1/15/2014 CAC Presentation on Caltrain Capacity Caltrain CAC January 15, 2014 Overview • Railroad operates on the concept of “system capacity” • Rolling stock (capacity and performance) • Signal system • Platform • Terminal • Bikes • Station facilities-Access 2 1
1/15/2014 AWR: 1997 – 2013 Caltrain Average Weekday Ridership Trend 92 trains 50,000 47,060 76 trains 45,000 96 trains 42,354 98 trains 40,000 86 trains 90 trains 96 trains 36,232 37,779 Riders 34,611 35,000 33,691 34,120 31,507 30,000 29,178 29,728 29,760 26,794 26,533 26,028 25,000 25,577 23,947 24,597 20,000 Year 3 Average Weekday Bike Ridership • 2013 saw a 15.7% increase in AWBR • Nearly the same increase as last year 5,000 4,910 4,500 4,243 4,000 3,664 3,500 2,890 3,000 BIKES BOARDINGS 2,659 2,271 2,334 2,500 1,860 2,382 2,000 1,614 1,500 1,000 500 0 4 YEAR 2
1/15/2014 Gilroy Extension Ridership • Gilroy extension ridership was declining prior to introduction of Baby Bullet service - 2001: 1,524 - 2005: 598 - 2009 counts: 393 - 2012 counts: 366 (+18 AWR) - 2013 counts: 422 (+57 AWR) • Ridership has increased 12.1% since last year • Ridership has increased 7.4% since 2009 Numbers represent cumulative ridership for 4 stations 5 2013 Maximum Loads - Top 5 Northbound Percent of High High Train Depart Leaving Max Seated Season Season Number SJ Station Load Capacity Max Load Capacity 329 8:03 AM Sunnyvale 730 112% 854 131% 323 7:45 AM Hillsdale 678 104% 793 122% 319 7:03 AM Sunnyvale 670 103% 783 121% 375 5:23 PM Redwood City 636 98% 744 114% 217 6:57 AM Hillsdale 612 94% 716 110% Southbound Percent of High High Train Depart Leaving Max Seated Season Season Number SF Station Load Capacity Max Load Capacity 376 5:33 PM Millbrae 780 120% 912 140% 370 5:14 PM Millbrae 672 103% 786 121% 278 5:56 PM Millbrae 649 100% 759 117% 366 4:33 PM Palo Alto 647 99% 757 116% 324 8:14 AM Hillsdale 590 91% 690 106% 6 3
1/15/2014 Average Trip Length Weekday average trip length for 2013 is unchanged from 2012 Average Trip Train Type Length (miles) Weekday 22.8 Baby Bullet 28.2 Peak Non-Baby Bullet 20.3 Off Peak 20.6 All Locals 20.2 7 Rolling Stock • Current fleet • Seats per 5-car consist-650 • 1720 seats removed to accommodate bikes • Standing room 8 4
1/15/2014 Options for capacity increase (lengthen trains) • Lengthen trains • Performance issue • Weight = time • Dedicating trains to dedicated trips • Infrastructure 9 Platform • Every platform has a different configuration • Platform capacity determined by fixed assets • Road crossings • Pedestrian crossings • Minihigh platforms 10 5
1/15/2014 Platform (continued) • Every platform has a different configuration • Platform capacity determined by fixed assets • Road crossings • Pedestrian crossings • Minihigh platforms • 5 stations require changes (7 have limited operational flexibility) 11 Platform 12 6
1/15/2014 Options for capacity increase (Increase service) • Current service pattern designed to balance many competing interests • It does cause capacity constraints • 2 options • “blow up” the schedule • Find the gaps 13 Signal system • Fixed wayside • Limits the number of slots that can be provided • Practical signal system headway is anywhere between 5-8 minutes 14 7
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