Changes to Silicon Valley bus and rail schedules are being made this month. As regular service is being operated today (October 9), the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) made changes to several bus line schedules in Santa Clara County. Some of the schedule changes enable better connections with the Caltrain commuter rail service. Read up on the service changes here and learn how YOU will be affected by these changes.
Speaking of Caltrain: several fare changes were made on October 1:
- The price of a monthly Caltrain parking pass was raised from $55.00 to $82.50. This is because Caltrain changed their basis of a “month” to 15 days from 10 days.
- Caltrain riders will pay an additional 25 cents per zone they travel
- Caltrain 8-ride tickets are no longer available for purchase. Current 8-ride tickets will no longer be valid after October 31.
This is in addition to the changes Caltrain made to its Monday thru Friday schedule, to increase “operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.” These changes were approved by Caltrain’s Joint Powers Board back in August.
What are your thoughts on the schedule and fare changes at VTA and Caltrain? Please discuss them in comments below.
Eugene Bradley
Founder, Silicon Valley Transit Users