CAC Presentation on Caltrain Capacity Caltrain CAC January 15, - - PDF document

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CAC Presentation on Caltrain Capacity

Caltrain CAC January 15, 2014

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Overview

• Railroad operates on the concept of

“system capacity”

• Rolling stock (capacity and performance)
• Signal system
• Platform
• Terminal
• Bikes
• Station facilities-Access

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98 trains 96 trains 96 trains 90 trains 92 trains

AWR: 1997 – 2013

86 trains 76 trains

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24,597 26,794 26,028 29,728 33,691 29,178 25,577 23,947 26,533 29,760 31,507 34,611 36,232 34,120 37,779 42,354 47,060 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 Riders Year

Caltrain Average Weekday Ridership Trend

1,614 1,860 2,271 2,334 2,382 2,890 2,659 3,664 4,243 4,910 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 BIKES BOARDINGS YEAR

Average Weekday Bike Ridership

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• 2013 saw a 15.7% increase in AWBR
• Nearly the same increase as last year

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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

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2013 Maximum Loads - Top 5

6 Train Number Depart SJ Leaving Station Max Load Percent of Seated Capacity High Season Max Load High Season 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% Northbound Train Number Depart SF Leaving Station Max Load Percent of Seated Capacity High Season Max Load High Season 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% Southbound

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Average Trip Length

Weekday average trip length for 2013 is unchanged from 2012

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Train Type Average Trip Length (miles) Weekday 22.8 Baby Bullet 28.2 Peak Non-Baby Bullet 20.3 Off Peak 20.6 All Locals 20.2

Rolling Stock

• Current fleet
• Seats per 5-car consist-650
• 1720 seats removed to accommodate bikes
• Standing room

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Options for capacity increase (lengthen trains)

• Lengthen trains
• Performance issue
• Weight = time
• Dedicating trains to dedicated trips
• Infrastructure

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Platform

• Every platform has a different

configuration

• Platform capacity determined by fixed

assets

• Road crossings
• Pedestrian crossings
• Minihigh platforms

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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
• perational flexibility)

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Platform

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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

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Signal system

• Fixed wayside
• Limits the number of slots that can be

provided

• Practical signal system headway is

anywhere between 5-8 minutes

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