records
Capitol Corridor Schedules Game-Day Train to NFC Conference Championship at Levi’s Stadium
January 2, 2020UPDATED January 14, 2020
Fans can avoid traffic, parking hassles and get an early start on tailgating while riding the train
Congratulations to the San Francisco 49ers, who will play the Green Bay Packers in the upcoming NFC Conference Championship game on Sunday, January 19, 2020. To help fans get to the game, the Capitol Corridor has scheduled a special “game-day train” to Levi’s® Stadium. More Capitol Corridor Schedules Game-Day Train to NFC Conference Championship at Levi’s Stadium