Caltrain 2014 On-Board Survey
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Comments
Corey, Canapary & Galanis
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101 COST TOO HIGH FOR 2 ZONE.
101 PLEASE DO A BETTER JOB OF ENFORCING THE "SHORT AND QUIET" CELL PHONE POLICY.
CONDUCTORS SHOULD SPEAK TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISREGARDING IT.
101 ADD A SB TRAIN BETWEEN 7:30 PM - 8:40 PM, WIFI SO EVERYONE QUITS WHINING.
101 REAL TIME WEBSITE
101 NEED MORE TRAIN STOP AT SAN MATEO!
102 MY ONLY CONCERN WOULD BE THE SCHEDULE SOMETIMES THE TRAIN SCHEDULE DOES NOT
WORK WITH MY WORK SCHEDULE.
102 THE RESTROOM OFTEN SMELL BAD AND IT LINGERS INTO OTHER AREAS
102 CLIPPER IS AWFUL. AN ANCIENT SYSTEM. TAGGING NOT NEEDED FOR MONTHLY AUTO UPDATES,
STAFF ON TRAINS 102 ARE GREAT NEED MORE BIKE SPACES-IT GETS VERY BUSY AND THERE HAVE
BEEN MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY.
102 ENFORCE THAT PEOPLE HAVE A TAG ON BIKE, DO NOT LET THEM RIDE IF THEY DON’T.
102 TRAINS RUN LATE, ESPECIALLY LOCAL TRAINS....MORNING TRAINS ARE USUALLY GOOD ON TIME,
AND COMMUTE HOUR TIMING IS GREAT, BUT MIDDAY IS NO GOOD.
102 PLEASE ADD WIFI
142 SAFETY IMPROVE - WEIRD PEOPLE TEND TO STAY ON STATION.
142 BULLY CONDUCTORS NEED TO STOP!
142 THE RESTROOM ON THE OLDER TRAINS ARE TOO SMALL FOR AN ADULT. ONE CAN'T USE THE
TOILET WITHOUT CONSTANTLY ELBOWING THE WALL. AIRPLANES HAVE LARGER LAVATORIES
AND A BETTER USEABLE FAUCET. MAJOR DELAYS ARE HANDLED POORLY. ONLY PIECES OF
INFORMATION ARE TOLD TO THE CONDUCTORS AND PASSENGERS WHO ARE OFTEN LEFT
WAITING IN THE COLD FOR HOURS.
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142 MOUNTAIN VIEW STATION IS APPALLINGLY TRASHY. EVERY DAY LIKE THIS-GETTING WORSE AND
WORSE. CIG BUTTS ALL OVER WHERE YOU CROSS TRACKS TO NORTHBOUND SIDE (AT NORTH
CROSSING) AND TICKETS AND TRASH ALL OVER LIGHT RAIL TRACKS. BY CONTRAST, REDWOOD
CITY IS LOVELY-NO TRASH OR CIGS AT ALL. THOSE CIG DISPOSAL CANS THAT WERE IN SAN
CARLOS (GONE NOW) WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR MOUNTAIN VIEW.
142 YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST DAY THAT MY TRAIN WAS LATE AND ARRIVED YEARLY TO MY FINAL
STOP
142 CURRENTLY RIDING A TRAIN WITH A DELAY TIME, ANNOUNCEMENT AT STATION NOT CLEAR AND
800 LINE PEOPLE SHOULD BE MORE ON THE BALL REGARDING DELAY.
142 MAKE MORE BULLETS! HAVE WIFI!
142 THANKS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK!
142 CALTRAIN
142 IN THE EVENT, A CALTRAIN CUSTOMER DOES NOT HAVE A TICKET, THEIR ID SHOULD BE SCANNED
TO SEE IF THEY ARE A REPEAT OFFENDER (NOT NECESSARILY HAVING RECEIVED A CITATION). IF
SO-NO MATTER WHAT "EXCUSE" IS GIVEN-THAT PERSON SHOULD SHOW ID, DEFINITELY RECEIVE
A CITATION.
142 PLEASE BRING BACK HALF-HOURLY MID-DAY SERVICE. ONE HOUR IS TOO LONG TO WAIT IF
ANYTHING GOES WRONG.
142 SECOND TIME RIDING, I THINK IT’S AWESOME. GETS ME TO REDWOOD CITY ON TIME, THANK
YOU FOR THE GREAT JOB. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK CALTRAIN. GOD BLESS.
142 OVERALL, I'M VERY SATISFIED WITH THE DAY TO DAY SERVICE CALTRAIN PROVIDES. THE STAFF
ARE TYPICALLY FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL AND FOR THE MOST PART THE SYSTEM RUNS ON TIME.
MY MAJOR CONCERN IS WITH LENGTHY DELAYS AND HOW CALTRAIN KEEPS RIDERS INFORMED.
THE ELECTRONIC SIGNS HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT HELPFUL, BUT MORE FREQUENT UPDATES ARE
NEEDED, ESPECIALLY FOR NON-SMART PHONE USERS. ALSO, MORE ELECTRONIC OUTLETS AND
WIFI PLEASE.
142 CALTRAIN IS UNBEARABLE ON GIANTS GAME NIGHTS: DRINKING SHOULD BE BANNED OR
RESTRICTED TO "TAILGATE" CARS. MORE TRAINS NEED TO BE OPERATED WITH SPECIAL GAME
TRAINS FOR DRUNK BASEBALL FANS. OTHERWISE, THE TRAIN EXPERIENCE IS UNFAIR TO
CALTRAIN'S CORE CONSTITUENT: DAILY COMMUTERS.
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142 BETTER ORGANIZING OF BIKES, STACKING BIKES BY DESTINATION DOESN’T WORK IN PEAK
COMMUTE. BETTER SOLUTIONS ARE CURRENTLY USED BY OTHER RAIL NET WORKS. BETTER DATA
AT STATIONS DURING DELAYS.
142 NEED MORE BIKE CARS ON PEAK HOUR TRAINS.
142 PLEASE ADD MORE TRAINS FROM ZONE 1 TO ZONE 2
143 THERE ARE SO MANY DELAYS WITHOUT PROPER OR ACCURATE UPDATES FROM WORKERS.
WORKERS ARE RUDE TO CUSTOMERS DURING DELAYS. I AM NOT A HAPPY RIDER. ALSO WHERE IS
THE WIFI? IT'S SILICON VALLEY FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. FOR WHAT WE PAY THERE SHOULD BE
WIFI.
143 I THINK ITS REQUIRED WIFI IN THE CALTRAIN. THERE ARE A LOT OF ENGINEERS IN THE BAY AREA
AND WIFI IS REALLY NECESSARY.
143 FROM OUT OF TOWN. MY ONE AND ONLY TIME ON THE TRAIN THERE WAS A FATALITY SO WE
HAD TO GET OUT OF THE TRAIN BEING TOLD WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
143 MYSELF MY DAUGHTER AND HER 2 KIDS WERE ON OUR WAY FROM LAWRENCE TO SF WHEN AT
10:30 THE TRAIN STOPPED AT MV DUE TO A FATALITY AT SAN ANTONIO. WE ALL WERE ORDERED
OFF THE TRAIN. THE CALTRAIN WORKERS TRIED TO HANDLE THE SITUATION AS BEST THEY COULD
SO MY FAMILY AND I WALKED AROUND MV FOR AN HOUR THEN CAME BACK. ANOTHER TRAIN
CAME AT 11:40 TO SF. IT WAS A SMALL INCONVENIENCE COMPARED TO THE PERSON WHO DIED
SADLY. THANKS FOR GREAT SERVICE. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. PS, JESUS CHRIST LOVES YOU ALL.
143 I AM A FREQUENT RIDER AND RARELY DO I SEE PROBLEMS WITH TRAINS. IF ANY ARISE IT'S
ALWAYS HANDLED IN A COURTEOUS AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER.
143 INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRAVELERS WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WERE NOT CLEAR. THEY TOLD
US TO CATCH THE NORTHBOUND TRAIN ON THE SOUTH SIDE PLATFORM AND THEN IT CAME
FROM THE OTHER SIDE. WE HAD TO RUN. POOR COMMUNICATION.
143 FREE WIFI WITH CLIPPER CARD MONTHLY PASS. ALSO PLEASE CONSIDER A BAR CAR. YOU WOULD
MAKE A MINT OVERNIGHT.
143 CALTRAIN TOOK GOOD CARE OF PASSENGERS BY PROVIDING BUS SERVICE TO THE NEXT STATION
DUE TO INTERRUPTED SERVICE, FATALITY. WELL COORDINATED.
143 I AM NOT A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR SURVEY. TODAY IS MY FIRST TIME IN CALTRAIN AND DUE TO
SOME ACCIDENT HAD TO SUFFER DURING MY TRAVEL. RATING IS BIASED AS IT'S BASED ON JUST
ONE DAY.
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143 MOST DAYS I ENJOY CALTRAIN. MY PROBLEM IS DAYS WHERE THERE ARE DELAYS. THERE'S NO
ONE TO ASK AT THE STATION AND CONDUCTORS OFTEN KNOW LITTLE. WHEN AT A STATION
AFTER MAJOR DELAYS THERE ARE NO REAL TIME UPDATES VISIBLE ON WHEN THE NEXT TRAIN IS.
A MAP OF ALL CURRENT TRAINS LIKE SF MUNI SUBWAY WOULD BE USEFUL.
143 HEY I'M <> AND I AM FROM INDIA. THIS IS THE BEST SERVICE I HAVE EVER BEEN IN FROM ONE
PLACE TO ANOTHER. SAFETY, SECURITY AND TO REACH MY DESTINATION ON TIME IS WHAT
CALTRAIN DOES AND I CANNOT IMAGINE MY DAY WITHOUT BOARDING IT.
143 THE TRAINS FROM SF ARE REALLY FULL OF PEOPLE AFTER 5 PM.
143 I AM GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH RIDING CALTRAIN BUT THIS EXPERIENCE WAS REALLY
FRUSTRATING. I DON'T WANT TO SOUND CALLOUS BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN
THE AREA AND I FEEL LIKE CALTRAIN SHOULD ALREADY HAVE A PLAN FOR THIS. IN ADDITION
CALTRAIN SHOULD BE TAKING MEASURES TO PREVENT THIS.
143 TRAIN RIDES ARE VERY PLEASANT.
143 TOOK A LOT OF TIME OUT OF MY DAY. I HAD PLANS WHICH ARE NOW CUT SHORT.
143 WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE CHARGING STATIONS POINTS I THE TRAIN.
143 THERE SHOULD BE MORE TRAINS. EVERY HOUR EVEN IN THE EVENING IT'S NOT FUN WAITING AN
HOUR TO LEAVE SF BUT I LOVE CALTRAIN.
143 BETTER THAN SOCIAL METRO LINK.
143 WOULD BE HELPFUL IF CALTRAIN HAD REAL TIME UPDATES ON SCHEDULE IE EMAIL NOTICE IF
THERE IS ANY DELAY.
143 THIS TRAIN IS 20 MINUTES LATE WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. DESPITE THE DELAY EVERYTHING IS
FINE.
143 THE RESTROOMS ARE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM, DIRTY, UNKEMPT PAPERS ALL OVER SMALL.
143 THEY SHOULD COMPENSATE THEIR CUSTOMER WHEN A TRAIN IS LATE LIKE IF IT’S 30 MIN LATE
THE RIDE SHOULD BE FREE. MORE OF LIKE THE JAPAN'S TRANSPORTATION.
143 THANK YOU FOR THE SURVEY.
143 THEY SHOULD HAVE TRAIN NUMBERS ON THE SIDE OF THE CALTRAIN. AND AN ONBOARD
DISPLAY FOR NEXT STOP WOULD BE HELPFUL.
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143 YOU GUYS ARE THE BIGGEST REASON I DON’T HAVE TO HAVE A CAR. BETWEEN YA'LL AND VTA, I
GET AROUND JUST FINE.
143 WHENEVER THERE IS A DELAY DUE TO WHATEVER, IT IS ALWAYS CHAOS, NO INFO, NO DIRECTION
FOR THE RIDERS. I JUST WENT THROUGH A BUS BRIDGE, YOUR SERVICE IS INEPT AND LACKING!
TAKING TWO HOURS TO GO 5 STOPS! TRAINS ARE ALSO WAY TOO CROWDED, VERY HARD TO GET
A SEAT.
150 I HAVE BEEN TAKING CALTRAIN FOR TWO MONTHS AND IT HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY POSITIVE
EXPERIENCE. IN COMPARISON WITH MTA (NYC SUBWAY SYSTEM), CALTRAIN IS OUTSTANDING.
EXCELLENT SERVICE! I’M FROM BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
150 WAY TOO CROWDED ON COMMUTE TIMES. STANDING ROOM ONLY IN AISLES WHICH ISN'T
ALLOWED AT OTHER TIMES. ALSO, MORE BIKE CARS ARE NEEDED. I AFTER BOARDED WITH MY
BIKE AT MILLBRAE (HEADING SOUTH) AT 5 OR 6 AND AM OFTEN TURNED AWAY DUE TO
OVERCROWDED BIKE CARS. THEN I'M LATE TO TRANSFER TO HGWY 17 BUS.
150 I LOVE CALTRAIN! PRICES ARE REASONABLE AND TIMES RELIABLE.
150 I DON'T LIKE HOW THE NEWER TRAINS DON'T HAVE ANY PRIVATE SEATING AND THEY GET
EXTREMELY HOT. I REALLY HATE THAT YOU CAN'T USE YOUR DEBIT CARD AT SOME STATIONS, IT'S
REALLY INCONVENIENT.
150 NEED COFFEE DONUTS IN THE MORNINGS.
150 KEY IS TO ACCOMMODATE MORE BICYCLES-THIS IS BIGGEST PROBLEM DURING PEAK TIMES.
150 KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
150 HORRIBLE FREQUENCY IN THE EVENING AND WEEKENDS.
150 MEETING EXPECTATIONS SO FAR EXCEPT CALTRAIN BEING UP TO ONE HOUR LATE.
150 GOOD SERVICE OVERALL. TIME TABLE TAKES SOME GETTING USE TO.
150 I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR TAGGING ON AND OFF FOR MONTHLY CLIPPER CARD
HOLDERS, CAN YOU PLEASE DO AWAY WITH IT.
150 TRAIN HAS A FUNKY SMELL. CONDUCTORS ARE RUDE AND NOT FRIENDLY AT ALL!
150 CALTRAIN IS REALLY EXPENSIVE IF YOU GET OUT OF UNIVERSITY AND DON'T WORK IN TEEN.
HOW ABOUT A YOUNG ADULT DISCOUNT FOR PEOPLE YOUNGER THAN 28? MY EMPLOYER
DOESN'T PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND I TAKE FOUR RIDES PER WEEK.
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150 I REALLY ENJOY THE RIDE FROM HOME TO WORK, IT'S A LITTLE BETTER WHERE I CAME FROM
WHICH IS DETROIT.
150 IT’S A GOOD TRAIN BUT SO INFREQUENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A TRAIN EVERY 15 MINUTES NOT
EVERY 60 MINUTES.
150 EVERYTHING IS GREAT, AS FAR AS TRAINS GO, IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
150 MOUNTAIN VIEW STATION NEEDS TRASH CAN NEXT TO TICKET MACHINE SO PEOPLE DON'T
THROW CREDIT RECEIPTS ON THE GROUND. CONDUCTORS NEED TO BE MORE CAREFUL ABOUT
CLOSING DOORS ON BIKES. IT CAN DAMAGE THE BIKE.
150 CONDUCTORS SUCK!
151 NICE SERVICE. KEEP THE GREAT WORK.
151 NEED MORE OUTLETS FOR OUR PHONES AND COMPUTERS.
151 FACILITY OF CHARGING STATION AND WIFI ONBOARD WILL BE HELPFUL.
151 PARKING. NEED MORE SPACES.
151 I LOVE THE TRAIN. WOULD JUST LOVE AN ELECTRONIC TABLE AT THE STATION THAT SHOWS THE
DELAYS, TRACKS ETC.
151 TODAY IS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE RIDING CALTRAIN. SO FAR SO GOOD. SMELL'S CLEAN. TEMP IS
JUST RIGHT. GOOD JOB.
151 REALLY ENJOY THE TRIP.
151 AWESOME.
151 WE NEED MORE TRAINS. SO CROWDED YOU CAN BARELY STAND SOMETIMES.
151 MUNI TRACKS BUSES IN REAL TIME AND MAKES THAT INFO AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS SO THEY
CAN KNOW WHEN THE NEXT ONE IS COMING. CALTRAIN IS WAY BEHIND ON THIS.
151 MAKE TRAINS ELECTRIC AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CLEAN INTERIORS MORE OFTEN. ENFORCE TICKET
REQUIREMENTS. FINE ABUSERS. STAFF BIKE CARS AT PEAK HOURS.
151 THANK YOU CALTRAIN. YOU'RE DEPENDABLE.
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151 PLEASE MAKE VENDING MACHINES WATER FOUNTAINS AVAILABLE AT STATIONS, SUNNYVALE.
151 FIRST TIME USER. VISITING SF. SYSTEM WAS EASY ENOUGH TO NAVIGATE BUT STRUCTURE OF
ACTUAL TRAIN, SEE NYC METRO SYSTEM, MAKES NO SENSE. OVERALL EXPERIENCE WAS GOOD
ENOUGH BUT WHAT'S THE POINT OF BUYING A TICKET WHEN THEY'RE NOT CHECKED.
151 I AM VERY UPSET THAT I HAVE TO PAY $1 TO USE LADIES ROOM IN PALO ALTO STATION.
SOMETIMES MY MEDS MAKE IT IMPERATIVE THAT I USE LADIES ROOM. I DON'T WANT TO FIND
OR USE RESTROOM ON TRAIN. COME ON NOW. PALO ALTO? VTA STATION AS WELL OR INSTALL
COINAGE @ .25 CENTS PER PEE.
151 NEED MINI BAR WITH DRINKS AND SNACKS WILL MAKE GOOD MONEY FOR THE TRAIN.
151 SHOULD PUT A FOOD STAND ON TRAIN WITH FOOD AND DRINKS. CHEAPER TICKETS IF YOU ONLY
GO 1 TO 2 STOPS.
151 WIFI ON TRAIN. MORE CHARGING STATIONS FOR PHONES AND LAPTOPS.
151 PLEASE MAKE VENDING MACHINES ESPECIALLY WATER AVAILABLE AT THE STATION SUNNYVALE.
151 REAL TIME TRACK CHANGE INFO IN THE LOBBY AND AT THE PLATFORM WOULD BE VERY
CONVENIENT, INFORMATIVE AND TIME SAVING.
151 ALL THE QUESTIONS ABOUT SERVICE DELAYS SAY MORE THAN 5 OR 10 MINUTES! I CARE ABOUT
DELAYS MUCH SHORTER THAN THAT! IF I SHOW UP FOR WORK FIVE MINUTES TO LATE, I AM NOT
ON TIME, A TRAIN THAT IS ARRIVING 5 MINUTES LATE IS NOT ON TIME EITHER. ALSO I WOULD
LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT DELAYS BEFORE I LEAVE FOR THE STATION!
151 TAG ONS AND OFFS BE SENT TO RIDERS VIA EMAIL OR TEXT BASED ON PREFERENCE, SO RIDERS
KNOW THERE STATUS ON AND OFF THE TRAIN.
151 SOME STATIONS NEED MORE SEATING IN THE SHADE.
185 BIKE TRAINS ARE VERY INEFFICIENT. INSTEAD OF HORIZONTALLY STACKING THEY SHOULD BE
VERTICALLY STACKED AND HUNG. THIS WOULD ELIMINATE TAGS AND SHOULD FIT THE SAME
NUMBER OF BIKES. BETTER TRACKS. SMOOTHER TRAINS. CHEAPER PASSES. BETTER ROADS,
LIGHTING AROUND THE TRAINS. GEO TRACKING APP. FASTER TRAINS. CONNECT TO SJ AIRPORT.
190 MORE TRAINS AT NIGHT ARE GOOD.
190 I NEVER GET A SEAT ON THE WAY TO WORK. DON'T I PAY FOR A SEAT? WAY OVERPRICED.
NOTIFICATIONS SUCH EVERYONE RELIES ON TWITTER.
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190 BRIDGE OUT FOR 3 MONTHS WAS RIDICULOUS. RESTORE 1/2 HOUR LOCAL SERVICE TO ALL
STATIONS THEN ALL EXPRESS LIMITED BULLETS. HOURLY SERVICE IS RIDICULOUS. FRI AND SAT
MIDNIGHT TRAINS FROM SJ. GET WITH THE TIMES. END 9 PM SERVICE ON SUNDAYS. MIDNIGHT 7
DAYS.
190 CALTRAIN IS GREAT. IT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER IF A BULLET STOPPED IN SAN CARLOS.
190 I APPRECIATE FOR THE CALTRAIN SERVICES. THANK YOU.
190 THERE SHOULD BE MORE INTERSECTION POINTS BETWEEN BART AND CALTRAIN.
190 THERE IS A LOT OF CONGESTION WHERE THE BIKES GET ON AND OFF. I WISH THERE WAS MORE
NOTICE OF WHERE THE BIKE CAR IS.
190 EXCELLENT!!! WHAT MORE CAN TO ASK??? THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO ALL.
190 GREAT SERVICE. THANK YOU.
190 WAY TO GET AHOLD OF STAFF FOR DRUNK/OBNOXIOUS RIDERS WHEN NOT IN SITE. I.E. SERVICE
BUTTON OR PULL CORD FOR SPECIFIC CAR. MORE "PAY" AREAS AT STATION FOR TICKET &
PARKING WHEN BUSY. I.E. IN AM.
190 LOVE YOU VERY MUCH...SERIOUSLY THOUGH.
190 I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE EXCEPT WHEN GIANTS GAMES OCCUR. TOO MANY
DRUNK PEOPLE.
190 CONDUCTORS ARE ALWAYS SO NICE + COURTEOUS, BUT DEAL W/ PROBLEMS AS QUICKLY +
PROFESSIONALLY AS POSSIBLE. THANKS!
190 THE MAJORITY OF MY RIDES ARE IN THE BIKE CAR. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE BIKE CAR. I FIND IT
UNAPPEALING TO TAKE THE TRAIN HOME IN THE EVENINGS DUE TO THE LONG DELAYS BETWEEN
THE 7:30 AND 8:40 TRAIN. IF I GET HELD UP BY TRAFFIC.
190 I LOVE THE NEW LIVE UPDATES ON THE SITE! TAPPING ON EACH MONTH W/ MONTHLY PASS IS
ANNOYING + EASY TO FORGET, COULDN'T IT BE AUTOMATIC UNTIL CANCELED? BETTER TRAIN
SCHEDULING WOULD ALSO BE GOOD. FROM 5-7PM, THERE ARE 3 TRAINS TO SAN MATEO PER
HOUR, BUT THEY'RE ALL AROUND THE :25. CAN'T YOU GUYS SPACE THEM OUT?
190 EXCEPT FOR A TRAIN STRIKING AND KILLING MY BEST FRIEND WHEN I WAS 17 IN FRONT OF ME
BECAUSE OF THE POT HOLES ALONG THE TRACKS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE THAT WAS
IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED. CALTRAIN IS A BETTER WAY TO TRAVEL THAN VEHICLE.
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190 IF HAD EVERY HOUR LIKE WEEKEND SCHEDULE BE GREAT.
190 COORDINATION WITH BART @ MILLBRAE.
190 MORE SERVICE AFTER 7:00PM TO SANTA CLARA CA BEFORE NINE 'O CLOCK AM SERVICE TO
SUNNYVALE CHEAP DISABLED FARE $ SAN JOSE-SUNNYVALE 1:25 SUNNYVALE-HILLSDALE, SAN
MATEO 200. SAN MATEO-SAN FRANCISCO 275.
190 MAKE THE TICKET CHEAPER TO BUY.
190 VISITOR TO USA. FIRST TIME USED THE SYSTEM. OVERALL SATISFIED, GOT ME AROUND.
190 ALL STATIONS ARE OK, BUT THE PEOPLE NEED MORE PROTECTION IT IS TOO WINDY IT'S VERY
COLD WHILE WAITING FOR THE TRAIN-THE REST IS OK. AND ALL CONDUCTOR OR THE PERSONS
THAT WORK NEED TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES FOR PEOPLE THAT USE THE SERVICE. THANKS.
190 CALTRAIN IS THE BIGGEST MAN MADE S<>T OF THE 21 CENTURY. IT’S THE S<>T OF THE HIGHEST
DEGREE. SHAME ON GOVERNMENT. THIS IS NOT THE WAY YOU ENCOURAGE PUBLIC TRANSPORT.
THIS RAIN IS 19TH CENTURY TRAIN. WORLD HAS IMPROVED. WAKE UP. THESE TRAIN WERE USED
IN 80IES IN EUROPE.
190 THE TRAINS ARE SO CROWDED DURING COMMUTE HOURS TO/FROM CITY (SF). IT'S
UNCOMFORTABLE TO BE STANDING PACKED TOGETHER. ALSO, IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRAINS ARE
NOW ALWAYS LATE. PERHAPS NOT BY MUCH (W/IN 10) BUT CONSISTENTLY LATE MORE OFTEN
THAN NOT, LIKE 75% OF TIME.
190 CALTRAIN USED TO BE MORE RELIABLE AND TIMELY RELATIVE TO BART, BUT FREQUENT DELAYS
WITH CALTRAIN EVENING, THINGS OUT. NEED MORE TRAINS IN AM-ALWAYS STANDING ON BABY
BULLETS. NEED TRAINS TO REG-TRAIN, I WILL BE LATE FOR 9AM MTGS.
190 SHORT TRIP TODAY, USUALLY MUCH FARTHER. SB TO SV. APPRECIATE THE CHARGING STATIONS,
CLEAN BATHROOMS AND ESPECIALLY LIKE THE NEW SAN BRUNO STATION. IT COULD USE MORE
SCHEDULES POSTED THOUGH.
190 ONE OF THE SUNNYVALE TICKET STATIONS WAS NOT WORKING.
190 NOT ALL THE CONDUCTORS ARE COURTEOUS. ONE CONDUCTOR/TWO ON WEEKEND WERE NOT
COURTEOUS & THEY WERE SOMEWHAT RUDE!!
190 1) CLEANER SEATS, FLOORS, B-ROOMS. 2) BETTER COMMUNICATION, HOSPITALITY DURING
LONG DELAYS. 3) BETTER BIKE RACK SYSTEM (BIKE RIDERS ONLY IN BIKE CAR).
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190 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LIMITED STOP AND BABY BULLET TRAINS
IN THE EVENING. AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN SF, I OFTEN LEAVE PAST 7PM AND BELIEVE MORE
FREQUENT EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE WOULD ENCOURAGE INCREASE RIDERSHIP. ALSO, MORE
TRAIN SERVICE DURING GIANTS GAMES AS THOSE TRAINS ARE EXTREMELY CROWDED.
190 WOULD APPRECIATE BETTER SIGNAGE OF WHERE TO PAY FOR PARKING AT DIRIDON STATION. IT
WAS UNCLEAR THAT I NEEDED TO PAY INSIDE THE STATION DUE TO HAVING ONLY A FEW SIGNS
FOR THIS IN THE MIDDLE AREA OF THE PARKING LOT, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I PARKED ON THE
OUTER EDGE OF THE LOT.
190 SAN FRANCISCO (KINGS) TO SAN JOSE SUPER SATISFIED THANKS! PLACE PARKING PAY STANDS IN
THE PARKING LOT AT DIRIDON.
190 OVERALL SERVICE IS RELIABLE, CLEAN AND PROFESSIONAL. MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF DELAYS
IN PARTICULAR AT STATIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. AUTOLOAD CLIPPER MACHINES NEED TO
BE UPGRADED. QUEUES TO BOARD COULD BE BETTER MANAGED (I.E. # OF PASS HOLDERS FAR
EXCEEDS PAPER TICKET HOLDERS.) ALSO THE COST OF COMMUTE IS HIGH COMPARATIVELY TO
OTHER MAJOR CITIES. THE PROOF OF PAYMENT SYSTEM CRIMINALIZES VISITORS PARTICULARLY
FOREIGNERS WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE SYSTEM.
190 I RIDE TRAIN 1.25HR EACH WAY & LIKE TO NAP. I WISH CONDUCTOR WOULD NOT HAVE TO BANG
ON SEAT TO WAKE ME UP & CHECK GOPASS. THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY LIKE BART OR
SOMETHING. LUV CALTRAIN THOUGH.
190 PLEASE KEEP/EXPAND THE REAL TIME SYSTEM UPDATES-VERY HELPFUL. CONDUCTORS ARE
GREAT-BONUS POINTS FOR CREATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS. SOME ENGINEERS COULD BE GENTLER
ON THE HORN NEXT TO PEDESTRIANS. CALTRAIN IS THE NICEST BAY AREA TRANSIT-THANKS!
190 1) I STILL HATE HAVING TO SHOW TICKETS WHEN BOARDING AT SF STATION. 2) INTERNET ACCESS
WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR WORK. 3) CALTRAIN NEEDS TO BE MORE UPFRONT/INFORMATIVE
ABOUT WHEN FATALITIES OCCUR, SO ALTERNATIVE ROUTES CAN BE PLANNED FOR CUSTOMERS
(PERHAPS USE TWITTER AS WELL).
190 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WI-FI AVAILABILITY ON THE TRAINS.
190 IN THE LAST MONTH'S RIDERSHIP IS UP + TRAINS ARE VERY CROWDED. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF
MORE CARS WERE ADDED TO TRAINS OR MORE BULLET TRAINS WERE AVAILABLE AT PEAK TIMES.
I'M VERY SATISFIED WITH THE COST OF RIDING.
190 PLEASE PERMANENTLY FIX THE ESCALATORS AT MILLBRAE STATION. THANKS!
190 YOU GUYS NEED TO ALLOW PEOPLE W/ CLIPPER CARDS TO RIDE WITHOUT HASSLING THEM.
PEOPLE STEAL RIDES ALL THE TIME. WHEN THOSE OF US HAVE PAID OUR MONTHLY PASS AND
STILL GET FINED IT'S CORRUPTION OF THE SYSTEM.
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190 CALTRAIN REALLY NEEDS TO UPGRADE THE LOAD MACHINES, EVERY TIME I NEED IT, IT IS BROKEN
OR REALLY SLOW. PROVIDE MORE UNITS IN DIFFERENT STATIONS.
190 1) ON-TIME SERVICE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT. 2) THE HILLSDALE MESSAGE BOARD @ 6:16 OFTEN
SAYS THE TRAIN WILL BE LATE + THEN IT'S ON-TIME. 3) I WISH THE OUTBOUND MUNI J-TRAIN
WOULD COORDINATE WITH YOUR SCHEDULE.
190 MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEEDBACK WOULD BE NICE. GIANTS GAME DAYS ARE PARTICULAR
BAD FOR A REGULAR COMMUTER. HOW ABOUT A SEPARATE LINE FOR MONTHLY PASS HOLDERS?
WHERE IS THE WIFI?
190 IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER PAST YEAR-FOR FEWER DELAYS.
190 MORE FREQUENT EXPRESS TRAINS NEEDED.
190 OTHER THAN WISHING I COULD GET SEATS GOING TO WORK. I REALLY CAN'T COMPLAIN. WORK
HAS YET TO MIND ANY DELAYS.
190 BETTER COMMUNICATION FOR DELAYS AND WHERE TO GO TO GET UP TO DATE DETAILS (I.E.
WHICH SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNEL TO FOLLOW, ETC.). HAVING EMAIL AND/OR TEXT ALERTS OPT IN
FOR THIS TYPE OF INFO.
190 PLEASE RECONSIDER MAKING LONG-LINE WHEN GETTING ON TRAIN AT SAN FRANCISCO ST.
(THEY'RE CHECKING TICKETS).
190 MANY TIMES AC IS NOT WORKING. CONDUCTORS SHOULD CHECK IT AND GET IT FIXED. PARKING
AT STATIONS IS INADEQUATE. MONTHLY PARKING PEOPLE SHOULD GET ADVANTAGE/RESERVED
PARKING LIKE BART.
190 MORNING TRAINS TO SF SEEM TO BE RUNNING LATE MORE OFTEN.
190 THIS IS NOT ABOUT THIS TRAIN, BUT THE BULLET THAT LEAVES PALO ALTO @ 6:23AM EACH
MORNING AS ALWAYS LATE. THIS MAKES PEOPLE MISS THE MUNI AND OTHER MEANS OF
TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO WORK IN THE MORNING. TODAY (6/19) WAS ESPECIALLY LATE, WE
ARRIVED IN SF @ 7:05AM (I BELIEVE SCHEDULED IS 6:57). THANKS.
190 MORE FREQUENT TRAINS PLEASE! CLIPPER TAG ON & OFF IS A PAIN.
190 TRAIN EXPERIENCE IS GREAT UNTIL THERE IS AN ISSUE/DELAY & THE TRAINS BECOME VERY
PACKED & ARRIVE LATE. ALSO, MORE TRAINS AT NIGHT AFTER 7:30PM WOULD BE PREFERRED.
190 I WOULD APPRECIATE MORE PEAK SERVICE.
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190 THE TRAIN IS VERY CROWDED DURING RUSH HOUR, WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO ADD MORE CARS
TO EACH TRAIN OR MORE FREQUENT TRAINS.
190 WHEN THERE ARE MAJOR DELAYS, INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THE NEXT TRAIN ACTUALLY IS.
TELLING ME IT IS 20 MINUTES LATE DOES NOT GIVE ENOUGH INFORMATION. THAT WOULD BE
VERY HELPFUL.
192 CALTRAIN HAS BEEN VERY RELIABLE FOR ME SO FAR. THE BULLET AND LIMITED SERVICE TRAINS
ARE FANTASTIC. JUST WISH THEY RAN MORE FREQUENTLY AFTER 6:30. THE ONES DURING THE
COMMUTE HOURS IN PARTICULAR CAN BE A BIT CRAMMED.
192 UNFORTUNATELY BART AND CALTRAIN DON'T COINCIDE.
192 WOULD LOVE TO HAVE OUTLETS. I KNOW IT WOULD INVOLVE REDOING ALL THE SEATS BUT IT
WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE TRAYS.
192 KEEP AMEX AN OPTION AT TICKET MACHINES. COULDN'T FIND GARBAGE CANS AND RECYCLING
BINS AT MV. FASTER TRAINS, BABY BULLET EXPRESS IN NIGHT FROM SF AROUND 8:30.
192 TRAINS ARE DELAYED VERY FREQUENTLY. MOST OFTEN THE DELAY IS NOT ANNOUNCED. THAT'S
FRUSTRATING.
192 ALREADY A GOOD SYSTEM IN PLACE. RUN LATER TIMES.
192 CALTRAIN IS THE BEST OPTION TO GET IN AND OUT OF SF. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THE NEW
TRAINS ARE A VERY NICE UPGRADE.
192 CLEANEST AND MOST COMFORTABLE TRAINS IN THE AREA. I WOULD LOVE MORE FREQUENT
SERVICE AND TRAINS LATER INTO THE NIGHT.
192 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH CLIPPER USING THE WRONG BROWSER TO UPDATE CC
INFO. TAKING 24 HRS. TO UNBLOCK ACCT WHEN A CC IS CHARGED. ACCT IS UNBLOCKED BUT
CARD REMAINS BLOCKED. I TRY HARD TO USE TRANSIT BUT IT IS DIFFICULT. AS FOR CALTRAIN,
COORDINATE SCHEDULES SO THAT A BART TRAIN ARRIVAL COORDINATES WITH A CALTRAIN
DEPARTURE AND NOT NEARLY ENOUGH PARKING. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE BECAUSE I COULD NOT
PARK. REALLY?
192 ONLY BEEN A WEEK SINCE STARTED CALTRAIN. SEEMS PRETTY GOOD SO FAR.
192 I FEEL THE DESIGN OF THE UPPER LEVEL IS INEFFICIENT WITH ONLY ONE ROW OF SEATS. WHY
NOT HAVE MORE SEATS INSIDE ON COMMUTER TRAINS. THIS IS MY 3RD DAY ON CALTRAIN. I LIKE
IT BUT I FOUND THE 30 MINUTE DELAY EARLIER WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING.
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192 I WISH THERE WERE MORE NON RUSH HOUR TRAINS. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD
WORK.
192 MAKE SURE THE FIRST TRAIN OUT OF DIRIDON STOPS AT TAMIEN. PROVIDE TO AND FROM
SHUTTLE SERVICE TO ALL SJ GIANTS HOME GAMES. ADD MORE WEEKEND BULLET TRAINS. HOLD
PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE FOR TAGGING, SMOKING AND VIOLENCE IN AND AROUND PROPERTY.
192 PLEASE GET A SOURCE OF DEDICATED FUNDING AS ADVISED 20 YEARS AGO AS BART CURRENTLY
HAS. I WOULD RATHER SEE CALTRAIN SYSTEM EXPAND THAN BART. CALTRAIN HAS BETTER REAL
POLISH. RUNS ON STANDARD TRACKS IN SAFER ENVIRONMENT WITH HUMAN OVERSIGHT. 2
CONDUCTORS PER TRAIN. KEEP THEM EMPLOYED. WHERE YOU CAN RIDE IN BETTER COMFORT
WITH VICTUALS AND DRINK PROVIDED. YOU PICK UP AFTER YOURSELF. KEEP ENROLLING.
192 OVERALL GOOD EXPERIENCE HOWEVER WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE BETTER DELAY
NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, APP?
192 YOU SHOULD HAVE A STUDENT DISCOUNT.
192 I WAS PUT OFF THE TRAIN RECENTLY BECAUSE MY 8-RIDE TICKET WAS NOT RECOGNIZED DUE TO
THE CASH BALANCE FALLING TOO LOW. I HAD NOT INTENTIONALLY USED ANY CASH BUT HAD
BEEN CHARGED FOR RIDES WHERE MY TAGGING WAS OUT OF SYNC. THE DISPLAY ON THE TAG
MACHINES IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ UNDER BRIGHT SUNSHINE.
192 STATION DESIGN SHOULD INCLUDE SHADE FOR WAITING PASSENGERS (SUNNYVALE GETS AN F
AT THE NORTH/BIKE CAR END. STATIONS SHOULD NOT INSTALL TINY ENCLOSED SHEDS THAT
HAVE PEAKED ROOFS OBTAINING THE STATION INFO DISPLAYS.) (SUNNYVALE AGAIN) CLIPPER
PASS SHOULD HAVE STATE DISPLAY AND/OR STATION SHOULD HAVE NON-TAG ON/OFF STATUS
SCREEN LIKE BART.
192 NEW TRAINS ARE BETTER- (WITH THE TABLE AND CHARGERS).
192 IN THE OLDER TRAINS, THERE ARE NO TABLES.
192 TRAINS NEED TO HAVE ENOUGH OVER-HEAD OR UNDER SEAT LUGGAGE STORE SPACE. ALSO
TRAINS CAN HAVE TABLES FOR WORKING OR EATING. NEED CHARGING POINTS.
192 SOME TRAINS, ESPECIALLY AT RUSH HOUR, ARE EXTREMELY FULL. IS IT POSSIBLE TO ADD CARS TO
SOME TRAINS, OR TO EXPAND THE SCHEDULE? AN ADDED BULLET TRAIN BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM
WOULD ALSO BE VERY NICE.
192 I LIKE THAT YOU ALLOW BEER - THAT’S SPECIAL .IF WI-FI WAS AVAILABLE IT WOULD BE TOO
GOOD TO BE TRUE.
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192 FREQUENCY OF TRAINS MUST IMPROVE IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER 10:00 AM. VERY FEW
CHARGING POINTS IN THE TRAIN.
192 THERE NEEDS TO BE BETTER CROWD CONTROL ON THE TRAIN ON BASEBALL GAME DAYS. OFTEN
TIMES, PEOPLE DRINK ALCOHOL ON THE TRAIN TO AND FROM GAMES AND CAN GET LOUD AND
RUDE TO A POINT WHERE OTHER PASSENGERS ARE ANNOYED OR WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
SAFETY, ALCOHOL SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE TRAIN.
192 CLEANER TOILETS! MORE SHADE AT STATIONS. BIKE CARS: ONLY PEOPLE WITH BIKES GET ON BIKE
CARS; BIKE CAR LAYOUT CREATES CHOKE POINT AT ENTRANCE WITH PEOPLE ENTERING AND
EXITING THE CAR. NEED TO HAVE ENTERING ONE END OF CAR AND EXITING/ SEATING AT OTHER.
MANDATORY/ENCOURAGE BIKE DESTINATION LABELLING. NIGHT TRAINS GO AFTER MIDNIGHT.
192 HARD TO HEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
192 KEEP IT UP
192 CALTRAIN IS OKAY, I WISH THE TRAINS WERE HIGHER FREQUENCY.
192 WE ARE TOURISTS VISITING SAN FRANCISCO AND HAVE BEEN TAKING CALTRAIN ALMOST
EVERYDAY TO GET TO SAN FRANCISCO FROM PALO ALTO. WE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE
CONNECTIVITY, BUT WOULD REQUEST IF THE SERVICE ON WEEKENDS (NIGHTS) CAN BE
IMPROVED FURTHER.
192 SURVEY GIRL IS GREAT
192 FOR BEING IN THE CENTER OF TECHNOLOGY, CALTRAIN IS A LOW-TECH TRAGIC MESS. NO
CHARGING ABILITY, SLOW AS HELL AND OFTEN DELAYED. THERE SHOULD BE MORE BULLET
TRAINS AND MORE BART-LIKE 15 MINS INTERVALS. TOO FEW TRAINS, BAD LIGHTING AT PALO
ALTO.
192 MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS NO REAL TIME UPDATES FOR THE TRAINS - NOTHING FOR IPHONE IN
TERMS OF REAL TIME - NOTHING AT STATION FOR REAL TIME - NOT EVEN TWITTER - ALSO
STATION SIGNS SHOULD SAY WHAT STOPS FOR EACH TRAIN (DIGITAL SIGNS).
192 I'M GOING TO START TAKING BART NEXT MONTH BECAUSE I STAY LATE AT WORK AND I DON'T
WANT TO WAIT FOR A TRAIN.
192 IT WOULD BE GREAT IF I COULD BUY BEER, FOOD, WATER, AND COFFEE ON THE TRAIN. PLEASE
MAKE IT SO I CAN BUY A TICKET ON THE TRAIN. I LIKE THAT I CAN DRINK BEER ON THE TRAIN -
THAT IS GREAT.
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192 WISH THE TRAIN SCHEDULE IS A BIT MORE FREQUENT, ESPECIALLY DURING THE 1 TRAIN PER
HOUR PERIOD.
192 THINK ABOUT ADDING A SOUTH BOUND TRAIN LEAVING SAN FRANCISCO BETWEEN 7:30 PM AND
8:40 PM (ON WEEKDAYS) 8 PM MAYBE? ALSO, MAYBE DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO HELP PEOPLE
REMEMBER TO TAG OFF WHEN THEY GET OFF, IT'S A BIG PROBLEM.
192 THE BOARDING PROCEDURE IN SAN FRANCISCO IS DANGEROUS AND INCONVENIENT.IT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO QUE FOR A TRAIN THAT IS PRESENT IN THE STATION. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF
TRAMPLING WHILE PASSENGERS PUSH THROUGH THE DOORS TO GET ON THE TRAIN.
CONDUCTORS ALMOST NEVER CHECK THE TICKETS SOUTH OF THE TRANSFER TO BART AND SFO
@MILLBRAE, MEANING THAT ANYONE WHO BOARDS FROM 22ND ST SOUTH IS RIDING FOR FREE.
195 WIFI ON THE TRAINS!
195 THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE TRAINS LEAVING THE PALO ALTO STATION
HAVE LEFT SEVERAL MINUTES EARLY BY THE STATION CLOCKS AND HAVE CAUSED ME TO MISS
MY CONNECTION. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT INCONVENIENCE DUE TO THE LARGE TIME GAP
BETWEEN THE NEXT TRAIN SUCH AS 7:21 TO 8:01 TO 9:01 ETC.
195 THE ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT DELAYS ARE GETTING BETTER BUT THE ONBOARD
ANNOUNCEMENTS NEED TO BE MORE FREQUENT.
195 HAVING LIVED ABROAD IN JAPAN AND EUROPE I HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS AS COMMUTER RAIL.
ON THE WEST COAST IN THE US CALTRAIN IS OKAY BUT COMPARED TO COMPARABLE SERVICES
GLOBALLY IS A BIT DISAPPOINTING.
195 CHARGING OUTLETS IN ALL TRAINS PLEASE.
195 POST 12 AM CALTRAIN RIDES WOULD BE GREAT. DESCRIPTION OF TRAIN TYPES PER TRAIN #
WOULD BE USEFUL IN DECIDING WHICH TRAIN TO RIDE. OUTLETS WOULD BE GREAT. WIFI
WOULD BE AWESOME. IF IT EXISTS THERE ISN'T ANY INFO ON IT EVEN IF WE HAD TO PAY.
195 IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE MORE FREQUENT TRAINS ESPECIALLY BULLET TRAINS ON THE
WEEKEND, PERHAPS EVEN WITH FEWER CARS IF COST IS AN ISSUE. APART FROM THAT GREAT
JOB!
195 NEED HOT TUB.
195 BATHROOMS NEED TO BE CHECKED AND CLEANED MORE OFTEN. SMELLS BAD IN AND AROUND
TRAIN AREA.
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195 BATHROOM IS NASTY. SMELLS BAD. CAUSES BAD SMELL TO EXTEND INSIDE TRAIN WHILE ON
BOARD.
195 THE TRAIN IS VERY CLEAN BUT THE RESTROOMS SMELL TERRIBLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
195 GOOD SERVICE BUT TOO EXPENSIVE.
195 IT WOULD BE NICE TO BETTER EDUCATE THE OCCASIONAL BIKE RIDERS WHO DON'T KNOW THE
RULES FOR THE BIKE CAR. ADD ANOTHER BIKE CAR. WIFI ON THE TRAIN. I WOULD PAY EXTRA FOR
THIS.
195 NONE OF THESE QUESTIONS ADDRESS MY MAJOR WISHES. MAKE CALTRAIN SERVICES MORE
FREQUENT, FASTER AND RUN LATER INTO THE NIGHT.
195 THANK YOU
195 I LOVE THE CALTRAIN BUT STATIONS FROM REDWOOD CITY TO SF ARE REALLY NOT SAFE OR
WELL LIT. THERE ARE ALWAYS DRUGGIES AND HOMELESS AT THOSE STATIONS. I RIDE CALTRAIN
EVERY DAY. I DON'T BUY LIPPER SO I CAN SUPPORT CALTRAIN. WE NEED SAFER STATIONS AND
CLEANER TRAINS. THANK YOU.
195 THERE SHOULD BE MORE STRAIGHT RIDE OPTIONS TO SF AFTER 6 PM.
195 FOR BIKERS HAVE SOME DESTINATION TAGS IN THE BIKE CAR. GREAT AND HELPFUL SPEAKING
CONDUCTOR, ANNOUNCER, TERRY.
195 ONLY SUGGESTIONS TO LIST THE TRACK # FOR DEPARTING TRAINS AT THE LONGER STATIONS.
195 IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SCHEDULE MORE EXPRESS BABY BULLET TRAINS. IT CAN BE VERY
CROWDED AND HARD TO FIND A SEAT. ALSO SOMETIMES CARS ON TRAINS OVERHEAT. AC ISSUE.
195 YOUR WEBSITE IS VERY UNCLEAR. YOU NEED CENTRALIZED INFO. ALL THE RULES LAID OUT IN A
LOGICAL MANNER. ALSO TAGGING OFF INTRODUCES ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS. HUMANS ARE
VERY ERROR-PRONE. NO TAG OFF. NO ACCIDENTAL FINES. ALSO PLEASE RUN MORE NON
STATIONS WEEKDAYS, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
195 I'D LIKE A REALLY NICE APP TO SCHEDULE AND ALERT ME TO CALTRAIN NOTIFICATIONS AND
SCHEDULES.
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195 I'M A GRADUATE STUDENT WHO COMMUTES 2 TO 4 TIMES A WEEK FROM 4TH AND KING TO
PALO ALTO AND OCCASIONALLY TO OTHER PLACES. LOVE THE WEEKEND BULLETS. GENERALLY
IT'S A GOOD EXPERIENCE. SOMETIMES TRAIN BATHROOMS AT 4TH AND KING STATION ARE
DIRTY. REGARDING CLIPPER WISH THERE WERE MORE OF A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO BUY IN
BULK. RIGHT NOW IT SEEMS LIKE MONTHLY PASS IS JUST 31 TIMES THE FARE. WHY BOTHER IF
THERE'S A CHANCE YOU WON'T COMMUTE EVERY DAY.
195 FARES COULD BE A LITTLE LOWER.
195 JOE, MORNING CONDUCTOR, IS AWESOME. HAVE CLIPPER MAKE STICKERS AND ADD SIGNS TO
THE EXTERIOR OR SOME SYMBOL TO INDICATE TRAIN TYPE SO I DON'T ACCIDENTALLY HOP ON A
BULLET.
195 BATHROOM WAS OUT OF TOWELS. IT IS HARD TO SLEEP IN THE AISLE SEAT. ENJOY THIS PICTURE
OF A BANANA.
195 ADD FREE WIFI. CHEAPER TICKETS.
195 NO COMPLAINTS.
195 MOST DAYS I HAVE TO MISS A TRAIN DUE TO BICYCLE CARS BEING FULL IN THE INTERIORS OR
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. ADDING
ANOTHER BIKE CAR IS URGENTLY REQUIRED AT ANY COST.
195 INCREASE NUMBER OF BULLETS OR LIMITED STOPS. TRAINS ON WEEKENDS. INCREASE
FREQUENCY OF TRAINS ON WEEKENDS.
195 THE CLIPPER CARD MACHINES TAKE AN ETERNITY TO PROCESS TRANSACTIONS. IN A CITY AND
REGION SO TECH SAVVY, THAT IS A DISGRACE. SIMILARLY THE UPDATING OF REAL TIME INFO O
DELAYS IS NOT ADEQUATE. CALTRAIN IS GREAT IN MANY WAYS BUT THESE ARE HUGE FIXABLE
ISSUES.
195 AT #1
195 WHEN RIDERSHIP IS LOW CHARGE LESS. MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO PAY ONBOARD THE TRAIN. THIS IS
SILICON VALLEY. WIFI ON THE TRAIN. NEWS ON TRAIN. ONBOARD TRAIN RESTROOMS. TERRIBLE
SECURITY. POOR.
195 BIGGEST SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENT IS REAL TIME UPDATES OF ACCOUNTS ON CLIPPER CARDS
ESPECIALLY MONTHLY PASS.
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195 SURVEY WAS VERY LIMITED. DIDN'T COVER MAJORITY OF CALTRAIN CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS
E.G. LATENESS FREQUENCY WIFI. SALE SHOULD BE REVERSED TO BE NEGATIVE POSITIVE.
INCLUDE CALL TO ACTION FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN MORE INFO. THANKS FOR CONDUCTING
THIS SURVEY.
195 PLEASE ADD MACHINE TO LOAD MONEY ON TO MY CLIPPER CARD AT STATIONS.
195 SCHEDULES ON ELECTRONIC BOARDS ARE GREAT. YOU SHOULD NOT LIMIT THE DISPLAYED
SCHEDULE TO ONE HOUR THOUGH. THE AC IS NOISY AND DRIES MY EYES.
195 IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CALTRAIN SCHEDULE WOULD INCLUDE LATE NIGHT TRAINS
AFTER MIDNIGHT AND EXPRESS TRAINS DURING LATE MORNING AFTER 9:37.
195 [NAME REMOVED] IS AN AMAZING CONDUCTOR, AS ARE BOTH OF THE [NAME REMOVED]
BROTHERS. [NAME REMOVED] BREAKS SO MANY RULES AND MAKES ME FEEL UN-SAFE HE OPENS
A DOOR AND HANGS OUT OF IT AS THE TRAIN COMES TO A STOP.
197 I AM VERY PLEASED WITH CALTRAIN SERVICES ALL AROUND. I TAKE CALTRAIN ONCE A WEEK AND
I FEEL LIKE I AM ABOARD A PLANE AND TRAVELING FIRST CLASS BECAUSE OF ITS PEACEFUL AND
FIRST CLASS SERVICE BY THE OPERATORS. YOUR TEAM IS THE BEST IN TRANSPORTATION,
BUSINESS. MY GRATITUDE TO YOU ALL.
197 CLEANER RESTROOMS
197 I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRAIN CAN GO FASTER, SO PLEASE GO AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
197 DIM THE LIGHT AND PLAY SOOTHING MUSIC, PLEASE AND PROVIDE FREE WIFI SERVICE.
197 PLEASE ADD CLIPPER MACHINES AT BOTH ENDS OF PLATFORM. AT MANY STATIONS THEY ARE
ONLY AT ONE END, OFTEN FORCING THE DECISION BETWEEN TAGGING ON AND MISSING THE
TRAIN. MY FOOT IS HURT SO IT IS PAINFUL TO HAVE TO WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTH END
TO TAG ON.
197 PUT MORE PLACES TO TAG ON AND OFF, ESPECIALLY AT BOTH ENDS FOR WHEN PEOPLE ARE
RUNNING LATE. MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO TAG AND JUMP ON.
197 CONDUCTORS AND OPERATORS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SPEAKER SYSTEM HAS TO BE CLEARER,
NEED A PLACE FOR BAGGAGE WHEN IT IS PEAK HOURS.
197 I HAVE REPEATEDLY TRIED TO USE MY CLIPPER CARD AT FOUR DIFFERENT STATIONS. NOT ONE
MACHINE WORKED! WHAZZUP??
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197 SYNC WITH MUNI AT NIGHT, ON THE 9:30 TRAIN, I MISS THE BUS BY A FEW MINUTES AND THERE
IS A LONG GAP BETWEEN BUSES.
205 MY OVERALL EXPERIENCE IS GREAT ON NEW TRAINS. GOOD ON OLD.
206 I LIKE TAKING THE TRAIN. ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO NAP OR READ. THANKS.
206 EVENING COMMUTE WHILE THERE ARE GIANT HOME GAMES CAN GET ROUGH. NOT SURE
ANYTHING CAN BE DONE BUT WANTED TO MENTION PERHAPS NOT ALLOWING ALCOHOL.
206 ON GAME DAYS THAT ONE BULLET THAT LEAVES PALO ALTO MENLO PARK AT 5:45 NEEDS A FEW
MORE CARS ON IT. THAT'S THE WORST CALTRAIN EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD.
206 I HAVE BEEN COMMUTING ON CALTRAIN SINCE SEPTEMBER 2013. ONLY ONCE HAVE DELAYS
SEVERELY AFFECTED MY SCHEDULE AND THAT WAS A FATALITY AND WAS HANDLED WELL. ONLY
NEGATIVE THING IS ANNOYING LOUD DRUNK GIANTS FANS. GLAD THEY AREN'T DRINKING AND
DRIVING BUT CAN WE GO BACK TO THE "PARTY CAR" CONCEPT AND LET THE REST OF US RIDE IN
PEACE?
206 ADDITIONAL SERVICE ON GAME DAYS WOULD BE QUITE APPRECIATED.
206 WHERE I WOULD SEE THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS PARTICULARLY ON WEEKENDS, THE LACK OF BULLET
SERVICES TO MAJOR STATIONS. FREQUENCY OF TRAINS IS DEFINITELY A CONCERN. KNOW THAT
THERE ARE PROBABLY A RANGE OF REASONS FOR THIS. ON WEEKDAYS, EARLIER AND LATER PRE
7 AM AND POST 7 PM BULLET TRAINS WOULD BE A WELCOME ADDITION.
206 NO WIFI WHY?
206 IT'S DISAPPOINTING WHEN YOU PAY SO MUCH FOR A MONTHLY PASS AND CAN'T GET A SEAT
FROM 4 TO 7 PM. NOT HAPPY WITH THAT. WEEKEND TRAINS START TOO LATE. SOME OF US
WORK ON WEEKENDS TOO.
206 PLEASE ADD THE SIGNS WITH TIME, TRAIN DELAYS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS TO 22ND STREET
STOP.
206 CONDUCTOR AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN YELLED AT 2 OF US AS I AND ANOTHER LADY RAN
DOWN THE STAIRS. I SLOWED DOWN FOR ONE SECOND SO I WOULDN'T FALL AND SHE YELLED
"YOU BETTER KEEP RUNNING I'M LEAVING." PEOPLE HAD JUST GOTTEN ON TRAIN. DURING THE
BASEBALL SEASON THERE ARE NO SEATS. FANS SAVE SEATS. IT'S TOO CROWDED ON EVENING
COMMUTES ALWAYS BUT WORSE DURING GAMES.
206 MORE TRAINS FOR GIANTS GAMES.
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206 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ONE OR TWO TRAINS GO TO THE END OF ZONE 4 BLOSSOM HILL IN THE
MORNING. MY COMMUTE TAKES AN HOUR LONGER GETTING FROM DIRIDON TAMIEN TRYING
TO GET TO BLOSSOM HILL.
206 IT WOULD BE VERY GOOD TO HAVE A CLIPPER TAGGING SYSTEM INSIDE THE TRAIN IF POSSIBLE.
OR THE CONDUCTOR CAN CHARGE, TAG YOU, IN CASE YOU FORGET TO GAGE IN OUT AT THE
STATION.
206 NO HIGH SPEED RAIL.
206 GO ELECTRIC SOON. REAL INFO ON CLIPPER CARD.
206 NEED MORE STOPS BURLINGAME IN AM. I HAVE TO GET #292 BUS TO BURLINGAME. NO PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION TO SO SF CALTRAIN 5:40 AM SO I CAN CONNECT WITH TRAIN SOUTHBOUND
AT 6:33 AND GET TO CALIFORNIA AVE WHERE I DISEMBARK TO REACH PALO ALTO. NEED
SECURITY TO PROTECT DISABLED PASSENGERS ESPECIALLY DURING GIANTS GAMES, LOUD
BULLIED BY OBNOXIOUS FANS, RUDE PASSENGERS. ALSO INTOXICATED WHO BERATE AND
DEMEAN ME FOR NEEDING A SEAT DESIGNATED FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
206 PLEASE CONSIDER ON GIVING DISCOUNTS ESPECIALLY ON MONTHLY PASS. THAT IS A GREAT HELP
FOR A WORKING MOM.
206 WISH TRAIN SCHEDULE MORE CONDUCIVE WITH SHUTTLE, CAMPUS DR, SAN MATEO SCHEDULE.
MOST CONDUCTORS ARE VERY NICE AND FRIENDLY. SOME ARE JERKS AND LOOK LIKE THEY
NEVER WASH THEIR CLOTHES, MEN.
206 NEED EXTRA CAR ON GIANTS GAME DAYS. CONDUCTORS NEED TO BE MORE ACTIVE IN
MANAGING ON AND OFF BOARDING ON GAME DAYS. VESTIBULES ARE OVERCROWDED. FANS
ONBOARD BEFORE COMMUTERS CAN GET OFF. BIKE COMMUTERS CAN'T BOARD. ALSO VENDING
MACHINES SHOULD OFFER CLIPPER MONTHLY PASSES AT EVERY STATION.
206 BETTER CLIPPER CARD MACHINES. ABILITY TO ADD CASH TO CLIPPER CARD AT CALTRAIN
STATIONS.
206 TICKET MACHINES ELIGIBLE DISCOUNT NOT INTUITIVE IN THE FLOW. SHOULD BE JUST BEFORE
PURCHASE. OFTEN NO SCHEDULES AVAILABLE IN CARS.
206 TRACK AND TRAIN UPDATES IN SAN JOSE ARE TERRIBLE. TRACK CHANGES, DELAYS, UPDATES ARE
RARE AND POORLY COMMUNICATED. CONDUCTORS ARE WONDERFUL AND OVERALL I RELY AND
APPRECIATE THE SERVICE AND EXPERIENCE.
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206 BIGGEST FRUSTRATION IS LACK OF NOTICE AND CLEAR SIGNAGE AT SAN JOSE DIRIDON
REGARDING TRACK CHANGES. I'VE ON TIME BEFORE ONLY TO SEE A TRAIN 2 TRACKS OVER
LEAVE. WORSE AT NIGHT WHEN TRAINS ARE 1 HOUR APART. SOLUTION: MORE ACCURATE
ELECTRONIC SIGNS & MIN 5 MINUTE DELAY, AND EMPLOYEE ON PLATFORM IDEALLY. THANKS
206 LOVE CALTRAIN AND HOW PROMPT IT IS. SOMETIMES, ON GIANTS GAME DAYS IT GETS REALLY
HOT. MY TOP RECOMMENDATION IS FOR ALL TRAINS TO STOP AT 22ND ST AS WELL AS 4TH
STREET TO ACCOMMODATE ALL SF TRAVELERS/COMMUTERS. ALSO, I'D LOVE IT IF I COULD GET A
DISCOUNT ON MUNI WITH MY CLIPPER CARD BECAUSE IT’S GETTING EXPENSIVE.
206 ALL NORTHBOUND TRAINS SHOULD STOP AT MILLBRAE STATION TO ALLOW PASSENGERS TO
CONNECT TO BART.
206 OVERALL, PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
207 GOOD OVERALL EXPERIENCE. MORE TRAINS DURING HEAVY COMMUTE WOULD AID
OVERCROWDED CARS.
207 PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL CARS ON TRAIN FOR THE 5;33 AND 5:56 MT OF SF. THESE TRAINS ARE
SO FULL THAT IF AN EMERGENCY EVER TAKES PLCE IT WILL RESULT IN PUTTING THE PASSENGERS
AT RISK! RIDERS ARE SO CRAMMED INTO THESE TRAINS THAT THEY ARE STANDING ON THE STEPS
IN THE VESTIBULE.
207 I WOULD LIKE MORE INCENTIVES TO BUY A CLIPPER CARD. ALSO I WOULD LIKE A FREQUENT
RIDER PROGRAM. $5.00 FOR HILLSDALE TO SSF IS FRUSTRATING.
207 SEEMS LIKE WHEN EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL THEN IT ALL FALLS APART. WHEN TRAINS ARE
LATE I'M LATE. I DO NOT GET ANY COMPENSATION FROM CALTRAIN, ONLY "TICKETS PLEASE."
207 PLEASE PROVIDE MORE AND BETTER DETAILED INFO TO COMMUTERS WAITING FOR A TRAIN
WHEN A MAJOR DISRUPTION OCCURS E.G. TRAIN STOPPED AT PRIOR STATION DUE TO MEDICAL
ISSUES. PEDESTRIAN HIT BY TRAIN AND ESPECIALLY LENGTH OF DELAY WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
207 I USE A FOLDING BIKE AND OCCASIONALLY GET SOME RESISTANCE AT 4TH AND KING STATION
BEFORE BOARDING IF BIKE CARS ARE FULL. SOME CALTRAIN EMPLOYEES DO NOT SEEM AWARE
THAT FOLDING BIKES ARE ACCEPTABLE ON OTHER CARS IF FOLDED. PERHAPS BETTER EDUCATE
THEM. ON THE WHOLE VERY HAPPY WITH CALTRAIN STAFF.
207 5:56 FROM SF CAN USE A BIGGER CAPACITY. ALWAYS STANDING ROOM. ALSO PEOPLE ALWAYS
STAND IN FRONT OF THE DOORS AT THE STATION PLATFORMS MAKING IT HARD TO GET OFF.
207 IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE SOME EFFORT TO CLEAR THE SENIOR DISABLED SEATS OF SOME OF
THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
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207 THE TICKET MACHINE IS FINICKY AND DOES NOT ALWAYS TAKE MY CREDIT CARD. THIS WASTES
TIME. HAVE THE SF COUNTER OPEN LONGER HOURS.
207 ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE SERVICE THAT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT WHICH WAS NOT IN THE SURVEY
IS THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT CARS OR SEATS IN THE MOST POPULAR TRAINS LEAVING SF AROUND
5-6:30 PM. CAN YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?
207 I VERY MUCH ENJOY RIDING CALTRAIN AND APPRECIATE THE LIMITED TRAINS GREATLY. THE
TICKET SYSTEM 8 RIDE WITH TIME LIMIT WAS SO CUMBERSOME THAT I USE CLIPPER CASH ONLY
NOW. THE 1 RIDE TRAIN 4 DAYS WEEK I GET NO DISCOUNT. WOULD BE NICE IF DISCOUNTS
WEREN'T LIMITED BY MONTH. THEN PEOPLE WHO WORK 4 DAYS WEEK CAN STILL BENEFIT.
THANKS FOR ASKING.
207 SEEMS THAT EVERY MONTH THERE ARE MASSIVE SYSTEM WIDE DELAYS. AS RIDERS WE ARE
GIVEN NO UPDATES. ON PLATFORMS THERE ARE NONE EITHER. THERE SHOULD BE A PLAN
SYSTEM IN PLACE SINCE THE FAILURES HAPPEN SO FREQUENTLY.
207 I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A NEW TRAIN THAT MAKES THE RIDE SMOOTH AND THEY DON'T
BREAK DOWN AS OFTEN.
207 THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ABOUT ARRIVALS AND DELAYS IS GREAT BUT COULD USE SOME
IMPROVEMENT. SOMETIMES I GET QUICKER INFO FROM TWITTER. BOARDING CROWDS AT 4TH
AND KING NEEDS HELP. IT'S A CLUSTER AND UNPLEASANT.
207 MORE EXPRESS TRAINS.
207 CALTRAIN SERVICE IS INADEQUATE WHENEVER THERE IS A DELAY. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES
WHEN THE PASSENGERS TWITTER THE NON-AFFILIATED OFFICIAL ONE KNOWS MORE THAN THE
CONDUCTORS PLUS THE CONDUCTORS ARE SO SNIPPY WHENEVER YOU ASK THEM QUESTIONS
DURING A DELAY. THERE WAS ONE WOMAN OLDER LONG HAIR USUALLY IN A PONYTAIL WHO
TOLD ME YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN I ASKED HER RE A DELAY IN
RWC AND IT TURNS OUT THERE WAS A DELAY. JUST RUDE AND UNCALLED FOR. YOU NEED TO
GET BETTER CONDUCTORS AND A BETTER SYSTEM OF INFORMING YOUR CONDUCTORS RE
DELAYS. ADDITIONALLY IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THERE COULD BE A QUIET CAR. SOME
PASSENGERS INSIST ON SHARING THEIR PRIVATE PHONE CONVERSATION. I JUST WANT TO HAVE
A QUIET PLACE TO RIDE.
207 CALTRAIN EMPLOYEES NEED TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DRESS, MANNERS, BETTER PEOPLE
INTERACTION. PUBLIC RELATIONS IS HARD. CUSTOMERS ARE CALTRAIN'S BREAD AND BUTTER.
CALTRAIN IS SAFE BUT IT WOULDN'T HURT TO ADD MORE SENIOR EATING. I HAVE TO STAND A
LOT. CALTRAIN NEEDS MORE THAN TWO CONDUCTORS ON THE TRAIN, ONE TO CHECK DOOR
SAFELY. PERHAPS THREE INSTEAD OF TWO. CONDUCTORS SHOULD NOT ENGAGE IN LONG SOCIAL
CONVERSATIONS. THIS IS DISTRACTING THEM FROM THEIR JOB.
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207 THERE ARE TIMES DURING EMERGENCIES WHEN WE HAVE TO GET OFF THE TRAIN AND TAKE
ANOTHER FORM OF TRANSPORT IE BUS BRIDGE. I DO NOT FEEL THESE EVENTS ARE ADEQUATELY
EXPLAINED AT THE TIME. IT FEELS LIKE CHAOS.
207 CALTRAIN NEEDS TO BETTER INFORM RIDERS OF DELAYS SO THEY CAN MAKE ALTERNATIVE
TRAVEL PLANS.
207 FIRST TIME ON A CALTRAIN APPEARS TO BE A VERY EFFECTIVE MEANS OF MASS
TRANSPORTATION.
207 YOU NEED TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF REAL TIME DELAYS AND TRAIN TIMES. WHEN TRAINS AER
DELAYED THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING FOR HOW LONG OR WHERE THE TRAIN IS. DEVELOP AN
APP. IT'S NOT THAT HARD.
207 PLEASE PROVIDE MORE TRAIN SERVICE TO AND FROM TAMIEN STATION. THE PARKING LOT AT
TAMIEN NEEDS TO BE RESTRIPED. THE PARKING LINES ARE NOT ALWAYS VISIBLE.
207 I AM SATISFIED BEING A PASSENGER AND VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.
207 NEED ONE EARLIER TRAIN FROM BLOSSOM HILL
207 SSF STATION NEEDS AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARD LIKE THE OTHER STATIONS AND MORE
SHELTER AGAINST THE WIND. THE LOUD SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE HARD TO HEAR ESP.
WHEN WINDY.
207 DELAYS ARE SOMETIMES TOO LONG WHEN TRAIN BREAKS DOWN.
207 LOVE IT! DROVE FOR 18 PLUS YEARS AND NOW BEEN TAKING TRAIN FOR 9 YEARS. CONVENIENT,
NO STRESS, COULD NOT DRIVE TO WORK ANYMORE.
207 I LOVE CALTRAIN!
207 I AM VERY SATISFIED KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN EASIER WAY TO GET A
CLIPPER CARD.
207 GREAT PEOPLE
216 HAD AN ISSUE WITH GLASS ON ONE OF THE LOTS. EMAILED COST SERVICE AND THEY REPLIED IT
WAS SWEPT. THE LOT WAS NEVER SWEPT AND HAD TO SEND ANOTHER EMAIL.
216 I WOULD RIDE CALTRAIN MORE ON WEEKENDS IF IT RAN MORE OFTEN.
216 IS GOOD. VERY BEAUTIFUL. I LIKE.
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216 REAL TIME UPDATES VIA TWITTER/EMAIL ON STATUS OF DELAYS WOULD BE GREAT.
216 I AM A NEW CALTRAIN RIDER.
216 PARKING MACHINES AT SAN MATEO ONLY ACCEPT COINS AND DOLLAR BILLS. PLEASE UPDATE
THEM FOR 21ST CENTURY.
216 MORE TICKET MACHINES AT MOUNTAIN VIEW. I HAVE ALMOST MISSED MY TRAIN BUYING A
ZONE UPGRADE.
216 WHEN WAITING AT STATION NOT GOOD ABOUT WHICH TRAIN ARRIVING WHEN LATE. GOT ON
WRONG TRAIN WHEN TRAIN BEFORE MINE WAS LATE AND ARRIVED WHEN MY TRAIN SHOULD
HAVE. TOOK EXTRA 1/2 HOUR TO GET HOME. MAKE MORE STOPS IN BURLINGAME.
216 VERY IMPROVED. SAFER STATION AT SF.
216 NEED MORE TRAINS DURING RUSH HOUR. TOO MANY TIMES THE TRAIN IS FILLED TO OR BEYOND
CAPACITY IN AFTERNOON.
216 SINCE I HAVE A FREE GO PASS FROM STANFORD I DON'T PAY TO TAKE CALTRAIN BUT IF I HAD TO
PAY I WOULD FIND IT EXPENSIVE AND I WOULD EXPECT SOME KIND OF REFUND FOR THE DELAYS,
THE BROKEN DOWN TRAINS ETC. MY EXPERIENCE HAS ALSO BEEN GREATLY DIMINISHED
BECAUSE OF GIANTS FANS. I FIND IT ALMOST UNSAFE HOW CROWDED THE TRAINS GET AND
UNFAIR THAT THEY ARE SLOWER BECAUSE OF FANS. MORE TRAINS SHOULD BE ADDED OR
SPECIAL SCHEDULES DURING THOSE MANY DAYS. I WOULD PREFER NOT TO TAKE THE TRAIN ON
THOSE DAYS.
216 FANTASTIC COMMUTER SERVICE. ONLY IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTION IS TO ADD WIFI TO TRAINS.
216 YOU'RE AWESOME. HAVE A NICE DAY.
216 WISH THERE WAS A DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN MY 2 STOPS HILLSDALE AND SAN ANTONIO
WEEKDAY MORNINGS AND AFTERNOONS. TRAINS SEEM TO BREAK DOWN AT LEAST ONCE
WEEKLY. NEED NEW RELIABLE TRAINS.
216 EVERYTHING IS JUST OK.
216 I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST HAVING A BAR CAR IN THE MORNING FOR COFFEE AND IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON COCKTAILS DURING COMMUTE HOURS ONLY.
216 TRAINS CAN BE VERY STUFFY AND UNCOMFORTABLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON RUN. THEY
CAN BE QUITE CROWDED ESPECIALLY DURING GIANTS HOME GAMES. SHOULD NOT ALLOW
ALCOHOL ON TRAINS.
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216 ADD REAL TIME TRAIN SCHEDULE TRACKING WITH MOBILE ONLINE ACCESS.
216 EVENING TRAINS ARE VERY OVERCROWDED. CAN YOU RUN EXTRA TRAINS ON GIANTS GAME
NIGHTS? THANK YOU.
216 I GOT A TRAIN CITATION FOR GOING THE WRONG WAY ON THE TRAIN EVEN THOUGH I HAD A
TICKET AND PAID THE RIGHT AMOUNT. I HAD TO GO TO COURT MULTIPLE TIMES. WASTE OF
TIME. I'VE SEEN CONDUCTORS KICK KIDS OFF TRAVELLING WITHOUT TICKETS. IMPLEMENT A FAIR
SYSTEM. THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
216 REALLY LIKE THE NEW COMPUTER DISPLAY ON THE ELECTRONIC BOARDS. PLEASE DO BETTER
WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS WHEN THERE HAS BEEN A FATALITY OR A LONGER DELAY. ALSO BETTER
AND MORE CARS ON GIANTS GAMES. AIR CONDITIONING ON SOME CARDS DON'T WORK.
216 GREAT TO HAVE THE STATION LED SIGNS GIVING TRAINS STATUS. COULD THE TIME DISPLAY GET
SHOWN FOR LONGER INTERVALS? THE CLIPPER CARD MACHINES ARE AN EXCELLENT SERVICE
BUT THEY ARE SLOW. THE BIKE RIDERS, I AM ONE, NEED A QUEUING SYSTEM SO FIRST TO
PLATFORM GETS ON FIRST. OFTEN PEOPLE ARE CUT OUT OF BOARDING BY OTHERS WHO ARRIVE
AT THE LAST MINUTE. COULD THE CONDUCTOR ASK TO TAKE THE EARLIEST RIDERS TO THE
PLATFORM FIRST?
216 LIGHTS BEHIND ANA FURNITURE STORE AT HILLSDALE STATION DON'T WORK. HAYWARD PARK
NO LIGHTS ON WEST SIDE PATH TO 17TH.
216 IT WILL BE NICE IF WE CAN ELIMINATE THE TAG ON AND TAG OFF FOR THE CLIPPER CARD.
216 WASTE TRANSIT SYSTEM IN US. CLEVELAND RUNS ITS TRAINS ON TIME AND HAS ACCURATE REAL
TIME PREDICTIONS. PHILLY DOES IT BETTER. CALTRAIN IS A JOKE WRT ON TIME SERVICE AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND YOUR OFFICIAL TWITTER GU IS A WASTE OF SPACE.
216 I AM GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO RIDE CALTRAIN. NO MAJOR ISSUES.
216 THE RESTROOMS ON CALTRAIN SMELL AND NEED REGULAR CLEANING.
216 FOUL SMELLING FROM GARAGE AND STAIRWELLS AT SAN MATEO STATION, NEED BETTER
SIGNAGE AT STATIONS, I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE CONFUSED WITH NORTH VERSES SOUTH BOUND
PLATFORMS.
217 BATHROOMS ALWAYS SMELL FOUL. PEOPLE WHO TAKE UP MORE THAN 1 SEAT SHOULD BE
REPRIMANDED.
217 GETTING CROWDED AND UNCOMFORTABLE AT TIMES.
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217 IMPLEMENT LEVEL BOARDING. DUMP CROSS AND GO WITH OFF THE SHELF SOFTWARE.
COORDINATE BETTER WITH HIGH-SPEED RAIL.
217 VERY HARD TO HEAR TRAIN ANNOUNCEMENTS. PROOF OF PAYMENT SYSTEM STILL BEFUDDLES
VISITORS, OUT OF TOWNER’S.
217 LOVE THE CALTRAIN BUT I DO NOT LIKE THE CLIPPER CARD FUNCTION. GETTING THE CARD SET
UP AND BILLING WAS MORE COMPLICATED THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE TRAIN ITSELF IS
VERY CONVENIENT, CLEAN AND SAFE.
217 NEED CHEAPER LOT PARKING EVEN WITH FREE TRAIN PASS STILL CHEAPER TO DRIVE BECAUSE
PARKING IS SO MUCH DAILY. SANTA CLARA HAS MORE BULLETS.
217 EXCELLENT WEBSITE. GREAT FOR OUT OF STATE VISITORS.
217 MORE TRAINS. RUSH HOUR TO STOP AT SANTA CLARA STATION ON THE WAY BACK HOME. NOT
TOO MANY OPTIONS TO SC.
217 CONDUCTORS DO A GREAT JOB. MORE COULD BE DONE AT STATIONS TO INFORM ABOUT TRAINS
BEING LATE. DIRIDON SAN JOSE CAN BE VERY CONFUSING TO NEWCOMERS.
217 MORE FREQUENT STOPS AT SAN ANTONIO
217 CLEAN RESTROOMS
217 YOU SHOULD HAVE AN OPT-IN EMAIL LIST OR ON THE APP TO NOTIFY RIDERS OF EXTREME
DELAYS. TEN MINUTES WON'T AFFECT COMMUTE BUT AN HOUR DELAY MIGHT MAKE ME WANT
TO ARRANGE DIFFERENT TRANSPORTATION BEFORE I GET TO THE STATION.
217 NEED MORE FREQUENT SERVICE TO AT LEAST BLOSSOM HILL. ALSO CONSIDER ADDING ANOTHER
NORTHBOUND BULLET TRAIN AFTER THE 329 THAT STOPS AT SUNNYVALE AND PALO ALTO TO
REDUCE STANDING ROOM ONLY ISSUES, OVERCROWDING THAT I'M SURE BREAKS FIRE AND
SAFETY CODES AND ADD WIFI.
217 NEED MORE TRAINS FROM CAPITAL AND TAMIEN.
217 MAKE IT GO TO MONTEREY COUNTY
217 I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE OPTIONS IN AND OUT OF GILROY SO THAT I COULD TAKE THE TRAIN
MORE OFTEN THAN THE ONCE A WEEK I RIDE IT NOW. THE 8 RIDE TICKET WAS MORE
CONVENIENT WHEN IT WAS GOOD FOR 60 DAYS SINCE I CAN'T ALWAYS GUARANTEE I WILL GET 8
RIDES IN 30 DAYS.
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217 NEED WIFI. NEED MORE OF THE NICE NEWER TRAINS. THEY ARE SO MUCH QUIETER.
217 PLEASE ADD MORE TRAINS DURING RUSH HOUR TO DECREASE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON TRAIN
AND GIVE RIDERS MORE OPTIONS ON DEPARTURE TIMES.
217 IT WOULD BE LESS STRESSFUL IF THE GATES AT 4TH AND KING OPENED AT LEAST 10 MINUTES
BEFORE DEPARTURE DURING COMMUTING HOURS. IT WOULD BE LESS CONGESTION AND
STAMPEDING.
217 FOR THE MOST PART THE TRAIN RIDE IS GOOD. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE TRAIN RIDE HAS
GOTTEN QUITE CROWDED. EXTENDING MORE CARS WOULD ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM.
217 SUNNYVALE ELEVATORS SMELL LIKE THEY ARE BEING USED AS A RESTROOM. GREAT PEOPLE.
LIMIT BIKES TO BIKE CARS. GREAT SERVICE. CLOSER INTEGRATION WITH MUNI FOR BULLET
SERVICES WOULD BE NICE. NOT SERVICE INCONSISTENT FOR PM TRANSFERS TO BULLET TRAINS.
LOTS DO NOT BOARD TRAINS DURING CRITICAL TIMES.
217 CROWDING OF TRAINS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED PARTICULARLY IN BIKE CARS. THERE SHOULD BE
TWO ADDITIONAL CARS ON THE TRAIN. I BIKE 1 REGULAR.
217 NEED TO IMPROVE LOST AND FOUND SYSTEM. NEED TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION
REGARDING DELAYS WHILE ONBOARD. ENFORCEMENT OF NO SMOKING, BIKE RIDING IN
STATIONS.
217 TICKET MACHINE WON'T ACCEPT MY CC AT CALIFORNIA AVE WHEN I BUY MY MONTHLY PARKING
PERMIT EVEN THOUGH MY CC WORKS EVERY WHERE ELSE. THIS FORCES ME TO USE BACKUP
CARD EACH MONTH. VERY INCONVENIENT. FRUSTRATING.
217 PLEASE CONSIDER INSTALLING WIFI. HEAVEN KNOWS WE ALL PAY ENOUGH.
217 NEED FOR PARKING TICKET MACHINES BY PARKING LOT.
217 I WISH CALTRAIN HAD A DELAY UPDATE BUT BULLETIN BOARD IN APP FORM.
217 MORE SERVICES AT EACH STATION WOULD BE BETTER AS WOULD MORE FREQUENT TRAINS
GOING SOUTHBOUND.
217 THE SPEED OF THE TRAINS MUST BE INCREASED. PLAN AN AUTOMATED METHOD OF
IDENTIFYING THE CARD RECHARGE INSTEAD OF TAGGING ON AND OFF.
217 CLIPPER CARD SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED. FREQUENCY OF THE TRAIN NEEDS TO BE
IMPROVED.
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217 I HAVE BEEN RIDING ON CALTRAIN EVERY WEEKDAY FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. IT IS AN INSULT TO
PAYING CUSTOMERS WHEN RIDERS WHO DO NOT HAVE A TICKET ONLY GET A WARNING. I HAVE
WITNESSED THIS HUNDREDS OF TIMES AND IT DISGUSTS ME. IF THE CONDUCTORS HAD THE
GUTS TO DO THEIR JOBS AND ENFORCE THE RULES MAYBE YOUR BUDGET PROBLEMS WOULD
MINIMIZE. YOU SHOULD PUT SECRET SHOPPERS ON THE TRAIN WHO DO NOT HAVE PASSES AND
SEE FOR YOURSELF JUST HOW EASY IT IS TO GET AWAY WITH ONLY A WARNING. THANK YOU.
217 IT WOULD BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE TICKETS IN ADVANCE AND HAVE THEM APPEAR
ON CLIPPER IMMEDIATELY.
217 ONLY STARTED RIDING ONE MONTH AGO. LOADING THE CLIPPER CARD BUYING IT IS A
CONFUSING PROCESS. ALSO I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO BUY A MONTHLY UNLIMITED MUNI
CARD TOO.
217 OVERALL I AM SATISFIED. THE MACHINE TO TAG ON OFF AT TIMES IS FAULTY AND IT WOULD BE
GOOD IF CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS MORE UNDERSTANDING OF IT AND NOT HAVE A POLICY OF
JUST A REFUND ONLY EVERY SIX MONTHS.
217 THE PRICE AND FREQUENCY ARE TWO CONCERNS. FREQUENCY IS A LITTLE LOW AFTER 9 AM. IF I
PAY $18 FROM LAWRENCE TO SF FOR A PERSON I MIGHT AS WELL DRIVE, SAME PRICES, MORE
ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION.
217 HAVING LIMITED RUNS, STOPS AT LAWRENCE MAKES IT INCONVENIENT.
217 THE TRAINS SHOULD HAVE WIFI. PEOPLE PAY MORE THAN ENOUGH TO RIDE THE TRAIN. THAT
SERVICE SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITHOUT QUESTION.
217 TRAIN IS MOST OF THE TIME STUFFY AND SMELLY. VERY CROWDED EVERY MORNING.
217 CLEAN THE RESTROOMS. HAVE MORE TRAINS AT LAWRENCE STATION. SOME PASSENGERS
SMOKE AT THE TRAIN STATION IGNORING SIGNS. HAVE EMERGENCY CALLING STATIONS AT
TRAIN STOP STATION TO CALL 911 LIKE WHAT THEY HAVE IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT.
217 I HAVE NOTICED AS TRAINS PULL UP THE ARRIVAL OF TRAINS ARE NO LONGER ANNOUNCED.
DELAYS ARE NOT ANNOUNCED AS WELL.
217 PLEASE INCREASE FREQUENCY OF # OF TRAINS IN MORNING AND EVENING 7 AM TO 19 AM AND
5 PM TO 8 PM. ALSO ADD STAIRCASE AT THE BACK END OF EACH CAR, BAGGIE LIKE THE ONES AT
THE ENTRANCE PLUS FOR THE BACK.
217 ONE OF THE WORST OPERATIONAL FEATURES IS CONDUCTORS MAKING TICKET CHECKS AT THE
GATE IN SF AND STARTING THE PROCESS ONLY A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME PRIOR TO
DEPARTURE.
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217 WE NEED MORE TRAINS DURING PEAK TIMES. SOMETIMES STANDING ROOM ONLY.
217 TRAINS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY NOTICEABLY CROWDED IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS.
PLEASE INVEST IN MORE CARS.
217 THE ONLY REAL ISSUE I'VE HAD THIS YEAR IS THE BRIDGE STABILITY PROBLEM. THIS HAS MADE
ALMOST EVERY NB TRAIN I'VE BEEN ON 10-15 MINUTES LATER THAN IT'S SCHEDULED ARRIVAL.
217 AC TOO COLD SOMETIMES ON UPPER SEATS. THEY FREEZE MY HEAD.
217 THE 2:30 AM AND 2:45 AM TRAINS FROM REDWOOD CITY ARE BUSIER THAN EVER. THE LOCAL
7:51 AM TRAIN AT RWC IS CONSISTENTLY LATE TO ARRIVE RWC AND LATE TO ARRIVE SF. I FEEL
THAT RIDING CALTRAIN IS BETTER THAN RIDING BART. I LIKE TH QUIETNESS OF THE NEWER CARS.
217 CALTRAIN STAFF ARE AWESOME.
217 RECOMMEND RE-EVALUATING BUSIEST TRAIN STOPS FOR BULLET AND EXPRESS TRAINS.
217 TRAINS HAVE BECOME VERY CROWDED DURING COMMUTE TIMES, CROWDED ENOUGH THAT
PEOPLE ARE STANDING EVERYWHERE AND IT'S VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND OCCASIONALLY
UNSAFE. TOO MANY FARE INCREASES GIVEN THE LEVEL OF SERVICE. DELAYS AND LACK OF REAL
TIME NOTIFICATION ARE THE BIGGEST ISSUE. CALTRAIN IS UNRELIABLE. I NEED TO KNOW
WHETHER I NEED TO INSTEAD DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION BEFORE I GET TO THE STATION IF
DELAYS.
217 THERE IS A VERY UNFRIENDLY CONDUCTOR, A LADY WHO WORKS EARLY SHIFTS. SHE IS
ABSOLUTELY ANNOYING TO THE PASSENGERS. ON TOP OF THIS SHE'S VERY RUDE AND LIKES TO
ABUSE HER POWER OF AUTHORITY ON THE TRAIN. YOU SHOULD WATCH OUT AND DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT. SHE HAS A SUPER BAD ATTITUDE.
217 TICKET STATIONS ARE POORLY PLACED. THERE SHOULD BE ONE NEAR EACH PLATFORM ACCESS.
PARKING IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND PARKING PAY STATIONS SHOULD BE EASIER TO ACCESS.
ENTERING AT AOBJ BIKES TO RIGHT OR LEFT DEPENDING ON PLATFORM, PEDESTRIANS OPPOSITE
THIS WOULD ELIMINATE CLUSTER AND FRUSTRATION AT GATE IN SF.
217 I HAVE CLIPPER DIRECT FOR MONTHLY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS ON BILLING AND
WEB PORTAL FOR CHECKING ACCOUNT. NEED MORE CARS. I'M ALWAYS STANDING CAN NEVER
GET A SEAT.
217 MORE TRAINS. NEVER A SEAT AVAILABLE.
217 MORE TRAINS. TOO MANY PEOPLE. NOT ENOUGH SEATS. THANKS.
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217 UPPER LEVEL REAR FACING SEATS ARE AWKWARD. ALSO IT MAY NOT BE WORTH IT TO DO THIS
BUT IF THERE ARE FOLKS ON THE TRAIN HANDING OUT THESE CARDS THEN PERHAPS THEY
COULD ALSO CARRY CC MACHINES TO HELP ONE TIMERS OR LATE COMERS. MAYBE CHARGE A
CONVENIENCE FEE TO USE THIS MOBILE MACHINE, A SQUARE CARD READER IN AN IPAD, TO
PREVENT PEOPLE FROM RELYING ON IT REGULARLY.
217 MORE TRAINS NEEDED DURING COMMUTE HOURS. TRAINS ARE VERY CROWDED.
217 TRAINS ARE TOO CROWDED DURING RUSH AND CLIPPER CARD IS A JOKE.
217 OVERCROWDED. GIVEN # OF PEOPLE RIDING LATELY IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE MORE TRAINS.
217 ADD ANOTHER COACH FOR AM AND PM COMMUTE TRAINS, NOW STANDING FROM SAN MATEO
TO SF.
217 WOULD LIKE A TRAIN THAT LEAVES SUNNYVALE AND GETS TO PALO ALTO AT 8 OR 8:05.
217 I LIKE THE USE OF TWITTER FOR DELAYS AND UPDATES. I’D LIKE TO SEE REAL TIME UPDATES ON
HOW MANY MINUTES A TRAIN IS FROM A STATION (LIKE BART AND MUNI).ALSO THIS TRAIN IS
SUPER CROWDED IN THE MORNING.IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET A SEAT ONCE IN AWHILE. OTHER
WISE THANKS AND KEEP IT UP
217 ADD CARS TO COMMUTE TIMES-TRAINS ARE TOO PACKED.
217 YOU GUYS RUN AN EXCELLENT, USEFUL AND EFFICIENT SYSTEM. YOU HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD
OF. I SAY THIS AS A 20 YEAR USER OF THE SYSTEM.
217 KEEP MEASURABLE AND AMPLE SUPPLY OF WATER IN RESTROOM UP TO THE LAST STOP. ENSURE
THE TOILET SMELL DOES NOT TRAVEL TO THE WHOLE CABIN, ALWAYS CLEAN THE GLASS
WINDOWS INSIDE AND OUT. CHECK AND MAINTAIN WHEEL AXLE/BEARINGS IN GOOD REPAIR
BECAUSE THE MECHANICAL NOISE IS VERY IRRITATING ESPECIALLY ON THE OLD TRAINS (NON
BOMBARDIER).
220 ADD ADDITIONAL BIKE CAR TO MORNING EVENING COMMUTE.
220 THERE HAS BEEN AN IMPROVEMENT SINCE LAST YEAR REGARDING PROVIDED INFORMATION
WHEN A TRAIN IS DELAYED.
220 WOULD APPRECIATE BETTER ENFORCEMENT OF NO BIKE RIDING ON PLATFORMS, UNDER
PASSES, OVER PASSES.
220 NEED MORE BIKE CARTS.
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220 I LOVE TAKING CALTRAIN. IT'S AN EXCELLENT AND CONVENIENT COMMUTE. MAKING MONTHLY
PASSES FOR TICKETS AND PARKING EASIER AND MORE INTUITIVE TO PURCHASE WILL HELP A LOT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS.
220 U GUYS DO GOOD
220 ADDITIONAL BIKE CARS. TWO IS NOT ENOUGH AND OVERFILLS QUICKLY AND THE BIKE CARS ON
THE EXPRESS TRAIN DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY.
220 MORE CLIPPER CARD REFILL MACHINES. MY COMMUTER CREDIT CARD ONLY WORKS ON CLIPPER
MACHINES AND I WANT IT TO ALSO WORK ON PAPER MACHINES.
220 I RIDE MY BIKE AND IT'S TOO CROWDED. MORE STRESSFUL TO TAKE THE TRAIN THAN DRIVE MY
CAR. ADD ANOTHER BIKE CAR PLEASE. BIKE RIDERS MAKE UP A HUGE PORTION OF YOUR RIDERS.
KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND.
220 I LOVE RIDING THE TRAIN. IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREAT EXPERIENCES OF MOVING TO SF.
MOST OF THE TIME I AM ABLE TO WORK OR READ. RIDERSHIP HAS INCREASED THOUGH AND
OFTEN THERE ARE NO SEATS IN THE MORNING OR EVENING WHICH GREATLY DETRACTS FROM
THE EXPERIENCE. SOME CONDUCTORS ARE VERY RUDE ESPECIALLY TO COMMUTERS AND DON'T
YELL OR GET YELLED AT BY ANYONE AT HOME OR WORK AND I DON'T THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE
TO GET YELLED AT ON THE TRAIN ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE PAYING A LOT FOR MONTHLY PASSES.
220 CALTRAIN NEEDS MORE BIKE CARS, BIKE SLOTS. MORE TRANS AT BAYSHORE STATION WOULD
HELP. SPEED UP OAKDALE STATION DEVELOPMENT.
220 ONBOARD TICKETING SYSTEM. CLIPPER READER.
220 MORE SEATING.
220 THANK YOU!
220 2ND WEEK RIDING THE TRAIN. I'VE HAD A VERY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE SO FAR.
220 THE BABY BULLETS ARRIVING AT SAN CARLOS ARE VERY FREQUENTLY FULL ON BIKES. YOU NEED
TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY FOR BIKES SO PEOPLE DON'T GET DENIED A RIDE BECAUSE THE BIKE
CARS ARE FULL.
220 DEFINITELY THE NEED FOR MORE BIKE CARS, NUMBER OF CYCLIST HAS INCREASED.
220 CALTRAIN EXPERIENCE VARIES WILDLY BY CONDUCTOR OR LOCATION OF TRAIN STATION.
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220 INCREASING CAPACITY FOR BIKES ONBOARD WOULD REDUCE STRESS + IMPROVE MY CALTRAIN
EXPERIENCE.
220 MORE ROOM FOR BIKES AND MORE TRAINS TO RUN. I NORMALLY HAVE TO WAIT AN HOUR TO
CATCH MY TRAIN. IF THERE'S ANY DELAY PERHAPS WORKING W/ OTHER AGENCIES TO GET
PEOPLE RE-ROUTED.
220 NEED MORE ROOM FOR BIKES THE GALLERY BIKE CARS NEED AN ENTRANCE + EXIT. THE OTHER
BIKE CARS NEED HIGHER CAPACITY, NEED TO TAKE MORE SEATS OUT.
220 CALTRAIN IS AWESOME-I CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR CLIPPER. I WANT TO CONTINUE USING THE
SERVICE, BUT IT IS CUMBERSOME AND I OFTEN INCUR EXTRA FEES IF I DON'T NEED THE
MONTHLY PASS. THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY!
220 RIDING THE TRAIN AT THE END OF THE DAY WITH THE BASEBALL FANS IS TOO UNCOMFORTABLE,
CAN USE MORE HELP FROM THE CONDUCTORS TO KEEP ROWDY, DRUNK RIDERS UNDER
CONTROL. OR, ADD MORE TRAINS TO ACCOMMODATE THE CROWD.
220 THE TWO THINGS I AM MOST INTERESTED IN ARE MORE FREQUENT TRAINS AND WIFI ON
TRAINS.
220 MORE BIKE CARS PLEASE. WIFI?
220 1) PLEASE ADD SHADES TO THE TRAIN WINDOWS TO HELP BLOCK THE SUN AND COOL THE CARS.
2) PLEASE ADD MORE ROOFS OR SHELTERS TO THE STATION PLATFORMS TO PROVIDE SHADE
AND RAIN SHELTER.
220 IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF YOU COULD HAVE WIFI ON THE TRAINS.
220 I WISH THERE WERE POSTED SIGNS IN THE BIKE CARS THAT SEATING IS FOR BICYCLISTS ONLY. THE
CONDUCTORS DON'T ANNOUNCE THIS OFTEN AND THERE ARE "STOWAWAYS" ON ALMOST
EVERY TRAIN.
220 BIKE CARS ARE IN SEVERE NEED OF EXPANSION, CARS ARE OVERFLOWING FROM 4TH + KING AND
THE TRAIN LACKS CAPACITY TO MEET DEMAND! SAN ANTONIO STATION MIS-ANNOUNCES THE
6:01 BULLET THAT PASSES AS 6:07 ARRIVAL.
220 THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS MECH ISSUES THAT CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DELAYS OFTEN I'M LEFT
WONDERING IF MAINTENANCE IS REGULARLY PERFORMED OR NOT DONE PROPERLY.
220 NEED SOME BULLET TRAINS.
220 MORE ROOM FOR BIKES! ESPECIALLY AT RUSH HOUR TIMES. ALSO, ON TRAIN WI-FI IS A MUST.
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220 THE TICKET MACHINES AT 4TH + KING ARE PRE-HISTORIC AND NEED TO BE REPLACED!! IT TAKES
5+ MINUTES TO LOAD RIDES/MONEY ONTO YOUR CARD.
220 BIKE CAPACITY NEEDS TO BE INCREASED. MORE ENFORCEMENT OF BIKERS ONLY SEATING.
RESTRICT ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION TO ONLY CERTAIN CARS. MORE TRAINS DURING BALL
GAMES.
220 I THINK IT WOULD SPEED UP A PROCESS OF BOARDING WITH BIKES IF SAME RACKS HAD 'GOING
TO' ENTERPRISES LINE THE MOST COMMON 'PA' 'SAN MATEO' AND 'SAN JOSE'.
220 BIKES ARE ALWAYS CHAOS! IT WOULD HELP A LOT IF THERE WAS MORE THAN A WAY TO ENTER
TO THE BIKES! FURTHERMORE, THE TRAINS SHAKE A LOT AND THIS MAKES IT VERY
UNCOMFORTABLE TO WORK ON A LAPTOP.
220 PLEASE PUT A SIGN ON THE BIKE CAGE DOOR “PLEASE KEEP THIS DOOR CLOSED AT ALL TIMES
FOR YOUR SAFETY" LAST WEEK A GUY WAS CHECKING OUT THE LOCKERS.
220 HOW COULD YOU NOT ASK ABOUT THE FREQUENCY AND CROWDEDNESS OF TRAINS? IT IS
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE YOUR BIKE OR GET A SEAT ON CERTAIN TRAINS. PLEASE ALSO
ADVISE PASSENGERS W/O BIKES NOT TO TAKE UP SEATS IN THE BIKE CAR.
220 MY ONLY COMPLIANT IS WITH THE # OF BIKE SPOTS AVAILABLE ON THE TRAINS. I'VE BEEN
UNABLE TO BOARD 5 TRAINS THIS MONTH BECAUSE THE BIKE CARS ARE FULL, OFTEN TIMES I'VE
BEEN ABLE TO BOARD WHEN THE CONDUCTORS SAID THERE ARE ONLY LIMITED BIKE SPOTS, AND
NOTICED THERE WERE MORE SPOTS.
220 STATION SIGNS AND TRAIN ANNOUNCEMENT ARE A HUGE IMPROVEMENT. MORE INFO ON THE
SIGNS, ESPECIALLY FOR DELAYS, WOULD HELP.
220 IT WOULD BE GOOD IF THERE WAS A GREATER FREQUENCY OF TRAINS AT COMMUTER TIME,
CURRENTLY THERE IS NO TRAIN FROM HAYWARD PARK TO SUNNYVALE IN THE MORNING
BETWEEN 7:30AM AND 8:30. THANK YOU
225 PLEASE USE MORE TRAINS BETWEEN 7 PM-9 PM FROM SFO. PLEASE ADD WIFI (FIND A SPONSOR
OR OFFER A PACKAGE). WHEN TRAINS BREAKDOWN, PLEASE PROVIDE ADEQUATE
225 TOO CROWDED. NEED MORE BULLET TRAINS.
225 TRAINS DO NOT RUN FREQUENTLY ENOUGH, ARE TOO CROWDED, THE TRAINS THAT HAVE SEATS
THAT FACE EACH OTHER ARE INCREDIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE.
225 CONDUCTORS COULD DO A BETTER JOB TELLING PEOPLE WHO ARE SPEAKING LOUDLY ON
PHONES TO QUIET DOWN. CERTAIN CONDUCTORS TALK WAY TOO MUCH OVER THE PA SYSTEM.
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225 BETTER TRAINING FOR TRAIN STAFF SO THEY KNOW MORE ABOUT OTHER CALTRAINS AND THEIR
TRANSIT SCHEDULE. OVERALL, I THINK IT'S A GREAT SYSTEM. IT MAKES MY COMMUTING EASY.
225 IF A TRAIN IS DELAYED/CANCELLED-ONLY SOME CONDUCTORS GIVE YOU ADEQUATE
INFORMATION. THIS SHOULD BE MORE STANDARDIZED.
225 I AM STILL DISSATISFIED WITH GETTING INFORMATION ON MAJOR TRAIN DELAYS. THE WEBSITE
SHOULD PROVIDE REALLY TIME STATUS INFORMATION. THE TWITTER INFORMATION IS NOT
THAT COMPLETE.
225 IF WE COULD PREVENT TRAINS FROM BREAKING DOWN ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS, THAT WOULD
BE GREAT. WE PAY TOO MUCH MONEY A MONTH TO RIDE THE TRAIN. ALSO, TRAIN
CONDUCTORS NEED TO HAVE A BETTER ATTITUDE IN THE MORNING WHEN DEALING WITH
PEOPLE THAT HAVE ONLY RIDDEN CALTRAIN ONCE.
225 PLEASE ADD A "QUIET CAR" LIKE THEY DO OM AMTRAK. CELL PHONE TALKERS RUIN MY
COMMUTE. NEW TRAIN SHOULD AVOID SEATS THAT FACE EACH OTHER-USE AIRPLANE
CONFIGURATION.
225 THE TICKET MACHINES ALWAYS HAVE ISSUES WITH CREDIT CARDS, USUALLY WHEN USING TWICE
IN A ROW-ONE TO PURCHASE TRAIN TICKET THEN SECOND PAY FOR PARKING. I GET AN ERROR
WHEN USING CREDIT CARD THE SECOND TIME-ALWAYS! ALSO, TRAINS ARE DELAYED/BROKEN
TOO OFTEN.
225 I'M NOT SURE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE FREE SHUTTLES, BUT THEY ARE VERY DIRTY AND IN
POOR CONDITION.
225 THE AFTERNOON COMMUTER BULLET TRAIN AT 5:57 PM IS ALWAYS ESPECIALLY CROWDED-THIS
IS UNCOMFORTABLE AND ALSO UNSAFE. MORE CARS OR ANOTHER BULLET DURING THIS TIME
TO HELP ALLEVIATE WOULD BE NICE.
225 OVERALL, I LOVE TAKING THE TRAIN. MY ONLY COMPLAINTS ARE CLIPPER AND TRAIN DELAYS.
SOMETIMES WE AREN'T TOLD UNTIL WE ARE ON THE TRAIN OF THE DELAY. THIS IS TOO LATE.
SOME OF US CAN TURN AROUND AND WORK FROM HOME. STATION LOUD SPEAKERS NEEDS TO
BE BETTER (LESS MUFFLED).
225 TOO MANY EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWNS AND OTHER DELAYS. INFORMATION SIGNS ABOUT
DELAYS HAVE IMPROVED, BUT STILL NOT FULLY ACCURATE.
225 NEED MORE TRAINS IN THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTE HOURS. MORE INFORMATION
ON STATUS OF TRAIN DELAYS. AS OFTEN DOES NOT WORK ON TRAINS. CAN BE TOO HOT OR TOO
COLD.
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225 I AM VERY HAPPY AND SATISFIED WITH CALTRAIN SERVICES WHICH I AM USING DAILY.
HOWEVER, THE TRAIN I AM TAKING IN THE MORNING IS ALWAYS LATE. IT WILL BE GREAT IF IT
CAN REACH ON TIME AND PASSES FOR STATIONS TRAVELLED (NOT ZONES) WILL BE OF GREAT
USE.
225 NEED BETTER MORE TIMELY COMMUNICATION. INSTRUCTIONS AT STATIONS WHEN SOMETHING
UNUSUAL HAPPENS. CALTRAIN HAS BEEN IN OPERATION LONG ENOUGH THAT THIS SHOULD
HAVE BEEN RESOLVED LONG AGO. THERE SHOULD ALREADY BE CONTINGENCY PLANS IN PLACE
FOR MOST EVENTS. WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS RESPONSE IS CHAOTIC INSTEAD OF EFFICIENT.
225 I'M JUST A DAY TRIPPER. I AM OVER 65 TRAVELLING WITH SPOUSE UNDER 65 SO HAVE TO USE
SEPARATE TRANSACTIONS. TVM WON'T ACCEPT SECOND USE OF CREDIT CARD.
225 FREQUENT TRAIN BREAK DOWNS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF AIRLINE RUN LIKE THIS IT WILL BE OUT OF
BUSINESS.
225 DAYS OF DIESEL ENGINE ARE LONG GONE. NEED ON BOARD WIFI FREE SERVICE.
225 TRAINS ARE GETTING OVERCROWDED TO AN UNSAFE POINT. PEOPLE ARE CRAMMED IN
CORRIDORS, BATHROOMS AND BETWEEN TRAIN CARS ON RUSH HOUR TRAINS. NEED MORE
BABY BULLET TRAINS. MORE PARKING AVAILABILITY.
225 MY BIGGEST COMPLAINTS ARE INCORRECT DELAY REPORTING BY THE AUTOMATED ANN. SYSTEM
AT THE STATION. OVERCROWDING ON SOME EXPRESS TRAINS AND LACK OF SAFETY AFTER BIG
EVENTS EX GIANTS GAMES.
225 YOU MUST BE ON TIME. GET RID OF THE OLD CARS. HIRE MORE CONDUCTORS. AUTOMATE,
MODERNIZE ELECTRIFY BUT BE ON TIME.
225 ELEVATORS AT SUNNYVALE, GRAFFITI ON INSIDE DOORS HAVE BEEN THERE 3 MONTHS, PEE
STAINS UPSIDE OF WALLS AND DOORS HAS BEEN THERE YEARS, FLOORING IS WARPED FROM
URINE, IS THERE A FLOORING THAT CAN WORK? ELEVATORS NEED TO BE CLEANED OFTEN.
THANKS.
225 THE ONLY THING I DON'T LIKE ABOUT THE CALTRAIN SYSTEM IS THE EXISTENCE, QUALITY OF
STATION RESTROOMS, WHEN THEY ARE PRESENT THEY ARE USUALLY NASTY. GREAT JOB
OTHERWISE.
225 RESERVED PARKING SPOT AT CALTRAIN PARKING? ADD A VERY HIGH PRICE TAG TO IT LIKE $3.00
MONTHLY AND SHOULD BE REQUESTED FOR EVERY MONTH.
225 I AM A VISITOR AND I THOUGHT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE, LONGER SIGNAGE FOR WHICH
DIRECTION EACH SIDE OF STATION WOULD BEGIN. WE WERE IN A HURRY AND WE DIDN'T
IMMEDIATELY SEE SIGNAGE FOR DIRECTION SF.
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225 THE SUSPENSION ON SOME OF THESE TRAINS ARE AWFUL #225. THE RIDE QUALITY IS QUITE BAD
ESPECIALLY REAL CROSSINGS LIKE REDWOOD CITY.
225 LOOKING FOR BULLET WHICH STOPS AT SAN BRUNO AND TIMINGS ON MINI BULLET TAKES
LONGER TIMES MOST OF THE TIME.
225 TOO FEW EXPRESS TRAINS. TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THE TRAINS.
225 FIRST IMPROVEMENT WIFI. SECOND CA ADD CASH TO CLIPPER CARD AT ALL STATIONS.
225 MORE TICKETING MACHINES AND PLACEMENT. MV PARKING LOT FOR EXAMPLE. USE OF
TICKETING MACHINES IS AWFUL. WATCH PEOPLE USE THEM. CARD READERS ARE TOO FINICKY.
IMPROVE MESSAGE, ELECTRIC BOARDS.
225 PLEASE FOLLOW THE TRAIN SCHEDULE AND CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS IN THE TRAIN IN ADVANCE
TO AVOID LAST MOMENT CONFUSION TO THE PASSENGER AFFECTING THEIR WORK AND TRAVEL
SCHEDULE.
225 I REALLY APPRECIATE THE NEW STRATEGY OF 2 SB BABY BULLETS AFTER DAYTIME WEEKDAY
GIANTS GAMES. THANKS FOR TRYING SOMETHING.
225 MORE BOMBARDIER TRAINS. MORE BULLETS.
225 CALTRAIN IS SAFE, CLEAN. NEED TO INCREASE FREQUENCY. BRING MORE CARS.
225 WHEN THERE IS A LONG DELAY DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, ONBOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND IN-
STATION ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING LENGTH OF DELAY, BUS BRIDGE, ETC. ARE SOMETIMES
COMPLETELY INADEQUATE AND PASSENGERS ARE LEFT UNINFORMED. BATHROOMS IN SF STN
SHOULD ALWAYS BE OPEN WHEN THE STATION IS OPEN.
225 TRAINS ARE EXTREMELY CROWDED ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE NEED TO BE
ADDITIONAL EXPRESS TRAINS IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND RUSH HOUR 5 PM TO 6 PM.
225 TRAINS ARE TOO CROWDED. STANDING ROOM ONLY, NOT SAFE, NOT WHAT WE PAY FOR.
225 THANK YOU.
225 TRAINS ARE VERY CROWDED AT RUSH HOUR ESPECIALLY IN AFTERNOON. GREAT IF ONE OR TWO
EXTRA CARS WERE ADDED TO THESE TRAINS.
225 WISH THERE WERE MORE FREQUENT TRAINS, SOME MORNINGS TRAINS ARE INCREDIBLY
PACKED. WHEN TRAINS BREAK RESPONSE IS SLOW AND MINIMAL SOLUTION IS USUALLY
PROVIDED.
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225 WORK COMMUTE IS GETTING CROWDED 7-9 AM TO SF AND 5-7 PM TO SOUTHBAY.
RECOMMEND MORE TRAINS OR ADDITIONAL CARS ON EACH TRAIN.
225 WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE BULLETS LIMITED AFTER 7 PM WEEKENDS AND GOOD SERVICE.
THANK YOU.
225 MORE MORNING STOPS TO SAN BRUNO STN.
225 REAL TIME UPDATES ON YOUR SITE SHOULD BE UPGRADED. THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS USELESS.
225 NEED REAL TIME SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE APP TELLS YOU WHICH TRAINS ARE ON TIME AND IF
LATE THEN EXPLAINS WHY. HAVE A GOOD TECH COMPANY DEVELOP THIS APP FOR FREE SINCE
SO MANY TECH WORKERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CALTRAIN.
225 ON SOME TRAINS THE ANNOUNCING SYSTEM SPEAKERS IS JUST TOO LOUD, PLEASE MAKE IT
MORE QUIET, APPRECIATE AN EFFORT TO KEEP US INFORMED BUT THERE IS ALSO NO NEED TO
REPEAT THE SAME INFO MANY TIMES, ONE EXAMPLE IS TRAIN FROM SF AT 5:14 PM. THANKS!
225 TRAINS IN THE AM ARE OVERFLOWING, MAY OR MAY NOT GET A SEAT. VENTILATION IS POOR
ESPECIALLY IN WARMER MONTHS. THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE.
225 PLEASE ADD INFO BOARDS AT 22ND ST STATION, INFO BOARD NEEDS IMPROVEMENT RE
TIMELINESS AND DELAYS.
225 THE TRACKING SYSTEM IS ALMOST COMPLETELY USELESS, IT CANNOT BE THAT HARD TO DO REAL
TIME GPS OF A FEW TRAINS ON A LINE OR TRACK.
225 I FREQUENTLY HAVE TO STAND ON THE TRAIN WHICH IS ANNOYING.
225 I FEEL CALTRAIN IS CONVENIENT AND SAFE, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE DON'T FACE DELAYS
WHICH IS HAPPENING A LOT NOW DAYS.
225 NOT ENOUGH RUSH HOUR SEATS ON TRAINS. NEED ADDITIONAL CARS IN THE COMMUTE.
225 NEED MORE SEATS ON BULLET TRAINS, ALWAYS END UP STANDING.
225 MORE TRAINS NEEDED DURING COMMUTE HOURS, I'M A MONTHLY PASS HOLDER AND RARELY
GET A SEAT, THE TRAINS ARE UNCOMFORTABLY CROWDED, I'M STANDING AS I'M FILLING THIS
OUT. CLIPPING ON AND OFF ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH FOR MONTHLY PASSHOLDERS IS
RIDICULOUS, SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY RENEW. SYSTEM IS SET UP FOR RIDERS TO FAIL AND DEAL
WITH A CONDUCTOR, EMBARRASSING AND MAY NOT GET A TICKET.
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225 TRAINS HAVE BECOME MORE AND MORE CROWDED OVER THE PAST YEAR. ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY WOULD BE GREAT.
225 BULLET TRAINS ARE EXTREMELY OVERCROWDED DURING RUSH HOUR.
225 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ALLOW ON BOARD PAYMENT. CALTRAIN IS THE ONLY TRAIN I HAVE BEEN
ON IN THE WORLD WHERE THIS ISN'T POSSIBLE.
225 ONE DAY I TAGGED TWICE WITH MY CLIPPER CARD AS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I TAGGED NOT
KNOWING THE FARE WAS REFUNDED. WHEN THE CONDUCTOR CHECKED THE CARD HE NOTICED
THIS BUT DID NOT EXPLAIN THE SITUATION AND PROCEEDED TO GIVE ME A TICKET FOR $250 (?).
THIS WAS UNNECESSARY AND EXPENSIVE. I SAID HE HAD NO CHOICE BUT I SEE PEOPLE GETTING
OFF THE TRAIN REGULARLY WITHOUT RECEIVING A TICKET. YOUR POLICY NEEDS TO IMPROVE.
225 THANK YOU. I AM ON VACATION FROM HUMBOLDT COUNTY. THE RAILS ARE FAST AND
COMFORTABLE.
225 IT WOULD BE GOOD IF VISITORS COULD PURCHASE A CLIPPER CARD OR OTHER FORM OF MULTI
RIDE TICKET FOR A DISCOUNT. WE ARE RIDING CALTRAIN TWO WAY FOR 7 DAYS AT DAILY RATE.
WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A DISCOUNT.
225 TRAIN OVERCROWDING. I OFTEN HAVE TO STAND GOING AND COMING FROM SF TO SAN
CARLOS OR HILLSDALE. NEED MORE TRAINS, CARS. ALSO NEED NEWER TRAINS.
225 BIGGEST ISSUE IS CROWDING PICKING UP IN LAST YEAR DURING RUSH HOUR. SAME TRAIN
SCHEDULE. MANY MORE RIDERS. OFTEN STANDING. ALSO AN APP WITH UPDATES THAT
AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES WOULD BE NICE. CLIPPER CARD IS OUTDATED. NOT KNOWING
WHERE TRAINS ARE OR DELAYS IS AWFUL IN TODAY'S WORLD.
225 CLIPPER CARD MACHINES ARE A HUGE TIME WASTE, THEY NEED TO BE UPDATED. I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY CONDUCTORS HAVE TO MANUALLY CHECK CLIPPER CARDS ONE BY ONE AT
THE GATE AND OR ONBOARD. ANTIQUATED SYSTEM. LET'S LEAVE THE CONDUCTORS TO DO
MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. IT WOULD HELP ME IMMENSELY IF I COULD GET PARKING LOT FILL
STATUS AND TRAIN CAPACITY STATUS IN REAL TIME.
225 FREE UP CONGESTION AT SUNNYVALE STATION BY MAKING LAWRENCE AND SANTA CLARA
STATIONS ZONE 2.
230 CONDUCTORS YELL AT US A LOT TO HURRY UP AND BOARD. OF COURSE WE'RE GOING AS FAST
AS WE CAN. ALSO IT WAS HARD TO FIND A BIKE TAG. OTHERWISE CALTRAIN IS AWESOME,
CONSISTENT, CONVENIENT AND WITH BIKE CARS. THANKS.
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230 YOU SHOULD CONSIDER WIFI AS WELL AS A COFFEE BAR, CART WITH GOOD COFFEE, BREAKFAST
SERVICE. PEOPLE WOULD EXPENSE WIFI TO WORK. ALSO USE TWITTER MORE FOR DELAYS. ALSO
IT'S WAY TOO CROWDED NOW. NEED MORE TRAINS OR CARS.
230 ONE TYPE OF TRAIN HAS VERY FEW BIKE SPACES AND GETS FILLED UP. TRAIN DELAY RELATED
DISPLAY AT STATIONS ARE PRACTICALLY USELESS. I HAVE TO MOSTLY RELY ON TWITTER FEED.
ZONE BASED PAYMENT EVEN IF ONE TRAVELS ONLY A SINGLE STOP.
230 TOO CROWDED ON GIANTS' GAME DAYS. ADD CARS.
230 PLEASE ADD BULLET TRAINS LATER IN MORNING AND EVENING. PEOPLE IN TECH WORK LATER
THAN 6:45ISH AND TAKING LOCAL TRAINS SUCKS. ALSO GIANTS FANS SHOULD EITHER HAVE
ADDITIONAL TRANS ON GAME DAYS OR NOT BE ALLOWED ON BULLET TRAINS.
230 INTRODUCTION OF CLIPPER SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED MY SATISFACTION WITH CALTRAIN. THERE
SHOULD BE A WAY TO LOAD MONTHLY PASS BOUGHT ONLINE AUTOMATICALLY TO CLIPPER
CARD E.G. FROM THE CONDUCTORS' READER DEVICES. PLACEMENT OF CLIPPER MACHINES ON
PLATFORMS IS BADLY DESIGNED. THEY ARE NOWHERE NEAR PLATFORM ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS.
230 RE CONDUCTOR COURTESY THIS HAS BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN PRIOR YEARS. RE CLIPPER I
HAVE EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTIONS OF CLIPPER AND LOST MONEY. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW
TIMES. I DON'T USE CLIPPER ON CALTRAIN ANYMORE. TO CLIP SOMEONE IS SLANG FOR A RIP-
OFF.
230 OVERALL SERVICE IS AWESOME HOWEVER THE LACK OF TRAINS AFTER 7 PM IS TOO BAD.
230 TWO YEARS AGO I LEFT MY LAPTOP IN CALTRAIN BUT A CONDUCTOR FOUND IT AND KEPT UNTIL I
ARRIVED AT LOST AND FOUND. IT'S A VERY RARE THING TO HAPPEN AND I APPRECIATE IT. ALSO
AC IS SOMETIMES TOO MUCH FOR ME. TOO COLD. BUT OVERALL CALTRAIN ROCKS.
230 MORE SPACES FOR BIKES. MAKE SURE NONBIKERS DON'T SIT ON THE BIKE CAR.
230 GETTING BICYCLE ON TRAIN DID IMPROVE BUT IS STILL NOT OPTIMAL. MAYBE 3 BIKE CARS IN
AM. CYCLISTS ON 22ND ST RARELY GET ON TRAIN AND FOR PM AROUND 6 IT'S HARD TO GET ON
IN PALO ALTO. FRIENDLINESS OF SOME CONDUCTORS ESPECIALLY FEMALE ONES COULD
IMPROVE.
230 BIKES HAVE BEEN MORE AND MORE CROWDED IN THE LAST YEAR. NEED MORE BIKE CARS SO IT
DOESN'T DELAY THE TRAINS. CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD.
230 KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
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230 I HAD MY BIKE STOLEN FROM CALTRAIN. THE CONDUCTORS COULD NOT HELP AT ALL. PLEASE
INCREASE SECURITY SUCH AS BY INSTALLING A CAMERA.
230 IT WOULD BEW GREAT IF YOU CAN ADD BULLET SERVICE TO SUNNYVALE SOUTHBOUND AND
EXTEND THE SCHEDULE OF LIMITED, BULLETS IN THE EVENING.
230 MORE TRAINS NEEDED DURING PEAK COMMUTE OR NEWER TRAINS.
230 ADD SUBSCRIPTION PAID WIFI FOR $10 MONTH. IT'S ALL MARGIN AND MANY WILL PAY. USE THE
EXTRA EARNINGS TO ADD TRAIN CARS AND UPGRADE CLIPPER SYSTEM. GO FIGHT WIN.
230 ADD WIFI!!!!
230 I THINK THE CONDUCTORS ARE REALLY NICE, BUT I HAD A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE ONE RAINY
EVENING ON MARCH 25, TRAIN 289, TRAIN FROM SAN JOSE TO CAL AVE. AN OLD GUY WHO SAID
HE WAS A CONDUCTOR WAS VERY RUDE TO ME ,HE PLACED HIS FACE 1-4 INCHES AWAY FROM
MINE AND SAID. "DO YOU UNDERSTAND ENGLISH? I TOLD YOU TO MOVE YOUR BIKE!" THERE
WAS ONLY THREE OF US ON THE BIKE CAR, ME, HIM, AND ONE OTHER PASSENGER. I WAS
AVOIDING THE TRAIN AFTER THAT INCIDENT, I LATER SAW HIM AGAIN AND HE WAS VERY
FRIENDLY.
232 THE DAY PASS ENDS UP BEING CHEAPER THAN THE CLIPPER CARD.
233 OF COURSE THIS SURVEY DOESN'T MENTION OR BARELY THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS, DELAYS,
PLUS TRAINS FALLING APART, UNPREDICTABLE, AC ETC.
233 PLEASE ADD MORE TICKET MACHINES AND MORE TAG ON OFF MACHINES ON PLATFORMS
SPACED OUT ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE PLATFORM.
233 SENIOR DISCOUNT AT 62 LIKE AMTRAK.
233 PLEASE CONSIDER BEING ABLE TO USE OUR COMMUTER BENEFITS DEBIT CARD TO PAY FOR
PARKING MONTHLY. ADDING MORE TRAINS DURING PEAK HOURS.
233 LOVE THE REAL TIME ARRIVAL SYSTEM. OVERALL CALTRAIN IS NICE TO RIDE AND CONVENIENT
BUT I WISH TRAINS WOULD COME MORE OFTEN.
233 CALTRAIN IS GENERALLY A VERY EFFICIENT METHOD OF PUBLIC TRANSIT. TRAINS ARE OFTEN
DELAYED HOWEVER AND THE TRAIN BATHROOMS ESPECIALLY ON OLDER TRAINS ARE VIRTUALLY
UNUSABLE ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN.
233 TRAINS ARE LATE ON A REGULAR BASIS.
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233 TRAIN 233 IS CONSISTENTLY LATE OVER 9 SOMETIMES 30 MINUTES LATE WHEN CARRYING
BOMBARDIER EQUIPMENT OR SOME ACCIDENT. I'M VERY UPSET. ALSO I HATE TAGGING ON/
OFF. WHY CAN'T CLIPPER AUTO LOAD EVERY MONTH? FINALLY, WE NEED MORE EXPRESS TRAINS.
TRAINS AFTER 6:56 ARE LOCAL AND ARE TOO SLOW.
233 TICKET MACHINES NEED TO TAKE DEBIT CARDS.
233 NEED MORE TRAINS RUNNING PER HOUR AND MORE SPREAD OUT DURING A GIVEN HOUR IN
CASE YOU MISS A TRAIN. MORE FREQUENCY IS BETTER IF POSSIBLE. CLIPPER SHOULD LOAD
TICKETS REAL TIME SO BUYING MONTHLY PARKING IS EASIER.
233 CLIPPER SYSTEM IS A JOKE CONSIDERING WE WORK IN SILICON VALLEY. IT SHOULD BE WAY
EASIER TO BUY TICKETS AND ADD VALUE TO THE CARD. FIVE TO TEN DAY WAITING PERIOD.
MACHINES USE DIALUP. HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SLIDE MY CARD IN OUT OF MACHINE?
HAD TO PERFORM TRANSACTION 6 TIMES TO GET IT TO WORK.
233 CALTRAIN SERVICE IS VERY GOOD FOR TRANSPORT FROM SAN JOSE TO SFO CITY. EXCELLENT
SERVICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
233 MORE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES. MORE TRAINS TO AND FROM TAMIEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY
WOULD BE GREAT.
233 TRAIN DELAY ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE NOT ACCURATE AND ARE HARD TO FIND BEFORE GETTING
TO THE STATION. I CAN PLAN FOR AN HOUR DELAY BUT NOT 4 TIME 15 MINUTE DELAY
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
233 I COMMUTED TO WORK FOR 42 YEARS. MY TRAIN RIDES KEPT GETTING LONGER AND LONGER IN
DURATION.
233 SO FAR GOOD. THANKS.
233 IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE MORE EXPRESS TRAINS AT NIGHT FROM SF TO SJ. I WOULD RATE 4
FOR CALTRAIN SERVICE.
233 CAN YOU GUYS MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR WIFI IN CALTRAIN?
233 TRAINS ARE NICE AND CLEAN. WINDOWS USED TO BE FILTHY. NOW CLEAN. THANKS.
EVERYTHING GREAT ABOUT CALTRAIN EXCEPT TICKET MACHINES. NOT ENOUGH AND ALWAYS
STRESSFUL WHEN TRAIN IS COMING. I GUESS I COULD GET A CLIPPER. NEED MORE SCHEDULES
POSTED AT STATIONS ESPECIALLY FOR FOREIGNERS.
233 MY 2 BIGGEST COMPLAINTS ARE PARKING FILLS UP TOO QUICKLY AT SUNNYVALE STATION AND
LACK OF PARKING AT LAWRENCE. LACK OF ONLINE UPDATES RE TRAIN DELAYS.
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233 CONDUCTORS NEED TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE LACK OF REAL TIME CLIPPER CARD UPDATES
ESPECIALLY FOR MONTHLY USERS.
233 HAVE BEEN RIDING FOR MANY YEARS. I ONLY USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. LATELY THE TRAINS
HAVE BEEN VERY CROWDED. GOOD BUT DON'T LIKE THAT I HAVE TO STAND EARLY AM 7:57 MTV
AND 6:12 PA. SHORT RIDE BUT WOULD LIKE TO SIT. MANY PEOPLE ALSO STAND. NEED ANOTHER
CAR ON TRAIN. IT WOULD BE FULL BUT WE WOULD HAVE SEATS. THANK YOU.
233 HAVING WIFI IN THE TRAINS WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
233 I WISH A TRAIN SB STOPPED AT SAN ANTONIO BETWEEN 4:36 AND 5:50.
233 IT WOULD IMMENSELY HELP SOUTHBAY COMMUTERS IF THERE AS AN EXPRESS TRAIN TO SF
THAT MADE STOPS ONLY AAT SJ SUNNYVALE AND SF OR SJ MTV SF. THIS WOULD HELP
COMMUTERS FROM SJ TO REACH SF IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES THUS MAKING SJ SUNNYVALE MTV
COMMUTERS TO AVOID DRIVING TO SF. EVERY DAY A NUMBER OF COMMUTERS TRAVEL TO SF
FRO THE SOUTHBAY. YOU COULD LAUNCH THIS SERVICE ON A TRIAL BASIS FOR A MONTH AND
SEE HOW IT GOES. I AM PRETTY SURE THAT EVEN PEOPLE DRIVING TO SF EVERY DAY WOULD
START USING CALTRAIN SINCE THEY WOULD REACH IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR WHICH IS FASTER
THAN TAKING A CAR THEREFORE THE CALTRAIN RIDERSHIP WOULD ALSO INCREASE. THANK YOU.
233 SOME TRAINS ARE CONSISTENTLY LATE. ALSO PLEASE REMOVE THE SYSTEM OF HAVING TO
MAINTAIN $1.25 AS MINIMUM. I FORGET REGULARLY AND EVERY MONTH I HAVE TO ADD $8.25.
IN MY VIEW THAT IS REALLY ANNOYING AND I WOULD CONSIDER IT STEALING.
233 IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A NORTH SOUTHBOUND SCHEDULE AT ALL THE STOPS. ALSO CLIPPER
SERVICES ABILITY TOA DD MONTHLY 8 PASSES AT A CALTRAIN STOP. I HAVE TRIED TO DO SO
ONLINE BUT THE PASSES DON'T SHOP UP WHEN I TAP MY CARD.
233 I NO LONGER TAKE THE BULLET IN THE MORNING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BECAUSE I CAN'T GET A
SEAT. NOTHING IN THIS SURVEY MATTERS AS MUCH TO ME AS CROWDED TRAINS BUT CALTRAIN
COUNTS PASSENGERS EVERY YEAR AND REPEATEDLY IGNORES THE RESULTS. TO SOLVE
CROWDED BULLETS THE SYSTEM NEEDS MORE BULLETS, NOT LIMITEDS OR LOCALS. THE FACT
THAT NO BOX EXISTS ON THIS SURVEY FOR CROWDED TRAINS SHOW THAT THIS IS NOT BEING
TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
233 THE ON TIME ARRIVAL IS PRETTY TERRIBLE. I WOULD GUESS 75% OF THE TIME WE'RE ANYWHERE
FROM 5-10 MINUTES LATE ON A SUPPOSEDLY 30 MINUTE RIDE. CAN'T IMAGINE IF I RODE ALL
THE WAY TO SF.
233 MORE PARKING AT BABY BULLET STATIONS.
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233 I WOULD LIKE MORE CLEAR IDS OF APPROACHING STOPS. I AM ON THIS TRAIN BACKTRACKING
FROM SANTA CLARA BECAUSE MY ORIGINAL TRIP SOUTH FROM SF EITHER DIDN'T STOP IN MTN
VIEW OR I MISSED MY STOP.
233 SOMETIMES I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN I'M BEING ASKED FOR PROOF OF PAYMENT
MULTIPLE TIMES ON ONE TRAIN RIDE. I SAY UNCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE I WOULD BE THE ONLY
ONE ON MY AISLE.
233 SR 262 SHOULD CARRY PASSENGERS TO TAMIEN. EVERY DAY THERE ARE 20 PLUS TRANSFERRING
AT SAN JOSE. SB 262 ALREADY CONTINUES TO TAMIEN ANYWAY.
233 NEED MORE SERVICE SOUTH OF TAMIEN TO REDUCE OVERCROWDING IN PARKING LOTS AND
CROWDS GETTING OFF AT 5:39.
233 I'D REALLY WANT THE ELECTRONIC LED SIGNS AT TAMIEN TO BE CORRECT. NEW RIDERS ALWAYS
ASK IF THIS TRAIN IS THE TRAIN THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.
233 NEED MORE TRAINS IN THE RUSH HOUR TIMES. I TAKE THE 5:42 SB OUT OF CAL AVE AND WE ARE
PACKED LIKE SARDINES AND CANNOT SIT UNTIL WE REACH SUNNYVALE. THE NUMBER OF TRAINS
IS NOT ADEQUATE WITH INCREASED RIDERSHIP.
233 PLEASE ADD TAMIEN TO MORE BULLET TRAIN ROUTES.
233 I AM A GERM CONSCIOUS PERSON AND THE INTERIOR OF THE TRAINS DISGUST ME BECAUSE OF
CRUMBS AND HAIRS BETWEEN THE SEATS.
233 PROVIDE WIFI.
233 PERSONAL SAFETY AFTER GIANTS PARADE LAST YEAR WAS VERY SCARY. LOCKED TRAIN OF
DRUNK GANGS. CALTRAIN SHOULD HAVE HAD POLICE ON THE TRAIN. CLIPPER GENERALLY SUCKS.
SHOULD HAVE BETTER INTEGRATION BETWEEN CORPORATE FUNDED SIDE AND PERSONAL CASH.
233 NOT SURE WHY TAGGING ON OFF IS NOT GATED ENFORCED AT THE STATION. UNRELATED IT'S
REALLY HARD TO TELL IF MY CLIPPER CARD IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. SOME ONBOARD AND
STATION ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE TOO GARBLED TO UNDERSTAND.
233 AMAZING PEOPLE. FORGE ON.
233 NEED MORE STOPS AT THE TAMIEN STATION AND THE PARKING AT TAMIEN STATION BECOMES
TOO FULL FORCING PASSENGERS TO PARK AT A NEARBY DIRT LOT. PLEASE PAVE THE LOT, WAY.
TOO MANY BUMPS AND POT HOLES. IT'S DANGEROUS.
233 GOOD JOB
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233 KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
233 THIS TRAIN IS CONSISTENTLY LATE. IT CAUSES ME TO MISS ANY CONNECTING SHUTTLES. ANY
TIME I HAVE TO TAKE IT, I TRY TO AVOID IT AT ALL COSTS.
233 I APPRECIATE CALTRAIN AS AN EASY WAY TO GET TO THE CITY. I THOUGHT CLIPPER WAS A GOOD
IDEA UNTIL I FOUND THE CARD NOT WORKING HALF THE TIME. VERY FRUSTRATING! YOUR
ELECTRONICS NEED AN UPGRADE.
254 CAN'T HEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS ONBOARD. NEED A DISPLAY FOR PASSENGERS WHO ARE HARD
OF HEARING.
254 THE ARRIVAL SIGNS AT EACH DEPOT LETS ME KNOW IF TRAIN IS ON TIME AND HOW MANY
MINUTES IT WILL BE LATE. I FEEL SAFE ON THE TRAIN.
254 MAKE SCHEDULE PREDICTABLE IE ON TIME AND MEMORABLE USER-FRIENDLY. BART LEAVES
EVERY 15 MINUTES. PREDICTABILITY AND EASE OF CATCHING THE NEXT TRAIN E.G. DON'T LET ME
WAIT 1 TO 1/2 HOURS, IS CRITICAL. CHANGE TERMINALS IN SF TO THE NEW TRANSBAY. CURRENT
LOCATION 4TH AND KING IS ESPECIALLY INEFFECTIVE EVEN AFTER ALL THE DEVELOPMENT WE'VE
HAD NEARBY. FINALLY PLEASE ELECTRIFY.
254 REALLY ENJOY THE SERVICE. APPRECIATE CLEANLINESS OF THE CARS. THANK YOU.
254 NICE RIDE. TRANQUIL AND ON TIME. MISS BEING ABLE TO PAY ONBOARD.
254 REAL TIME IS FINALLY IMPROVING. HOPEFULLY RUSH ALERTS VIA 3 DEGREE PARTY APPS OR FOR
CERTAIN TRAINS OR MAJOR BACKUPS WILL FOLLOW.
254 WIFI IS WELL DUE ON THE CALTRAIN. IT IS 2014 AND THE TRAIN RUNS THE HEART OF THE SILICON
VALLEY. THANKS.
254 PLEASE CREATE AN EASY ENTRANCE EXIT WALKWAY PLATFORM FOR BAYSHORE STATION. I
CONSTANTLY HAVE TO JUMP FENCES TO GET ON PLATFORM.
254 IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE STATION SIGNS WERE MORE PROMINENT AT EACH STOP. NEED TO
DISPLAY SEVERAL OF THEM. SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO SEE THE SIGN DEPENDING ON WHERE
YOU ARE SITTING ON THE TRAIN. THANKS.
254 CALTRAIN IS GOOD FOR ME TO WORK. IT IS USUALLY ON TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
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254 CLIPPER RELOAD MACHINES ARE INCREDIBLY SLOW AND THERE SHOULD BE MORE MACHINES. SF
ONLY HAS 2 MACHINES AND OFTEN 1 IS BROKEN. CALIFORNIA AVE HAS NO MACHINES. THIS IS
INCREDIBLY INCONVENIENT. ALSO FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO GO TO RITE AID TO BUY CARD OR
REFILL SINCE CAL AVE DOES NOT HAVE A MACHINE.
254 BETTER THAN BART.
254 TRAINS ARE GETTING TOO CROWDED.
254 JUST STARTED USING CALTRAIN AT THE END OF MAY. THE SERVICE IS GREAT. IT WOULD BE
GREAT IF MORE CITIES HAD SHUTTLES AT EACH STOP.
254 CALTRAIN IS VERY CONVENIENT WHEN COMMUTING IN THE PENINSULA. HOWEVER IT IS A BIT
PRICEY. MONEY ROUND TRIP BT ZONES IS ABOUT $200 MONTH. I'M NOT A CLIPPER CARD
HOLDER BUT WOULD CONSIDER IT IF I COULD SAVE A LITTLE MONEY PER RIDE.
254 WIFI. ELECTRICAL POWER. PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE TRAINS POWERED BY ELECTRICITY AND
SOLAR RATHER THAN OTHER FF'S. SORE RIDES. TOO BUMP TO WORK, WRITE. ALSO A PROBLEM
FOR COMMUTERS.
254 BEST SERVICE EVER. THE TRAIN IS REALLY CLEAN. I'VE BEEN TO DIFFERENT CITIES AND DIFFERENT
TRAINS AND SOME ARE DIRTY. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ON THIS TRAIN AND HAD BEST DRIVER.
254 PLEASE PUT MONEY CHANGE IN THE MACHINE, NOT REFUND RECEIPT. IT'S A HASSLE.
254 IMPROVE CLIPPER CARD. ABOLISH TAG ON OFF FOR MONTHLY PASSES. OFFER MORE BULLET
TRAINS. ADD MORE TRAINS TO MEET DEMAND OF SPORTS GAMES EVENTS ETC. ADD NEWER
FLEET OF TRAINS. OFFER FREE WIFI ONBOARD CALTRAIN LIKE AMTRAK.
254 MORE STOPS IN MENLO PARK.
255 MORE PARKING SPACES PLEASE.
257 REAL TIME TRAIN AND ESPECIALLY STATION UPDATES ARE NEEDED. MULTIPLE TIMES A MONTH
I'M STANDING ON THE PLATFORM AND THE TRAIN IS LATE. THE PLATFORM DISPLAY UPDATES
WITH ONLY X MINUTES LATE MESSAGE. THAT UPDATE IS NOT HELPFUL WHEN THE TRAIN IS VERY
LATE. THE X MINUTES JUST BEEPS GROWING. I KNOW THE TRAIN IS 20 MINUTES LATE. I'M
WAITING IN THE PLATFORM FOR IT. WHY IS IT LATE? SHOULD I STAND ON THE PLATFORM OR
FIND ANOTHER OPTION? TWITTER OFFERS AN EXPLANATION THROUGH THE OFFICIAL CALTRAIN
TWITTER IS LEAST HELPFUL ON THIS REGARD.
257 NEED WIFI. PLEASE GET WIFI.
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257 IT'D BE GREAT IF YOU COULD CONDUCT DATA ANALYSIS ON UTILIZATION RATES AND INTRODUCE
MORE EXPRESS TRAINS FROM SF SBAY AND VICE VERSA. ALSO FOR THE MOST PART I LIKE THE
CONDUCTORS AND THEIR EBULLIENCE WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING CALTRAIN STOP
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
257 I WAS WONDERING WHY THERE ARE SO FEW ADD TICKET MACHINES AT MOST STATIONS. I
WOULD LOVE TO SEE RESTROOMS AT SOME OF THE NEWER STATIONS. I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT BUT OVERALL I LOVE CALTRAIN.
257 CALTRAIN HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN EASY QUICK AND STRESS FREE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR ME. I APPRECIATE IT.
257 NEW TRAINS NEED AS MANY BICYCLE SPOTS AS OLD TRAINS. NON BIKE RIDERS NEED TO BE
DISCOURAGED OR PREVENTED FROM USING BIKE CARS AS THIS CONTRIBUTES TO CROWDING
AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS.
257 THE WORST THING ABOUT CALTRAIN IS THE TEENAGERS. I WOULD LIKE A PASS THAT HAS
UNLIMITED RIDES. ALL BUSES PUBLIC LIGHT RAIL CALTRAIN BART. NOT BY HOW MUCH USED BUT
UNLIMITED BY THE DATE. A FILL MONTHS RIDES.
257 YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
257 I THANK YOU KINDLY DEAR SOUL. LOVE, RIDER.
257 I LOVE RIDING CALTRAIN. PEOPLE ARE MORE DOWN TO EARTH THAN PEOPLE ON BART.
257 CALTRAIN IS NICE. I AM VERY SATISFIED. I DO NOT RIDE OFTEN BUT IT IS ALWAYS NICE WHEN I
COME.
257 PRETTY GOOD. ON TIME AND EASY TO USE.
257 CAN CALTRAIN INTEGRATE MORE BUS OPTIONS SIMILAR TO THE SAMTRANS WHICH IS INCLUDED
IN CALTRAIN MONTHLY? EX. MUNI. I LOVE THE SAMTRANS INTEGRATION WITHOUT IT. I COULD
NOT RIDE CALTRAIN. GOOD JOB WITH THAT BENEFIT.
257 TRAINS ARE SLOW. EU AND JAPAN TRAINS ARE FAST.
257 SUNNYVALE PARKING IS AWFUL. I HAVE MISSED TRAINS TRYING TO FIND A SLOT. THE PARKING
LOT BY BAYVIEW IN PARTICULAR IS POORLY MARKED AND CONFUSING. IT IS TOO TEMPTING TO
PARK NEXT TO IT. WHY CAN IT NOT BUY A TICKET ON MY PHONE AFTER BOARDING? I DON'T
WANT TO DEAL WITH TICKETS OR CARDS.
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257 WIFI TABLES OUTLETS IN ALL TRAINS. THE MAJORITY OF CUSTOMERS ARE BUSINESS SO WE NEED
TO WORK ON THE GO.
257 JUST GOT ON THE TRAIN. THE CONDUCTOR LADY WAS A BITCH TO ME. ALL MY OTHER
EXPERIENCES WITH WORKERS HAVE BEEN GOOD. WE NEED MORE BIKE SPACE. CAN WE ENFORCE
NO SMOKING AT STATIONS?
257 WOULD LIKE TO SEE BETTER MANAGEMENT OF BIKE CARS. SEATS ARE FOR BIKE RIDERS. MOST
PEOPLE NEED ONLY EDUCATION. CONDUCTORS DON'T HAVE TO BE POLICE.
257 FIRST TIME RIDING
257 CAN'T THE TRAIN SCHEDULES BE MORE RATIONAL? WHY DOES A TRAIN BEGIN A RUN AT 8:14 AM
INSTEAD OF 8:15 AM ETC. WOULD MAKE TRIP PLANNING MUCH EASIER. ALSO NEED MORE
CARDS AND MORE ROOM FOR BIKES.
257 I AM VERY PLEASED THAT A PATRON OF CALTRAIN MAY CONSUME ALCOHOL ONBOARD.
257 FRIENDLY SERVICE AND HELPFUL WHEN ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. THANKS CALTRAIN.
257 PLEASE CONSIDER ADDING WIFI.
257 THIS BEATS DRIVING, I LOVE IT VERY MUCH. THANK GOODNESS FOR AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO
TRAVEL ON THE PENINSULA.
257 MANY TIMES THE DRIVERS ARE CLOSE TO THE DOOR IN FRONT OF MY FACE. THE PERSONAL
ASSISTANT NEED TO BE CAREFUL, IF THEY SAW PEOPLE CLOSE TO THE DOOR WHY THEY HAVE TO
CLOSE? IT IS FRUSTRATING AND DANGER TOO.
257 THANK YOU.
257 THANK YOU.
257 THANK YOU VERY MUCH! IT WOULD BE GREAT IF IT COULD BE WIFI ONBOARD.
257 THANK YOU VERY MUCH! REALLY NEED WIFI!
257 HAPPY WITH CURRENT SERVICE.
257 MORE FREQUENT TRAINS TO MITIGATE FOR INCREASED CROWDS. TOO CROWDED DURING
MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTE, AND ON GAME DAYS.
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257 KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK CALTRAIN!
257 KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
257 ADD WIFI TO TRAINS.
257 IMPROVEMENTS AND MORE FREQUENT TRAINS AND LOWER COSTS.
257 MONTHLY CLIPPER HOLDERS SHOULD RECEIVE SOME SORT OF BENEFITS OR SPECIALS.
257 CLIPPER CARD MANUAL AND INSTRUCTIONS NEED TO BE MORE CLARIFIED. ACCESS TO AN
INFORMATIONAL POINT PERSON AT MAJOR STATIONS WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. ALSO,
NEED MORE HALF-INTERRED TRAINS AT NIGHT NOT JUST EVERY HOUR.
257 OVERALL, THE EMPLOYEES AT CALTRAIN DO A VERY GOOD JOB AND SHOULD BE PROUD OF THE
VITAL SERVICE THEY PROVIDE TO US IN THE CITY AND PENINSULA. TRAINS RUN ON TIME AND
ARE REASONABLY CLEAN AND COMFORTABLE. THE TOP THING NEEDING IMPROVEMENT IS A
MULTI AGENCY PROBLEM, NUT THE INTERFACE TO THE CLIPPER/CALTRAIN TICKETING MACHINE
IS AWFUL. NY CHICAGO AND ATLANTA ALL HAVE SIMILAR SYSTEMS BUT MUCH BETTER
IMPLEMENTATION-TO SEE THE PROBLEM, OBSERVE ANY PERSON OR TOURIST UNFAMILIAR WITH
THE SYSTEM TRY TO USE THE MACHINES AT MILLBRAE TO BUY A BASIC TICKET. A SHORT TERM
FIX WOULD BE TO HAVE BETTER SIGNAGE.
257 LOVELY EXPERIENCE AS I WAS TRAVELLING FOR THE FIRST TIME.
257 A LOT OF CALTRAIN WORKERS ARE RUDE AND CONDESCENDING.
257 MORE TRAINS, MORE SCHEDULES.
257 PLEASE ADD BULLET TRAINS FROM SJ TO MILLBRAE. 4:23, 3:45, OR 3:23 WOULD BE PERFECT.
262 THANK YOU.
262 CALTRAIN SHOULD TRY TO MATCH THEIR SCHEDULE WITH OTHER TRANSIT SYSTEMS LIKE VTA OR
BART FOR SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY.
262 PLEASE ADD MOE BULLET TRAINS AND INCREASE FREQUENCIES DURING RUSH HOUR. I TRIED TO
USE SHUTTLES IN HILLSDALE STATION TO GO TO MY OFFICE, WHICH IS TWO MILES. BUT THE
SHUTTLE IS TOO SLOW. SOMETIMES IT IS EVEN SLOWER THAN WALKING.
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262 PLEASE DON’T CHECK TICKETS AT SF DURING RUSH HOUR. IT SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWS DOWN THE
BOARDING PROCESS. PLEASE ADD CARS DURING RUSH HOUR BULLET TRAINS AND GIANTS
GAMES, RIDERSHIP HAS INCREASED IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS.
262 I DON’T FEEL SAFE ON THE TRAIN COMING HOME AT NIGHT AFTER A GIANTS OR SHARKS GAME.
262 I COME FROM ENGLAND AND WOULD APPRECIATE WALL MAPS FOR BETTER FAMILIARITY, SO I
CAN WATCH FOR VARIOUS STOPS. OTHERWISE I AM IMPRESSED WITH YOUR SERVICE. A GOOD
WAY TO TRAVEL!
262 THE TIME TABLE BOARDS AT THE STATIONS COULD BE MORE ACCURATE WITH DELAY REPORTS.
262 I THINK IT IS GREAT WE NOW HAVE TWO BIKE CARS. CONSIDER SIGNAGE THAT SEATING IN BIKE
CARS IS FOR BIKERS ONLY!
262 WIFI ON THE TRAIN PLEASE.
262 LIGHTS OUTSIDE 4TH AND KING ARE ON DURING THE DAY
262 NEED TO HAVE RESTROOMS AND WATER AT ALL STATIONS.
262 TRAINS BREAK DOWN A LOT.
262 CONDUCTORS ARE ALWAYS VERY NICE.
262 BULLET TRAINS HAVE BECOME TOO CROWDED, MORE NEED TO BE ADDED, THE CROWDS CAUSE
DELAYS AND THE TRAIN IS ALMOST NEVER ON TIME.
262 THE STATION SMELLS LIKE PEE IN SAN MATEO.
262 SOME TRAIN CARS ARE EXTREMELY HOT IN THE MORNING, IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE AC WAS ON
FOR A LITTLE WHILE TO GET SOME FRESH AIR IN THE TRAIN. A LOT OF PEOPLE RIDE/WALK TO THE
TRAIN AND CAN USE SOME AIRFLOW.
262 I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CALTRAIN BAN OPEN CONTAINERS/ALCOHOL TOTALLY. IT’S VERY UNSAFE
TO HAVE INTOXICATED RIDERS ON BOARD, THEN THEY GET INTO THEIR VEHICLES, INTOXICATED!
262 WHEN THE TRAIN IS CROWDED, MANY PASSENGERS WON'T VACATE THE PRIORITY SEATS FOR
PREGNANT WOMEN.IT WOULD BE NICE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AS
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ON THE TRAIN, SO THEY CAN HAVE A MORE COMFORTABLE RIDE.
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262 I HOPE THERE WILL BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT WHEN YOU GET ON TRAIN REGARDING WHICH
TRAIN IT IS BECAUSE SOMETIMES AT THE STATIONS THERE IS NO ANNOUNCEMENT OF DELAY.
262 THE 5:01 TRAIN I ALWAYS MISS BY 20 SECONDS FROM PALO ALTO! WISH THE SCHEDULE WOULD
COINCIDE WITH THE HOSPITAL SCHEDULE.
262 MORE CARS DURING COMMUTE
262 DO A BETTER JOB DURING GAME DAYS TO HAVE MORE TRAINS FOR VISITORS, SO COMMUTERS
ARE NOT LEFT BEHIND.
262 I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE ISSUE ON THE TRAIN AND THAT WAS WITH A CONDUCTOR TELLING ME TO
"SIT MY ASS DOWN OR GET OFF THE TRAIN!" THIS CONDUCTOR SHOULD BE RETIRED! HE IS VERY
RUDE WITH A LOT OF RIDERS. UNACCEPTABLE!
262 I LIVE IN BURLINGAME AND I WOULD LIKE IF THERE WILL BE A TRAIN AROUND 6:40 AM STOPPING
IN BURLINGAME.
262 WOULD LIKE MORE UPDATES ON CALTRAIN DELAYS. PERHAPS SIGN UP TO A TEXT SERVICE.
MONTHLY PASS NOT HAVING TO TAG ON AND OFF ON FIRST OF MONTH.
262 SOME TRAINS ARE TOO CROWDED EVERY DAY AND NEED EXTRA CARS. EVENING COMMUTE
TRAINS AFTER GIANTS DAY GAMES ARE TOTAL CHAOS. PLEASE FIX THIS.
262 CALTRAIN DELAYS ARE ANNOUNCED VERY LATE. SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED WELL AHEAD IN TIME.
PARKING IN BUSY STATIONS LIKE MTV NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. MORE BULLETS ON WEEKENDS
APPRECIATED AT PEAK HOURS. VENDING MACHINES CAN BE IMPROVED.
262 CLIPPER CARD SYSTEM NEEDS WORK. INTERFACE. SHOULD BE ABLE TO PURCHASE TICKET
ONBOARD AT A HIGHER PRICE. CHECK OUT PHILLY PA SYSTEM.
262 CALTRAIN DRIVERS WILL PRESS UNNECESSARY HORNS WHILE TAKING OFF WHICH IS
UNPLEASANT. CONNECTING SERVICES IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFT IS NEEDED AND APPRECIATED.
262 FREQUENCY MORE DURING RUSH HOURS. FOR EXAMPLE EXPRESS SHOULD BE 15-20 MINUTES
INSTEAD OF 40 TO 1 HOUR.
262 MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS. REUSE OF CELL PHONES AS A COURTESY TO OTHER RIDERS. PROVIDE
POUCHES ON BACK OF SEATS FOR COMPUTERS. WIFI.
262 WISH THERE COULD BE A WAY TO AVOID THE DANGEROUS PEOPLE WHO GET ON THE TRACK
AND GET KILLED.
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262 NEED MORE AND BETTER SHUTTLES TO TECH COMPANIES. VTA IS AWFUL.
262 GREAT EXPERIENCE. WOULD RIDE AGAIN.
262 TRAINS ARE MORE CROWDED THAN EVER. PLEASE ADD MORE CARS DURING RUSH HOUR. HOW
ABOUT QUIET CARS AND WIFI. THIS IS SILICON VALLEY. BIG ISSUE IS RELIABILITY OR LACK OF IT.
DELAYS AND MECHANICAL ISSUES ARE A NIGHTMARE. FARES ARE EXPENSIVE AND WE EXPECT
BETTER SERVICE.
262 OVERALL IT'S A GOOD EXPERIENCE BUT PEAK TIMES ARE EXTREMELY CROWDED. BETWEEN
SUNNYVALE AND SAN MATEO IT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET A SEAT ON BABY BULLET
TRAINS.
262 AMAZING. THANK YOU EXCEPT THEY DIDN'T STOP AT MY STOP. GET SOME USB PHONE
CHARGING OUTLETS.
262 TRAINS ARE LATE ALMOST EVERY DAY INCLUDING TODAY JUNE 18 2014.
262 CONDUCTORS SOMETIMES ARE RUDE.
262 CREATE AN APP OR WEBSITE TO GET REAL TIME ESTIMATES OF WHEN TRAINS WILL ARRIVE AT
MY STATION SO I KNOW IF TRAIN IS DELAYED BEFORE I LEAVE HOME, OFFICE.
262 LACK OF COMMUNICATION IN A TIMELY FASHION. OVERCROWDED TRAINS. FILTHY STATIONS.
262 DURING COMMUTER HOURS WE NEED MORE SEATS. MOST PEOPLE ARE STANDING.
262 THE MORNING EXPRESS SITUATION IS BAD. NEED ANOTHER PASSENGER CAR OR 1 LESS BIKE CAR.
NEVER ENOUGH SEATS.
262 I'VE BEEN OVERCHARGED TOO MANY TIMES FOR NOT HITTING MY CLIPPER CARD ON MY WAY-
OUT. THE CLIPPER CARD TAG TAP MACHINE SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO AN EXIT GATE OR SHOULD
ALLOW RIDER MORE THAN TWO HOURS TO RETURN AND TAG TAP THE CLIPPER CARD MACHINE
DESTINATION SPOT. MAJOR DIFFERENCE FOR THIS DISABLED PERSON SPENDING $4.00 ONE WAY
COMPARED TO $12.00. THAT'S TRIPLING THE COST FOR ONE WAY.
262 I THINK CALTRAIN HAS TOO MANY LIGHTS. THEY CAN LIMIT THE NUMBER AND USE OF ENERGY
EFFICIENT LIGHTS. COMMUTE TIME HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE. MAYBE BIGGER TRAINS OR MORE
OFTEN TRAINS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
262 IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD ADD AN EXTRA CAR FOR 7AM TRAIN, AS THEY ARE ALWAYS
FULL.
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262 HOMELESS SLEEPING IN ELEVATORS AND UNDERGROUND PARKING SHOULD BE STOPPED. TRASH
ALL OVER UNMANNED SAN MATEO STATION NEEDS TO BE CLEANED MORE OFTEN.
262 FREQUENCY OF CALTRAIN HAS TO INCREASE,
267 I REALLY LIKE THIS SERVICE HELPS ME OUT A LOT DUE TO ONLY HAVING ONE CAR AND CAN'T
ALWAYS GET PICKED UP. CALTRAIN IS A LIFE SAVER FOR ME WHEN I NEED TO GET HOME.
267 STILL WAITING FOR WIFI! AS A DAILY COMMUTER, IT WOULD REALLY BE HELPFUL!!
267 MORE CLIPPER CARD KIOSKS.
267 BROKEN GLASS IN PARKING LOT/ HILLSDALE - BAY MEADOWS LOT. INTERCOM SYSTEM, MOST OF
THE TIMES ARE NOT CLEAR AND CONDUCTOR RUSHES THROUGH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CONCERNED AS CONDUCTORS ARE RARELY FROM CAR TO CAR, KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR
PASSENGERS SAFETY.
267 FREE PARKING AT MORE STATIONS TO ENCOURAGE RIDERSHIP.
267 CALTRAIN IS A VERY NICE WAY TO TRAVEL.
267 IMPROVE MOUNTAIN VIEW SHUTTLE BUS CAPACITY.
267 NO QUESTIONS ABOUT BIKE RACKS? BIKE RACK SATISFACTION - 1 (LOWEST). THE RACK SYSTEM IS
AN ABSOLUTE MESS. TIME SPENT UNTANGLING MY BIKE FROM OTHER BIKES IS WAY TOO HIGH.
267 MORE BIKE CARS, LESS GIANT FANS. ENGINEERS NEED TO NOT SLAM THEIR DOORS OPEN AND
CLOSED.
267 THE ONLY REASON THE OVERALL GETS A 4/5 IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO WIFI. HAVING WIFI ON THE
CALTRAIN WOULD BE AMAZING ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF US WHO WORK ON THE TRAIN.
267 A MORE DIRECT PRICING STRUCTURE WOULD BE AWESOME.
267 NEED MORE FLEXIBLE PRICING MODELS, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE ZONING STATIONS. THE ZONE
UPGRADE IS DISADVANTAGEOUS TO RIDERS WHO ARE ONLY GOING ONE STATION PAST THEIR
ZONE ON THE DAILY. DISCOURAGES ME FROM ALWAYS USING CALTRAIN.
267 PLEASE START CHARGING FROM STARTING POINT TO ENDING POINT, NOT BY ZONE.
267 VERY NICE
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267 PLEASE CLEAN SEATS
267 BETTER PREPARATION WITH VTA PLEASE
267 NEED MORE TRAINS WHEN GIANTS EVENTS.
267 OVERCROWDED TRAINS ARE A BIG PROBLEM. VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER ESPECIALLY WITH
BIKES IN THE CERTAIN TRAINS 217 TO MTV 5:56 PM FROM MTV ETC. MECHANICAL DELAYS ARE
FRUSTRATING. OVERALL SYSTEM IS GOOD. WAY BETTER THAN DRIVING.
267 MORE LOCAL TRAINS PLEASE.
267 MORE PARKING AT HILLSDALE AND ANYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUY A MONTHLY PARKING
PASS ONLINE TICKET MACHINE AT CALTRAIN OFFICE. HARD TO GET TO SAN CARLOS BY 5 PM.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
267 MORE BICYCLE CAPACITY IS DESPERATELY NEED. CONDUCTORS ARE VERY COURTEOUS MOST
TIMES BUT WHEN THE BIKE CARS ARE AT CAPACITY CONDUCTORS CAN BE VERY RUDE. A BETTER
SYSTEM FOR BIKE STORAGE ONBOARD WOULD BE NICE.
267 WISH RESTROOMS WERE CLEANED MORE OFTEN AND HAD SCENTS IN THEM TO HELP WITH THE
SMELL. ALSO MORE BIKE CARS NEEDED.
267 THE NEW TRAIN CARS ARE AMAZING. COMFORTABLE AND CLEAN.
267 I LOVE CALTRAIN.
267 CLIPPER WEBSITE AND CLIPPER ADD VALUE MACHINES ARE BOTH ABSOLUTELY AWFUL. THIS IS
THE BAY AREA. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO A BETTER JOB. AS FOR EVERYTHING ELSE, CALTRAIN
IS THE BEST PUBLIC TRANSIT AROUND BUT STILL HAS MUCH ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. THE JPB
DIRECTORS SHOULD ALL VISIT TOKYO AND USE THE TRAINS THERE FOR AN EXAMPLE.
267 PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL SERVICE. MORE AND LATER EXPRESS TRAINS IN THE MORNINGS AND
EVENINGS AND BETTER "HEADWAYS"? THROUGHOUT THE WEEKDAYS AND WEEKENDS.
267 I NOTICE THERE WERE NO BIKE QUESTIONS. I AM GENERALLY PLEASED WITH MY BIKE ONBOARD
EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER THAT'S BECAUSE I AVOID NB BULLET LIMITED TRAINS THAT STOP AT
22ND AS I ALMOST ALWAYS GET BUMPED FROM THEM OR SHOULD HAVE. IMPROVE PEAK BIKE
CAPACITY.
267 HAVE AN IPHONE APP THAT YOU CAN CHECK TO SEE WHERE TRAINS ARE REAL TIME AND SEE IF
THERE ARE ANY DELAYS.
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267 EASY TO MANAGE. VERY CONVENIENT.
267 WIFI ACCESS GREATLY NEEDED!
267 VERY PLEASED WITH CALTRAIN. WOULD BE NICE IF IT RAN MORE SOUTHBOUND WAY.
267 I LOVE RIDING THE TRAIN. VERY RELIABLE MOST OF THE TIME. I'VE BEEN RIDING OVER A YEAR
AND THERE HAD ONLY BEEN MAYBE 5 TIMES THE TRAINS HAVE BEEN VERY DELAYED DUE TO
UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.
267 FASTER TICKER MACHINES FOR CLIPPER. MUNI OPERATES GREAT MACHINES, IMPROVED TRACKS,
RIDE GETS VERY BOUNCY. SPEAKERS OFTEN TOO LOUD AND CONDUCTORS SHOULD STICK TO
NECESSARY INFORMATION. NORMAL RIDERS SHOULD NOT ENTER BIKE CARDS DELAYS.
CONDUCTORS SHOULD ENFORCE BIKE TAGS.
267 LOVE THE STATION HAVING UPDATES ON TRAIN DELAYS.
267 EXCELLENT SERVICE. THANK YOU.
267 REOPEN BROADWAY BURLINGAME STATION ON WEEKDAYS.
267 PLEASE CLEAN THE TRAIN INTERIORS ESPECIALLY THE UPPER DECK. ALSO INCREASE THE
FREQUENCY OF TRAINS DURING THE WEEK AND WEEKENDS.
267 CYCLISTS AND SKATEBOARDERS ARE ALWAYS RIDING SKATING ON THE PLATFORM AT
MOUNTAINVIEW. PLEASE ENFORCE YOUR OWN RULES. MORE NON COMPANY SPECIFIC
SHUTTLES PLEASE. THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT IMPROVEMENTS.
267 CALTRAIN STILL NEEDS A QUIET CAR. THIS CAN BE SELF-ENFORCED BY RIDERS. CONDUCTORS
NEED TO STOP PEOPLE FROM PUTTING UP THEIR FEET ON SEATS.
268 SERVICE IS NOT BAD FOR WHAT YOU PAY. THE ONLY NICE THING WOULD BE FOR CLIPPER CARD
HOLDERS TO GET PRIORITY WHEN THERE IS A DAY GAME.
268 NEED A WAY TO NOTIFY CONDUCTORS IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, MAYBE USING SOCIAL MEDIA.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN LOOKING FOR A CONDUCTOR IS AN INCONVENIENCE, WOULD BE EASIER
TO SEND A TWEET, BUT DO UNDERSTAND POTENTIALLY OF SPAM. ALSO 4:56 OUT OF SAN
FRANCISCO IS EXTREMELY CROWDED
268 TUNNELS LEADING TO AND FROM PALO ALTO STATION NEEDS IMPROVEMENT, CLEANLINESS.
268 NEED TO INCREASE CAPACITY WITH IMPROVING ECONOMY AND RIDERSHIP.IT WOULD BE NICE IF
YOU GOT WIFI
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268 IT WOULD HELP IF WE’RE MORE CALTRAIN SERVICES, DURING MORNING HOURS OVER THE
WEEKEND. YOU ARE DOING AN AWESOME JOB
268 WE WOULD USE THE CALTRAIN A LOT MORE IF IT WAS MORE CONVENIENTLY WENT TO SFO. WE
WOULD LOVE THAT.
268 GREAT JOB OVERALL.
268 PLEASE HAVE CONDUCTORS ENFORCE THE RULE OF NO TALKING ON PHONES AND NO PLAYING
LOUD MUSIC. OTHER PASSENGERS CONTINUE TO HAVE LOUD PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS ON
THEIR PHONES DISRUPTING FELLOW RIDERS ESPECIALLY WITH THE MORNING COMMUTE. THANK
YOU.
268 LOOKING FORWARD TO NON DIESEL TRAINS. TRAINS COULD BE CLEANER INSIDE. REGULARS
COULD BE REMEMBERED BY ATTENDANTS.
268 I WOULD LIKE MORE TRAINS GOING TO SJ. TRAINS ARE VERY CROWDED. TYPICALLY I HAVE TO
STAND FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP.
268 MORE TRAINS TO AND FROM TAMIEN.
268 SOME CONDUCTORS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHEN THEY ANNOUNCE STATIONS.
IT WOULD HELP IF THEY SPOKE SLOWLY AND DID NOT YELL INTO MICROPHONE. THERE IS ONE
FEMALE CONDUCTOR WHO YELLS AND IT IS VERY ANNOYING.
268 THE OLDER TRAIN CARS ARE TOO LOUD INSIDE. THEY ALSO RIDE ROUGH AND BOUNCE AROUND.
THE NEWER TRAIN CARS, BOMBARDIER, ARE MUCH APPRECIATED.
268 APP WIFI.
268 CROWDING HAS INCREASED. DELAYS HAVE INCREASED. I WOULD PREFER INCREASED PRICE,
BETTER SERVICE, RELIABILITY.
268 WHEN A TRAIN BREAKS DOWN OR HITS SOMEONE EVERYTHING STOPS. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN.
TRAINS SHOULD BE REROUTED OR BUS BRIDGES MADE IMMEDIATELY. CALTRAIN PASSENGERS
SHOULD BE YOUR MAJOR CONCERN. MANY TIMES I HAVE WAITED FOR HOURS.
268 PLEASE ADD MORE TRAINS NORTHBOUND FROM GILROY. ONE AROUND NOON AND ONE
AROUND 5 PM WOULD BE GREAT. LIKEWISE ADDITIONAL SOUTHBOUND TRAINS TO GILROY IN
THE MORNING AND NOON WOULD BE GREAT. IN GENERAL I LIKE CALTRAIN A LOT.
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268 IRRITATING THINGS. COMPLETE ABSENCE OF UPDATES WHEN MAJOR ACCIDENT OCCURS. NEED A
TWITTER FEED WITH REAL INFORMATION? CLIPPER IS A RIP OFF. NEED TO KEEP MONEY ON THE
CARD. NEED TO TAG ON AND OFF FOR MONTHLY PASS. DEDUCTION OF SF FARE IF YOU FORGET
TO TAG OFF. CONDUCTORS LEAVE CUSTOMERS STANDING OUTSIDE FOR 8 AM BABY BULLET AT
TAMIEN STATION FOR NO REASON.
268 PLEASE ADD WIFI. MORE TRAINS PAST SJ TO MORGAN HILL AND A TICKET SYSTEM THAT DOES
NOT NEED TO TAG ON AND OFF WITH A MONTHLY PASS.
268 ADD MORE SHUTTLES FROM RWC TO PACIFIC SHORES. SRO EVERY DAY.
268 NEED MORE TRAINS. MORNING COMMUTE IS VERY CROWDED.
268 PLEASE CLOSE GAP IN AFTERNOON TRAINS SOUTH OF TAMIEN. ONE HOUR 39 MINUTES IS TOO
LONG AND DISCOURAGES RIDERSHIP. TRAIN 156 TO TRAIN 268.
268 MORE CONVENIENT RETURNS TO GILROY. 2ND TRAIN ARRIVES 1 HOUR 40 MINUTES AFTER THE
1ST ONE. THE 3RD, LAST TRAIN, ARRIVES 40 MINUTES AFTER THE 2ND. TIME BETWEEN 1 AND 2 IS
TOO FAR APART. HAVING BUS AND LIGHT RAIL AND BART SCHEDULES AVAILABLE ONBOARD.
268 PLEASE EXTEND BULLET TO SOUTH COUNTY SOON OR ADD ADDITIONAL LATE TRAIN TO SOUTH
COUNTY.
268 PLEASE HAVE BATHROOMS CLEANED AND DEODORIZE FOR FOUL SMELL.
268 MORE UPDATED VERY CLEAR SIGNS OF TRAINS LEAVING AND TIMES AT DIRIDON TAMIEN.
POSSIBILITY OF BULLETS THAT GO TO CAPITOL STN. TAKE 2 TRAINS. A BRIDGE FROM PARKING
LOT TO STATION AT CAPITOL TO GET HOME FASTER OR COORDINATING TRAFFIC LIGHTS WITH
TRAIN ARRIVAL. COORDINATING TRAIN LEAVING TIMES WITH MUNI ARRIVAL TIMES IN SF. I LIKE
4TH AND KING. IT'S AWESOME.
268 MORE SERVICE TO GILROY. WIFI. SOME CONDUCTORS' CLOTHING LOOKS SLOPPY. SEE
CONDUCTORS MOVING ABOUT TRAIN MORE VISIBLE. BAR CAR. COFFEE CAR. SIGNIFICANT TIME
DIFFERENCE IN TRAINS DEPARTING SJ TO GILROY. MANY PASSENGERS HAVE TO WAIT A HALF
HOUR TO ONE HOUR TO TAKE TRAIN.
268 GIANTS DAY GAMES IMPACT THE SERVICE SIGNIFICANTLY. THE WHOLE COMMUTE GETS MESSED
UP AND I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DO NOT INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TRAINS. COMMUTERS PAY
THE PRICE AND THIS HAS TO CHANGE.
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268 ADD, MAKE SEATS AVAILABLE TO PREGNANT WOMEN SIGNS. NO ONE WANTS TO GET UP FOR ME
AT 8 MONTHS PREGNANT. LACK OF SECURE ENTRANCE AND EXIT AT STATIONS LIKE BAYSHORE
ANYONE CAN GET IN. NEED MORE TRAINS POST 6:56 PM. IT'S TORTURE TO WAIT FOR HOURLY
INTERVALS. HOW DO YOU EXPECT PEOPLE TO RELY ON YOU? 7:30 PM 8:30 PM 9:30 PM.
268 MORE CARS DURING PEAK PERIODS. NOT ENOUGH SEATING. NEWER CARS. MORE BULLETS
BETWEEN SF AND MTV.
268 TAMIEN PARKING LOT IS NOT SAFE. LOTS OF CARDS ARE VANDALIZED THERE.
268 I AM OVERALL VERY SATISFIED WITH CALTRAIN. LOVELY EXPERIENCE. DELAYS CAN BE AVOIDED
AND PRICE CAN BE REDUCED A BIT. HIGHLY SATISFACTORY.
268 I HAD ONCE PURCHASED THE CLIPPER CARD AND IT WAS NOT LOADED PROPERLY BY THE STORE
AND EVEN THOUGH IT AS LOADED FOR A MONTH IT WAS USELESS. THE CLIPPER CUSTOMER
REFUSED TO HELP SO WE CANCELLED IT. THE CLIPPER CUSTOMER SERVICE NEEDS HELP.
268 TRAINS ARE TOO NOISY AND RIDE IS VERY ROUGH. PLEASE GET NEW TRAINS.
268 CLIPPER MACHINES SUCK.
268 THE NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE A NICE TOOL BUT OFTEN INACCURATE IN REGARD TO ACTUAL
TIMING. THE PARKING SITUATION IN SUNNYVALE IS MORE THAN INADEQUATE. NO PARKING AT
ALL AFTER 8 AM. PLEASE ADD MORE SPOTS.
268 WHY WILL IT TAKE 5 YEARS TO MAKE CLIPPER BETTER?
268 MTV NEEDS MORE TICKET STATIONS. THE EAST SIDE STATION ON THE SOUTHERN END IS OFTEN
NON OPERATIONAL. RARELY ARE DELAYS EXPLAINED OR APOLOGIZED FOR. FINALLY IT IS ALMOST
UNBELIEVABLE THAT CALTRAIN WON'T ALLOW A COFFEE VENDOR TO OPERATE AT MTV.
COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.
268 THE ONLY REAL COMPLAINT I HAVE IS WITH THE CLIPPER SYSTEM. SLOW UPDATES WHEN YOU
MAKE PAYMENTS AND THE THING WITH TAGGING ON OFF ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH IS
STUPID.
268 MORE TRAINS MORE OFTEN. BETTER LINE UPDATES USED TO USE TWITTER BUT CALTRAIN
TWITTER IS NOT UPDATED REGULARLY. TRAINS CAN GO LIKE 50 MPH FASTER.
268 SCHEDULE FOR ME IS NOT GOOD. SAN CARLOS SAN ANTONIO. THE TRAIN LEAVES AT 5:17 OR
6:17 WHICH IS NOT GOOD FOR PEOPLE WORKING IN SAN CARLOS AND LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO.
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268 TICKET PRICE SHOULD BE LOWER. I PAY FOR THE TICKETS AND THEY ARE NOT BEING CHECKED
FOR. I FEEL AS IF I'M LOSING MONEY AND IT'S NOT WORTH BUYING THE TICKET.
268 MORE SEATS CARS WOULD BE NICE. I'VE BEEN STANDING DURING EVERY EVENING COMMUTE.
268 NEED MORE OPTIONS TO BUY CLIPPER MONTHLY PASS USING COMMUTER CHECK CC. NOT
ENOUGH SEATING. TOO CROWDED. TOO HOT IN AFTERNOON. POOR AIR CIRCULATION. NEED
MORE TRAINS TO AND FROM SOUTH COUNTY. SOMETHING BETWEEN 5:17 AD 6:50 ARRIVAL.
NEED FASTER BULLET CONNECTIONS TO SOUTH COUNTY.
268 CONDUCTORS SPEAKING OVER PA SYSTEM SHOULD SPEAK CLEAR SO RIDERS CAN HEAR AND NOT
MISS STOP.
268 WOULD LIKE WIFI.
268 OVERALL SATISFIED WITH CALTRAIN EXCEPT FOR THE RESTROOMS. PLEASE CLEAN THE
RESTROOMS.
268 LOVE TAKING CALTRAIN FROM THE SUNNYVALE OFFICE SF OFFICE. SO CLEAN.
268 GIANTS GAMES. BETTER COMMUNICATION AT THE SF STATION WHEN TRAINS ARE FULL. CROWD
MANAGEMENT.
268 IT HAPPENS FAR TOO OFTEN THAT TRAINS BREAK DOWN IN MIDDLE OF TRIPS. PLEASE KEEP
THEM MAINTAINED.
268 I THINK TICKET FAIRS ARE HIGHLY PRICED ESPECIALLY FOR RECURRING PASSENGERS
COMMUTERS.
268 OFFER MORE LIMITED AND BULLET TRAINS. OFFER ORE TRAINS DURING EVENTS LIKE BASEBALL
GAMES OR CONCERTS. STOP RAISING PRICES. ALREADY A LOT OF MONEY.
268 PLEASE IMPROVE SPACE AND SPEED. I WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE OVER COMMUNICATION OF
ISSUES. I RELY ON TWITTER FROM OTHER RIDERS TO FIND OUT THAT INFORMATION.
268 IF CONDUCTORS COULD PAY MORE ATTENTION TO PASSENGERS ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE
BEING DISRUPTIVE THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
268 THANK YOU FOR GREAT SERVICE. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE 3 AWESOME CONDUCTORS: AC'S
JONATHAN DELANEY, JOSH KOEHN AND TONY GOMEZ. THEY ALWAYS MAKE MY TRIPS
ENJOYABLE. ALWAYS INFORMATIVE AND GREAT ATTITUDES.
268 HUGE LACK OF PARKING SPOTS AT MV STATION.
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268 AC AND DEDICATED BIKE CARS WOULD BE A BIG PLUS. WIFI SERVICE WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
268 PLEASE ADD MORE PARKING AT STATIONS. SOMETIMES WE HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING A SPOT
AND EVEN DON'T FIND A SPOT AT TIMES EVEN AFTER PAYING FOR MONTHLY PARKING FEE.
268 IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THERE ARE MORE BULLETS IN THE MORNING. BUSIEST ONE BABY BULLET
IS LATE LESS FOR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE USING CALTRAIN.
268 NEWER TRAIN. WIFI. CLEAN TAMIAN STATION. ESCALATOR GOING DOWN IN PM.
268 I LIKE RIDING THE TRAIN. THE CONDUCTORS ARE EXCELLENT. THE TRAIN HAS GOTTEN CROWDED
RECENTLY AND ADDING MORE TRAINS AND AT LEAST ONE MORE CAR WOULD HELP. THANK YOU.
268 IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO BUY A MONTHLY PASS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH E.G.
FROM JUNE 15 TO JULY 1ST.
268 THE TRAINS ARE TOO CROWDED. THERE NEED TO BE MORE LIMITED TRAINS RUNNING BOTH
MORNING AND NIGHT. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS STANDING AND I DID NOT PAY ALMOST $6 TO
STAND. I ALSO HAVE TO WASTE AT LEAST 10 MINUTES GETTING TO SF EARLY TO GET A SEAT.
268 I'D LIKE SECURITY CAMERAS IN PARKING LOT. MY CAR HAS BEEN HIT 2 TIMES IN 15 MONTHS
INCLUDING 1 TIME BEING TOTALED.
268 THE TRAINS ARE VERY CROWDED. NO PLACE TO EVEN STAND. PLEASE INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
CARS. THIS AFFECTS THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE TO A GREAT EXTENT.
268 MORE PARKING AT HILLSDALE. ALLOW OVERNIGHT PARKING.
268 PROVIDE REAL TIME UPDATES OF DELAYS ONLINE.
268 THIS SURVEY WAS RECEIVED ON THE PALO ALTO TO MTN VIEW TRAIN, SO HAPPY YOU HAVE
ADDED ROOM FOR BIKES. I'M SURE RIDERSHIP IS UP.
268 MIDNIGHT TRAIN! CONNECT TO LOS ANGELES. BETTER YET, HYPER LOOP! THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
273 ONBOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS INCONSISTENT, SOMETIMES WAY TO LOUD, OTHER TIMES
INAUDIBLE (MUMBLING) PLEASE KEEP THEM TO A MURMUR THANKS.
273 DEAR CALTRAIN WOULD LIKE WIFI/ELE
273 THE MORNING TRAIN AT 7:470AM FROM HILLSDALE TO PALO ALTO IS ALWAYS STANDING ROOM
ONLY.
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273 BOARDS ARE HARD TO UNDERSTAND, I USUALLY HAVE TO USE AN APP ON MY PHONE.
273 CAN CLIPPER CARD MACHINES BE ON OUTSIDE OF TRAIN DOORS ALSO?
273 PLEASE MAKE MORE STOP OPTIONS FOR BELMONT. ONCE AN HOUR MOST OF THE DAY DOES
NOT ENCOURAGE USAGE. ALSO DELAYS WHILE WAITING FOR TRAIN USE TO BE DISPLAYED AT
BELMONT PLEASE BRING BACK. LAST TO ROWDY DURING GIANTS GAMES, THESE ARE THE ONLY
DAYS DON’T FEEL SAFE ONBOARD.
273 ON TIME IS THE KEY FOR CALTRAIN SERVICE, IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS THE ON TIME RATE IS
REALLY POOR PLEASE MAKE MORE EFFORT TO IMPROVE ON TIME RATE THANK YOU
273 I AM FROM OUT OF TOWN BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TELL WHICH WAY THE TRAIN WAS
HEADED.
273 THE TRAIN PASSES MY STATION HAYWARD PARK ONLY ONE TIME PER HOUR. I WOULD LIKE TO
TAKE A TRAIN MORE OFTEN AND ALSO PAY ONLY FOR WEEKDAY.
273 ZONE UPGRADES WITH CLIPPER MONTHLY PASS ARE ANNOYING. FARE INSPECTORS ASK TO SEE
MY PAPER UPGRADE PROBABLY ONLY 10% OF THE TIME ANYWAY. THEY DON'T CHECK ELIGIBLE
ZONES.
273 NEED WIFI PAID SERVICE IS OK. NEED A QUIET CAR ESPECIALLY ON GIANTS GAME NIGHTS. TOO
MANY TRAINS START LOADING AT THE LAST MINUTE IN SF.
273 QUIET AND PEACEFUL.
273 THE SEATS ARE COMFY. PEACEFUL.
273 CAN PRICING BE CHEAPER PLEASE.
273 I'M CERTAIN THERE ARE COST CONSIDERATIONS BUT ON TRAIN WIFI WOULD BE A HUGE BONUS
FOR A NUMBER OF RIDERS.
273 INCREASE TRAINS DURING GIANTS GAMES. TRAINS ARE VERY CROWDED AND HAZARDOUS IF AN
EMERGENCY WERE TO ARISE.
273 SUGGEST ONBOARD TICKET MACHINE PERHAPS IN THE BIKE CARS.
273 CALTRAIN MUST ADD MORE TRAINS DURING RUSH HOUR. MY USUAL #375 OPERATES WAY
ABOVE CAPACITY AND GIANTS' NIGHT GAMES ARE A NIGHTMARE. ADD WIFI.
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273 22ND ST NEEDS A SIGN LETTING YOU KNOW IF THE TRAINS ARE ON TIME. CAN NEVER HEAR
WHAT IS BEING ANNOUNCED ON THE MEGAPHONE. MIGHT ALSO BE GOOD TO HIRE SOMEONE
TO TWEET ANNOUNCEMENTS.
273 MORE BIKE LOCKERS AT SAN MATEO, MILLBRAE STATION.
273 CALTRAIN STATUS STILL FASTER AND MORE ACCURATE THAN CALTRAIN. NEWS WHEN
REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH TRAINS.
273 RATE OF INCIDENTS AND DELAYS IS TERRIBLE. WORST ON TIME PERFORMANCE. TRAINS ARE
NOW VERY BUSY WITH THE INCREASED ECONOMY AND GIANTS GAMES. NEED ADDITIONAL CARS.
273 I USE CALTRAIN 5-20 TIMES A YEAR, LIGHT USER. MY CLIPPER CARD ALWAYS AN ISSUE MOSTLY
BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY. PLEASE FIND A WAY TO SIMPLIFY CLIPPER DEPOSITS
AND ADD EXTRA FUNDS. ALSO WORK ON COMMUNICATION VIA EMAIL ABOUT CLIPPER
BALANCE.
273 NO RESTROOMS. LIVE UPDATE ON DELAYS FOR APPS.
273 THE ELECTRONIC SIGN AT SAN JOSE TRACK 2-3 SHOWS SOUTHBOUND TRAIN ARRIVAL TIMES
WHEN IT SHOULD SHOW NORTHBOUND. THIS CAUSES DAILY CONFUSION TO PASSENGERS NEW
TO THE STATION.
273 NUMBER 1 REQUEST IS WIFI. IF VTA CAN HAVE IT CALTRAIN SHOULD.
273 NEED CLEAR SIGNAGE.
273 WE NEED BETTER SIGNAGE. MAKE IT EASIER TO FIND WHICH TRAIN TO GET ON. POST DIRECTION
AND STOPS AND TRAIN NUMBERS ON OR NEAR TRAIN.
273 SAN JOSE DIRIDON IS THE SINGLE MOST POORLY SIGNED INFORMATIVE STATION I HAVE EVER
SEEN. I ROUTINELY PROVIDE HELP TO LOST TRAVELERS WHO QUITE REASONABLY CANNOT FIND
THEIR TRAINS. THERE SHOULD BE SIGNS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMPS AND STAIRS SAYING
WHAT TRAIN IS NEXT E.G. #273 CALTRAIN TO SF. IT WOULD ALSO BE USEFUL TO HAVE A BOARD
LISTING DESTINATIONS AND SAYING WHAT IS THE FASTEST NEXT TRAIN. THEY DO THIS QUITE
WELL IN LARGE STATIONS IN LONDON. WHY NOT ON THE EASY LINE? THANK YOU.
273 TICKETS ARE A LITTLE EXPENSIVE FOR A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO USES CALTRAIN PRETTY OFTEN.
273 WOULD APPRECIATE AN EASIER WAY TO PAY FOR PARKING.
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273 FROM THE LAST SURVEY, I HAVE LOST A TOTAL OF 4 TO 5 HOURS OF PAY DUE TO CALTRAIN
ACCIDENTS.IN SUCH CASE, IF CALTRAIN SHUTTLES ARE ARRANGED TO TRANSPORT, IT WOULD BE
GREAT OR, THE NEXT IMMEDIATE TRAIN SHOULD MAKE ALL STOPS.
273 I WOULD LOVE TO RIDE THE TRAIN MORE OFTEN, BUT IT IS NEITHER COST NOR TIME EFFICIENT,
FOR ME. I BOTH LIVE AND WORK WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES FROM A STATION. HOWEVER, THE
ONCE AN HOUR SCHEDULE ALLOWS NO FLEXIBILITY WITH MY WORK SCHEDULE, AND I RIDE
THREE STOPS FOR THE PRICE OTHERS PAY FOR 12.IF IT WAS LESS EXPENSIVE, I COULD DEAL WITH
THE INCONVENIENCE
273 NEED MORE CAR SETS OR MORE TRAINS
277 1) ADD 3RD BIKE CAR ON BOMBARDIER TRAINS. 2) MAKE MONTHLY PASS LOAD WHEN
CONDUCTOR TAGS MY CARD. THEN I WON'T HAVE TO TAG ON/OFF FIRST DAY.
277 COMMUNICATION ABOUT DELAYS IS ATROCIOUS, BOTH ONBOARD THE TRAIN AND AT THE
STATIONS. MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED. TRAINS ALSO NEED TO STOP BREAKING DOWN
CONSTANTLY & MORE BICYCLE CAPACITY IS NEEDED.
277 THE BIKE CARS ARE A MESS, EVERYONE TRIES TO MAKE IT WORK, BUT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH
ROOM, GETTING ON + OFF IS SLOWED DOWN BY PEDESTRIANS IN THE WAY.
277 BIKE CAR! PLEASE ADD MORE OR COME UP WITH A BETTER SYSTEM! THANK YOU!
277 MOSTLY USE TWITTER FOR DELAY UPDATES. THE OFFICIAL CALTRAIN TAKES LONGER TO UPDATE
THAN CROWD SOURCED. UNDERSTANDABLY THIS WOULD BE HARD TO CONFIRM INFORMATION
FOR CROWD SOURCED. POSSIBLE WAY TO HAVE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT UPDATE A LITTLE FASTER?
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.
277 HOW ABOUT PROVIDING WIFI?
277 MORE BIKE CARS/SPACE DURING RUSH HOUR.
277 1) DURING PEAK HOURS THERE ARE MANY BIKERS AND SO SOMETIMES THE BIKERS ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO BOARD BECAUSE OF LACK OF CAPACITY. 2) IN CASE OF DELAYS, DUE TO ACCIDENTS
AND BREAKDOWNS, IF WE CAN GET AN SMS, THEN WE CAN PLAN ALTERNATE OPTIONS, EVEN
BEFORE COMING TO THE STATION.
277 THE BOMBARDIER EQUIPMENT'S TOILETS STINK UP ENTIRE CARS BY THE END OF THE DAY-
ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE!
277 YOU NEED WIFI (SERVICING THE VALLEY MEANS YOU NEED WIFI). YOU NEED QUICKER TRAINS. SF
TO SJ SHOULD BE 30 MIN EXPRESS. YOU DO A GREAT JOB OF GETTING TRAIN OUT ON TIME.
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277 MAJOR PROBLEM IS COMMUNICATION TO RIDERS IN THE EVENT OF DELAYS/FAILURES. THERE
SHOULD BE REAL TIME INFO AVAILABLE ON CALTRAIN.COM.
277 1) CALTRAIN DOES A GOOD JOB OF INDICATION THAT THERE IS A DELAY, BUT COULD DO BETTER
INDICATING HOW LONG THE DELAY WILL BE + COMING UP WITH ALTERNATIVES. IT'S ALSO
SOMETIMES CONFUSING TO IDENTIFY WHICH TRAIN IS WHICH WHEN RUNNING LATE. 2) MOST
CONDUCTORS ARE VERY COURTEOUS BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CONDUCTORS THAT AREN'T
AS NICE.
277 VTA LIGHT RAIL STATIONS HAVE A FAST, RELIABLE + EASY TO USE CLIPPER LOADING TERMINAL +
SO DOES BART. PLEASE USE THESE IN 4TH + KING AND EVERY CALTRAIN STATION.
277 WHY CAN'T I ADD CASH TO MY CLIPPER CARD AT THE STATION LIKE I CAN AT BART OR VTA
STATIONS? WHY CAN'T I BUY A 30-DAY PASS AT ANYTIME INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE
1ST OF A MONTH TO START SUCH A PASS?
277 NONE
277 WHEN A TRAIN IS DELAYED AND THEN A TRAIN SHOWS UP, IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHETHER
THAT'S THE DELAYED TRAIN OR THE NEXT SCHEDULED TRAIN. HAVING CONDUCTORS
"ANNOUNCE" WHICH TRAIN YOU ARE BOARDING OR A TRAIN'S NUMBER POSTED BY THE DOORS.
WOULD TELL YOU WHETHER YOU'RE GETTING INTO AN EXPRESS OR ALL STOP TRAIN.
277 TOP IDEAS 1) BARISTA/BEVERAGE CART. 2) REMOVE CLIPPER MACHINE @ SF, UPGRADE IT TO
SOMETHING FASTER! 3) LET ME KNOW WHAT TRAINS I'M ON I.E. BOMBARDIER MORE IDEAS AT
[email protected] I SHOULD BE THE DIRECTOR 638-578-9948
277 TRAINS ARE TOO CROWDED. MORE BULLET TRAINS. GIANTS GAMES SUCK!
277 TAGGING OFF SHOULD BE THROUGH A MANDATORY TURNSTILE, AS OCCURS ON THE LONDON
TUBE/BRITISH NATIONAL RAIL SERVICE. ENTRY ->TAG-IN ->TRAIN RIDE->TO THE INTERN PUTTING
THIS IN-THANK YOU.
282 CLIPPER SIGNAGE IS HORRIBLE FOR FIRST TIME RIDERS. FIND TOURISTS AND ASK THEM, YOU
HAVE A SERVICE PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT IMPROVING (ASIDE FROM THE ARRIVAL SIGNS-MUCH
BETTER).ALSO BIKE CARS ARE STEADILY OVERFILLING-YOU NEED MORE.
282 I APPRECIATE IT WHEN CONDUCTORS DIRECT NON-CYCLISTS AWAY FROM THE BIKE CAR, BUT
NOT ALL OF THEM DO SO. CONSISTENTLY RESERVING THE BIKE CAR FOR CYCLISTS WOULD BE
GREAT.
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282 MULTIPLE RIDERS HAVE BEEN DISRUPTIVE AND CREATED PERSONAL EMERGENCY DUE TO
EXTERNAL FACTORS, DEATH, NATURAL OR DISASTER. ADD ONE MORE BIKE CAR TO MORNINGS
AND EVENINGS. ORGANIZE BIKES INTO DIAGONAL SLOTS. LESS INTERACTION WITH OTHER
PEOPLES' BIKES.
282 I HAD TO ADD $1.25 CASH VALUE TO MY CLIPPER CARD MONTHLY PASS. BEING MY FIRST TIME I
USED THE MACHINE BUT COULD ONLY ADD $20, $40 ETC. WASTED MONEY. SHOULD BE ABLE TO
ADD $1.25 TO ACTIVATE. THANKS.
282 4TH AND KING AND SAN MATEO ARE THE ONLY STATIONS I USE, THEY ARE GOOD, SAN MATEO
COULD USE TRAIN ARRIVAL UPDATES, AND I KNOW THEY USE TO HAVE THEM BUT NOW THEY
NEVER SEEM TO, I WOULD ALSO LOVE AN APP THAT SHOWS ME REAL TIME TRAIN UPDATES LIKE
MUNI HAS.
282 PLEASE DON'T CANCEL BULLET TRAINS WHEN THERE ARE SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE CITY IE GIANTS
WORLD SERIES PARADE OR ACCIDENTS CAUSING DELAYS. SOME OF US ALSO RELAY ON CALTRAIN
FOR COMMUTES AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BE SO LATE TO WORK.
282 SOME CONDUCTORS ARE TOO LAX ON THE BIKE CAR CAPACITY LIMIT. ALSO ANYTHING THAT CAN
KEEP NONBIKERS OUT OF THE BIKE CAR WOULD BE GREAT.
282 I DON'T LIKE THE NEW TRAINS WHERE I HAVE TO FACE SOMEONE. THE OLDER TRAINS' SEATING IS
MORE COMFORTABLE.
282 I FEEL CONCERNED THAT TYPICALLY THERE IS ONLY ONE ENGINE DRIVER WITHOUT ANY
REDUNDANCY. MOST MAJOR COMMUTER TRAIN ROUTES, MUMBAI, HONG KONG, SHANGHAI
HAVE 2 DRIVERS IN CASE ONE GETS INCAPACITATED AND SICK THUS IMPROVING PASSENGER
SAFETY. YOU WILL SEE THIS PATTERN IN COMMERCIAL AIRLINES AS WELL.
282 THE MORNING TRAINS ARE ALWAYS DELAYED, 9:33 AM, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO GET INTO
WORK ON TIME. IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW WHY AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED.
282 GOOD JOB OVERALL. COMMENT ON THE SCHEDULE. THE SOUTHBOUND 5:56 #278 SHOULD STOP
IN SAN MATEO AS WELL.
282 I HOPE I CAN TAKE CALTRAIN BEFORE 7 AM ON WEEKENDS BECAUSE I WORK ON WEEKENDS. I
PREFER TO TAKE CALTRAIN THAN BART. GO CALTRAIN.
282 CROWDING IS BECOMING A BIG PROBLEM. WE RUN OUT OF SEATS IN THE MORNING AND
EVENING. THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE STANDING.
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282 CALTRAIN NEEDS TO ADD CARS WHEN HIGHER RIDERSHIP IS EXPECTED FOR EVENTS. ALSO NEED
TO ADD CARS ON 5:33 PM FROM SF DEPOT. IT IS ALWAYS OVER CROWDED. CALTRAIN NEEDS TO
DO A BETTER JOB OF INFORMING RIDERS WHEN THERE ARE PROBLEMS AND OFFER REAL TIME
UPDATES AND ALTERNATIVES. USE TWITTER.
282 WORK WITH MUNI TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE TO THE CALTRAIN RIDERS. IT WOULD BE GREAT
IF THERE WAS A TRAIN TO SAN MATEO BETWEEN 5:33 AND 6:20. THANK YOU CALTRAIN.
282 INCREASE BIKE CAPACITY, THIS TRAIN IS ALWAYS OVER FULL, OFFICIALLY ALLOW SLACK FOR LOST
OR FORGOTTEN CLIPPER CARDS.
282 THERE NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER TRAIN SB AFTER 2:30 TO SERVICE THE SF NIGHTLIFE. COMMUTING
TO THE CITY FOR THE NIGHTLIFE SEEMS POINTLESS IF THE LAST TRAIN LEAVES AT 12:01 AM.
282 WISH WE HAD REAL TIME UPDATES ONLINE OR APP FOR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
282 AS BIKE RIDERSHIP INCREASES I AM BECOMING WARY OF TAKING THE TRAIN DAILY BECAUSE I
DEPEND ON BOTH MODES OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO AND FROM WORK. CALTRAIN IS
BECOMING MORE UNRELIABLE EVERY DAY AS MORE PEOPLE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS
SERVICE. PLEASE DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO IMMEDIATELY REMEDY THIS INCREASING PROBLEM
SO WE CAN ALL ENJOY AND DEPEND ON THE TRAIN.
282 OFTEN TIMES I CAN'T GET ON THE NEWER TRAINS DUE TO THE BIKE CARS BEING FULL ESPECIALLY
ON THE LAST LIMITED TRAIN OUT OF SF IN THE EVENING. WOULD BE NICE IF THE NEW TRAINS
HAD MORE BIKE CAPACITY.
282 BIKE CARRIAGES ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR AND MORE CROWDED.
282 ALL MY CALTRAIN CONCERNS PALE IN COMPARISON TO THE NEED TO INCREASE CAPACITY TO
MATCH GROWING RIDERSHIP AHEAD OF CURRENT ELECTRIFICATION SCHEDULE.
282 NEED MORE CAPACITY DURING COMMUTE TIME. NEED MORE BIKE CAPACITY DURING COMMUTE
TIME, REQUIRE NON BIKE RIDERS TO GIVE UP SEAT IF ASKED ON BIKE CAR.
282 WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE ACCOMMODATIONS CAPACITY FOR BIKES. WOULD LOVE TO SEE
MORE SOUTHBOUND EXPRESS LINES BETWEEN 7 AND 8.
282 WE NEED MORE TRAINS AND MORE BIKE SPACE. I OFTEN DON'T GET TO SIT DOWN DUE TO OVER
FULL TRAINS, I HAVE ALSO NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO BOARD DUE TO FULL BIKE RACKS. MORE
TRAINS WOULD REALLY HELP AT COMMUTE TIMES.
282 MORNING TRAINS GETTING CROWDED FROM SUNNYVALE.
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282 PLEASE PROVIDE WIFI. THANKS.
282 BEST FEATURE TO BE ADDED ONTO CALTRAIN IS FREE WIFI.
282 NEED MORE SPACE FOR BIKES.
282 FREQUENCY OF TRAIN AFTER 9 PM COULD BE MADE AS POINTS WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
282 THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE CLIPPER MACHINES ON MORE STATIONS. CUSTOMERS WHO ARE
USING E-CASH ON CLIPPER FIND IT DIFFICULT TO RELOAD THEIR CLIPPER CARD.
282 CAN MAINTAIN THE SCHEDULE BETTER. EXPERIENCE LOT OF DELAYS IN THE MORNINGS.
282 TOO HOT IN TRAIN BUT OVERALL GREAT SERVICE. VERY SATISFIED.
282 OVERALL I AM SATISFIED WITH MY WHOLE CALTRAIN EXPERIENCE. IT WAS QUICK AND EASY TO
USE AND I'LL DEFINITELY USE IT AGAIN.
282 ON EVENING TRIP UPSTAIRS WAS VERY WARM.
282 MOST CONDUCTORS ARE PROFESSIONAL. THE ON TIME RECORD FOR SOME MONTHS HAS BEEN
TERRIBLE. DO YOU TRACK THIS AS A METRIC? IF POSSIBLE PROVIDE MORE MORNING TRAINS
THAN SUNNYVALE AND CONSIDER INSTALLING WIFI. WEBSITE STATS ON BUSIEST TRAINS AND
TIMES WOULD BE GOOD TOO.
282 IF NOT FOR CALTRAIN I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I WOULD COMMUTE.
282 TRAINS FEEL TOO CROWDED IN LAST 6 MONTHS. DIFFICULT TO GET SEAT ON MOST BULLETS.
282 WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE AN APP WITH DELAY INFO. I CURRENTLY USE TWITTER BUT IT'S NOT AS
CUSTOMIZED TO MY SCHEDULE.
282 I AM MAKING A REQUEST RE NEW YEAR AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENT SERVICE. I ATTEMPTED TO
CATCH THE LAST TRAIN AT ABOUT 1 AM FROM MILLBRAE. I ALONG WITH ABOUT 100 OTHER
PEOPLE WERE LEFT STRANDED BECAUSE THE TRAIN LEFT SF EARLY. I UNDERSTAND IT WAS FULL.
THEN ARRIVED AT AND LEFT EVERY OTHER STOP EARLY. PLEASE TRY TO KEEP THE REMAINING
SCHEDULE NORMAL DOWN THE PENINSULA. ALSO PLEASE LET US KNOW. WE STAND THERE
UNTIL 3 AM WITH NO IDEA WHAT IS HAPPENING. THANK YOU.
282 I LOVE THE REAL TIME UPDATES AT STATIONS ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THEY ARE WORKING. KEEP
UP THE GOOD WORK.
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282 EXCEPT FOR TOO MANY DELAYS EVERYTHING IS FINE.
282 IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOME EXPRESS TRAINS AFTER 7 PM.
282 WOULD LIKE TO SEE AVAILABLE SEATING DURING RUSH HOUR. MORE BIKE PARKING. WIFI.
282 CALTRAIN TICKET MACHINES NEEDS TO ACCEPT COMMUTER CREDIT CARDS.
282 PLEASE ADD ONE LATE NIGHT BULLET.
282 MORE BIKE CARS ARE NEEDED! PEOPLE ARE BIKING MORE AND IT’S A MESS TRYING TO GET ON
AND OFF THE TRAIN.
282 YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE ALL YOUR CONDUCTORS HAVE THEIR CLIPPER METERS WHEN
BOARDING. IT’S ANNOYING WHEN THEY DON'T, ESPECIALLY IN RUSH HOUR.
282 CLIPPER CARD IS STILL CONFUSING, BESIDES THE TAG ON AND OFF. WHY ONLINE REWARDS ARE
NOT ISSUED IS INEXCUSABLE TODAY.
282 INSTALL AUTOMATIC TICKET GATES AT SF AND GET RID OF MANY USELESS WORKERS.
282 BROKEN AIR SYSTEMS MAKE TRAVELING MISERABLE. PLEASE FIX
288 I'M NOT A VERY GOOD PARTICIPANT SINCE I ONLY TAKE A SMALL HANDFUL OF TRAIN RIDES PER
YEAR.
288 NEED AN EXTRA BIKE CAR
288 IT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO PAY FOR A MONTHLY PASS AND BE BUMPED FROM THE
BIKE CAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE OVERCROWDING OF TRAINS IS ALSO UNACCEPTABLE. ADD MORE
TRAINS.
288 I'M PRIMARILY A BIKE RIDER AND IT'S FRUSTRATING WHEN NON-BIKERS TAKE ALL OF THE SEATS;
MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS WOULD BE NICE. BIKE CARS GETTING CROWDED.
288 CONDUCTORS AREN'T ALWAYS RESPECTFUL/HELPFUL WHEN IT COMES TO BIKES. SOME ARE
GOOD. MORE BIKE EQUALITY. CONDUCTORS NEED TO TREAT RIDERS LIKE VALUED CUSTOMERS.
288 HAVE NOT RIDDEN REGULARLY IN A WHILE. THE SCHEDULE HAS GOTTEN VERY COMPLICATED.
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288 IMPROVEMENTS: TRAINS ARE ALWAYS LATE-EITHER BROKEN DOWN OR BLOCKED. ALSO, NO
COMMUNICATION ON LATENESS, EXPECTED RECOVERY, ETC. TAG ON/OFF WITHOUT FARE GATES
IS ANNOYING.
288 I'VE BEEN RIDING CALTRAIN FOR 15 YEARS AND HAVE SEEN LOTS OF POSITIVE CHANGES-THANK
YOU! PLEASE REMIND PASSENGERS ABOUT "QUIET" PHONE COMMUNICATION AND NO
RUNNING IN THE STATIONS.
288 FIND A WAY TO COMMUNICATE TO RIDERS ABOUT DELAYS OR TRAIN ISSUES AHEAD OF TIME VIA
APP OR SMS. BUILD OR ADD WIFI/3G/4G TO THE TRAIN. I WILL PAY ANYTHING! FIND WAYS OF
AIDING RIDERS ON STUCK TRAIN.
288 EVERY TRAIN SHOULD STOP AT EVERY STOP PLEASE.
288 ADD SECURITY CAMERAS. SIGNAL TOO LOUD. SOME CONDUCTORS NOT PROFESSIONAL. GET RID
OF CLIPPER OR IMPROVE. HAVE A BETTER BACK UP PLAN.
288 NOT TODAY, BUT MY NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT IS REDWOOD CITY TO SAN FRANCISCO. WHEN
TRAIN 13 LATE FIVE PLUS MINUTES, NO EFFORT MADE TO ACCELERATE JUST A BIT FASTER AND
GET BACK ON SCHEDULE.
288 PEOPLE COULD GET OFF AT ANY STATION! I FEEL THERE COULD BE A MUCH BETTER DESIGN OF
THE BICYCLE CAR.
288 QUESTION 10: THE WINDOWS COULD BE CLEANER. PLEASE UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE TO
AUTOMATICALLY DISPLAY YOUR TWITTER FEED! IT'S THE BEST WAY TO STAY ON TOP OF DELAYS
AND SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR RIDERS. THANKS!!!
288 MORNING CALTRAINS ARE WAY TOO CROWDED.
288 PLEASE ADD MORE TRAINS FOR SAN CARLOS STATION. LOTS OF SAN CARLOS RESIDENTS MUST
DRIVE TO OTHER STATIONS FOR SERVICE-A WASTE OF GAS + TIME. PERHAPS EVEN MORE PEOPLE
WOULD USE CALTRAIN IF IT WERE MORE ACCESSIBLE FROM SAN CARLOS STATION.
288 I WOULD LIKE A SYSTEM WHERE DELAYS/ACCIDENTS FOR SPECIFIED TRAINS ARE TEXTED TO
ME/AVAILABLE EASILY ONLINE.
288 MY BIGGEST CONCERNS ARE 1) LARGE # OF LENGTHY DELAYS RECENTLY DUE TO TRAINS
BREAKING DOWN AND 2) LACK OF LATER BULLET FOR TECH WORKERS THAT WORK 10-7 RATHER
THAN 9-5 [WOULD LIKE NB BULLET THAT GETS TO SFO @ 10AM & SB BULLET THAT LEAVES SF AT
7PM].
288 TRAIN IS >10 MINUTES LATE AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK.
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288 I HAVE LOST A LOT OF MONEY DUE TO TAG ON TAG OFF OF THE CLIPPER CARD. PLEASE SIMPLIFY
THIS PROCESS.
288 WHEN DELAYS AT SF, NO GOOD INFO OF WHICH TRAIN IS LEAVING NEXT, IS NORMAL OR LOCAL
STOPS. NEED BETTER WAY TO LET RIDERS KNOW SO IF THEY NEED TO MAKE ALTERNATE TRAVEL
ARRANGEMENTS OR CHANGE PERSONAL PLANS.
288 YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUY MONTHLY CLIPPER PARKING TOGETHER.
289 GET THE FUCKING WIFI ALREADY!!!
289 I RECENTLY HAD A BIKE STOLEN FROM THE 22ND STREET STATION. IT WAS PARKED THERE
DURING THE DAY WHILE I WAS AT WORK BECAUSE ALL TRAINS BETWEEN 8 AM AND 9 AM HAD
FULL BIKE CARS. THIS STATION NEEDS AT LEAST A CAMERA OR GUARD OR LOCKERS, AS THIS IS A
SERIOUS ISSUE FOR MANY RIDERS.
289 NEED MORE TAGGING STANDS AT MILLBRAE NORTH BOUND PLATFORM TRACK! HOPEFULLY
RIGHT IN FRONT OF BART GATES.
289 ZONE BASED FARE SYSTEM STILL DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. TICKET MACHINES HAVE CLUNKY
USER EXPERIENCE. CLIPPER CARDS ARE DIFFICULT TO COME BY. WIFI WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE.
289 EVER SINCE MAINTENANCE WAS TAKEN OVER BY A NEW FIRM, TRAIN BREAKDOWNS HAVE
OFTEN OCCURRED.
289 THE STATION EXPERIENCE COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED BY FORBIDDING SMOKING ON
THE PREMISES. WALKING UP THE STAIRS AT HILLSDALE AND PASSING BY SMOKERS EVERYDAY IS
AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
289 WOULD BE NICE IF BIKE CAR SEATS WERE BETTER MARKED.
289 TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE YOU NEED TO CHANGE EVERYTHING! NEW ELECTRIFIED TRAINS; LESS
NOISY, LESS POLLUTING, NO MORE ENGINE FAILURE. NEW CLIPPER SYSTEM. SIMPLER, MORE
FLEXIBLE, SHOULDN’T OVERCHARGE CALTRAIN USERS. MORE TRAINS, BETTER TIME SCHEDULE,
ETC. (WHY DO YOU STOP CALTRAIN EARLIER ON THE WEEKEND?)
289 CALTRAIN SHOULD GIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECURITY AT STATIONS TO LOCAL POLICE.
CALTRAIN SECURITY CANNOT OR WILL NOT POLICE THE PLATFORM. WE DEAL WITH MENTALLY
ILL OR DRUGGED PEOPLE WITHOUT HELP. CLIPPER SUCKS!!! SO MUST CALTRAIN. ONLY CLIPPER
CHARGES A FEE TO TAKE PAYMENT FROM A DEBIT CARD (COMMUTER CHECK) AND THEN TAKES
3-5 DAYS TO REGISTER IT ON THE CLIPPER CARD.
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289 A CLEARER EXPLANATION OF HOW/WHEN TO SLASH YOUR CLIPPER CARD WOULD BE
APPRECIATED AS WELL AS THE PRICING INFORMATION.
289 I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TRAIN IS QUIET AND CLEAN AND I CAN GET ON IT. TICKET CHECKERS
ARE FAIR AND NICE.
289 IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF YOU GUYS COULD HAVE A PHONE APP WITH REAL TIME INFO. ONE
MORE TRAIN AT RUSH HOUR AROUND 8:30. VERY SATISFIED WITH LOST AND FOUND, GOT MY
IPHONE BACK. WINDOWS ARE NOT VERY CLEAN.
289 I AM SO GLAD THAT I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY OPINION TODAY.
289 THE LOST AND FOUND SERVICE SUCKS. I LEFT MY PHONE ON THE TRAIN, REALIZED IT
IMMEDIATELY AND CALLED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. THE OPERATOR REFUSED TO HELP AT ALL, EVEN
THOUGH I KNEW EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS. THE PHONE WAS NEVER RECOVERED.
289 MORE BULLET AND LIMITED TRAINS. INTEGRATION WITH MUNI.
289 CLIPPER CHARGES MAXIMUM WHEN YOU DON’T TAG OFF EVEN THOUGH IN MOST CASES IT IS
NOT POSSIBLE FROM DEPARTING STATION OR TIME. SHUTTLE DOES NOT ADOPT TO HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE THIS SEEMS TOTALLY INCOMPETENT.
313 I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE WIFI AVAILABLE ON CALTRAIN.
313 MAKE TRAIN STATIONS AND OUTSIDE AREA COMPLETELY SMOKE FREE. DO NOT ALLOW
ALCOHOL AT ALL ON THE TRAINS. MAJOR ISSUES DURING GIANTS' GAMES.
313 AMOUNT WE PAY IS HIGH FOR NOT HAVING WIFI. DIRECT TRAINS TO SF OR MORE BULLET
OPTIONS WOULD BE GOOD.
313 HAVE WIRELESS ON THE TRAIN, INTERNET.
313 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ONE MORE TRAIN FROM GILROY, MAYBE AN EARLY BULLET TRAIN 5:30 AM
DEPARTURE.
313 GET WIFI.
313 IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS FOR DELAYS. REQUEST MID AFTERNOON BULLET TRAIN. REQUEST
ONBOARD WIFI.
313 NO REAL COMPLAINTS.
313 MONTHLY PASS HOLDERS SHOULD NOT GET CITATION FOR NOT TAGGING THE FIRST WEEK.
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313 JUST A THOUGHT. I WOULD REALLY LIKE IF TRAIN #360 COULD MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO TAMIEN.
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
313 SOMETIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHICH TRAIN YOU ARE BOARDING. IT WOULD BE AN
IMPROVEMENT IF THE SIGNAGE OF THE TRAIN # WAS LARGER ON MULTIPLE CARDS OR IF
ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE MADE OUTSIDE THE TRAIN PRIOR TO BOARDING. TRACKS ARE A BIT
BUMPY FROM EXPERIENCE ON OTHER TRAINS.
313 SOME CONDUCTORS ARE CLEAR AND LOUD WHEN MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS. OTHERS SUCH AS
TODAY 6/17 #313 ARE BOARDING AUDIBLE OR UNDERSTANDABLE WHEN MAKING
ANNOUNCEMENTS. IT'S A GOOD THING I KNOW WHERE MY STOP IS.
313 I ENJOY SEEING THE SAME CONDUCTOR SINCE I WAS A TEEN. I FEEL SECURE. I EITHER COMMUTE
VIA BUS TO SJ DIRIDON OR GET DROPPED OFF. HOWEVER ON DAYS I HAVE TO DRIVE AND PARK
AT SJ DIRIDON I AM SCARED OF MISSING THE TRAIN DUE TO LONG LINES AT THE TICKET
MACHINE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE THE TRAIN GO FURTHER THAN GILROY LIKE SAN JUAN
BAUTISTA.
313 TRAINS ARE OVERCROWDED. DEPARTURES ARE ON TIME BUT SHOULD CONSIDER AND ALLOW 1-
2 MINUTES EXTRA AT THE MAIN STATION AT SAN FRANCISCO 4TH AND KING. THIS WILL GIVE
CALTRAIN A MORE APPRECIATIVE CUSTOMER BASE. RIDERS WOULD UNDERSTAND IF THEY ARE
LATE BY MORE THAN 2 MINUTES TO MISS THEIR TRAIN BUT LEANING RIGHT ON THE DOT SHOWS
A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF MINUTE TIME IN SF.
313 MORE PARKING
313 NEED MORE PARKING.
313 TRAINS ARE BECOMING MUCH MORE CROWDED. POSSIBILITY OF ADDING MORE TRAINS, CARS.
313 NEEDS SOME KIND OF FEBREEZE IN RESTROOM. HAS A BAD ODOR ALL THE TIME.
313 EXTRA CAR ON COMMUTER TRAIN FOR MORE SEATS. TICKETS ARE BECOMING EXPENSIVE AND
CHEAPER FOR ME TO DRIVE. I DRIVE A NORMAL CAR, COMMUTER SEDAN.
313 SOMETIMES THE TICKET MACHINES DON'T TAKE MY CREDIT CARD. I WOULD ALSO LOVE TO SEE
AN INTEGRATED CALTRAIN/BART MONTHLY PASS.
313 MORE TRAINS.
313 OVER ALL GOOD. THANKS.
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313 MAKE SAN ANTONIO A FULL STOP. MORE TICKET MACHINES AT BUSY STATIONS, DIRIDON. MORE
ART. ADD COLOR TO DIRIDON STATION.
313 MORE TICKET MACHINES WOULD BE GREAT. TOO MUCH TRAFFIC AT ONE TIME WHEN GETTING
PARKING TICKETS.
313 IT WOULD BE GREAT IF CUSTOMERS CAN USE THEIR COMMUTER CHECK CREDIT CARD THROUGH
ANY MACHINE INSTEAD OF GOING TO CALTRAIN HEADQUARTERS AT SAN CARLOS TO BUY A
MONTHLY PARKING PASS. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, LOYAL COMMUTER WHO WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE AN EASIER TIME GETTING MONTHLY PARKING.
313 A GUN, CANDY, CHIPS AND WATER VENDING MACHINES WOULD BE COOL.
313 WOULD LIKE MORE BATHROOMS ON THE OLDER CAR TRAINS. THE BATHROOMS NEED TO BE
SANITARY. MORE BATHROOMS ON THESE TRAINS WOULD HELP THAT. THE NEWER TRAINS WITH
BATHROOMS IN EACH. SF SEEMS MORE SANITARY.
313 PLEASE ALLOW FOR MORE PASSENGER CARS LATER IN THE DAY BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ARE LEFT
STANDING IN THE TRAIN.
313 GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE EVEN TO THOSE GETTING KICKED OFF. AS A CUSTOMER I APPRECIATE
THAT. EVERYONE NEEDS RESPECT.
313 I AM PRETTY IMPRESSED ON A DAILY BASIS BY CALTRAIN. I TAKE MUNI AND BART PRETTY
REGULARLY AND I FIND I NEED TO LOWER MY STANDARDS WITH THOSE SYSTEMS. THE CT STAFF
SEEM TO ENJOY THEIR JOB AND IT SHOWS WHEN THEY GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO HELP YOU
OUT. I OFTEN WILL TELL PEOPLE TO TAKE CT TO SFO FROM SJ AND THEY HAVE BAD EXPERIENCES
FROM BART. I QUICKLY TELL THEM THAT CT IS WAY BETTER AND MORE PROFESSIONAL.
313 WE NEED WIFI.
313 BEFORE WALKING IN FROM THE PARKING LOT BY THE WAITING SHED BUS STOP PLEASE ADD
MORE GARBAGE BINS RECYCLE BINS. WAITING SHEDS ARE FILTHY, VERY DIRTY. NEED MORE
GARBAGE CANS.
313 VERY SATISFIED. I WISH THE TRAIN TRAVELLED DEEPER INTO SJ, ALMADEN, OR HAD RELIABLE
SHUTTLE, LIGHT RAIL. LOVE CLEANLINESS. HOPE IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE SO WELL MAINTAINED,
UNLIKE BART.
313 RATE 3. BIG CONCERN ON SAFETY. WHEN MAKING EVERY STOP. HAD A CRAZY PERSON
SCREAMING IN THE CAR. WAS PACKED WITH PEOPLE. I WAS ON SECOND DECK. CALLED CALTRAIN
POLICE TO GET WORD TO CONDUCTOR. COULDN’T DO IT. IF THIS GUY HAD A GUN OR KNIFE THE
PANIC WOULD BE HORRIBLE. NOT SAFE TO CRAM PEOPLE WITH NO ROOM TO MOVE.
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313 GPS TO TRACK TRAINS AND ACCESS TO THIS INFO VIA SMARTPHONE. MORE CARS DURING PEAK
COMMUTE. WHY NOT DO THIS SURVEY VIA SMARTPHONE? ELECTRIFY TRAIN.
313 IT WOULD BE NICE TO POST UP MORE CLEAR SIGNS ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF TRAIN
REGARDING TRAIN # AND DIRECTION IT'S HEADING TO MAKE THE NEW TRAVELER MORE AWARE.
IT'S NOT OBVIOUS AND NOT ON THE TRAIN ANYWHERE LIKE POST UP A SIGN ON ALL DOORS,
"YOU ARE ON TRAIN #313 HEADING TO SF."
313 IT WOULD BE NICE IF CALTRAIN HAD WIFI.
313 SOUND SYSTEM NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. NOT FUNCTIONING WELL ON CERTAIN PARTS OF THE
TRAIN.
313 ADJUST RAILS, TRACKS FOR SMOOTHER RIDE.
313 THE TRASH ON THE TRAIN NEEDS TO BEW TAKEN OUT AND CLEARED MORE FREQUENTLY. ON A
NUMBER OF OCCASIONS I HAVE GOTTEN ON THE 6:45 AM TRAIN AND THE ENTIRE CAR SMELLS
OF GARBAGE.
313 THERE SHOULD BE MORE SERVICE TO AND FROM BURLINGAME ESPECIALLY DURING COMMUTE
HOURS.
313 THE COMMUTE HOUR TRAINS HAVE BECOME WAY TOO OVERCROWDED. I GET ON THE TRAIN AT
SF FOR THE 5:33 PM TRAIN AND EVEN WHEN I ARRIVE 15 MINUTES EARLY I DON'T GET A SEAT. I
WOULD HAVE RATED THE CALTRAIN A 4 OR 5 IN OVERALL EXPERIENCE BUT THE OVERCROWDING
REALLY RUINS IT FOR ME. IT MAKES ME DREAD MY AFTERNOON COMMUTE.
313 PLEASE TRY TO BRING WIFI ON THE TRAIN.
313 NEED TO HAVE ON TRAIN ENGINEERS COME THROUGH THE CARS MORE OFTEN. NEED
ASSISTANCE WITH POSSIBLY DRUNK PASSENGER AND TRAINED PERSONNEL WERE AROUND.
313 GIVE US WIFI.
313 PLEASE HAVE BETTER LIGHTING CROSSING FROM PARKING LOT TO STATION, LIGHTING THERE IS
EXTREMELY POOR.(SAN JOSE DIRIDON STATION)
313 SEATS AND RAILING ARE ALMOST NEVER CLEAN.
313 TRAINS IN THE AFTERNOON ARE SO CROWDED. WOULD APPRECIATE IF MORE TRAIN CARS ARE
ADDED ESP-TO THE 5:33 PM SCHEDULE.
313 NOT ENOUGH SEATING
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313 NEED MORE FREQUENT BULLET TRAINS. TOO CROWDED. MORE TRAINS ON WEEKEND TOO.
319 FIRST CABIN TOILET SMELLS TRAVELS WITHIN THE FIRST CAR/CABIN AND IT IS CONVULSING,
HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS! EARLY AM (MORNING) NO WATER FAUCET??2ND CAR
324 BIGGEST ISSUE I HAVE ARE GIANTS GAMES. THE NB TRAINS ARE TERRIBLE THOSE DAYS. MAKE
CARS ONLY FOR GIANTS FANS AND MAKE THEM STAND ONLY TO FIT MORE PEOPLE. ALSO
BATHROOMS AT 4TH AND KING ARE ALWAYS DIRTY.
324 TRAINS ARE VERY VERY CROWDED ON SF GIANTS GAME DAYS. CALTRAIN SHOULD OPERATE
EXTRA TRAINS ON SUCH DAYS. THE AC ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY. RATTLES OFTEN IN THE OLDER
TYPE TRAINS. OVERALL 315.
324 OVER THE PAST YEAR SERVICE HAS BECOME MUCH LESS RELIABLE. WEEKLY BUSES AFFECTING
THE DAILY COMMUTE SUCH AS POWER OUTAGES OR TRAINS WITH BROKEN DOORS. FOR $200 A
MONTH I EXPECT BETTER SERVICE.
324 DELAYS ARE SOMETIMES AWFUL. WISH THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE SF STATION. VERY HARD
TO GET TO 4TH AND KING DURING COMMUTE TIMES ESPECIALLY FROM MANNING AND RUSSIAN
HILL. WIFI WOULD MAKE THE EXPERIENCE BETTER.
324 TRAINS ARE BUMPY, LOUD AND FREQUENTLY LATE. TIMELY COMMUNICATION OF DELAYS ARE
INADEQUATE. SHOULD CONSIDER ADDING WIFI AND BEING ABLE TO PAY WITH PHONE VS
CLIPPER CARD.
324 PLEASE GET FASTER TRAINS. THE TECHNOLOGY IS VERY OUT OF DATE COMPARED TO TRAINS IN
OTHER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. FREE WIFI ON THE TRAIN AND AT THE STATIONS WOULD ALSO
BE NICE.
324 HOPEFULLY CALTRAIN CAN GET SOME NEW TRAINS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
324 PLEASE HAVE A REAL TIME APP WITH TIMING UPDATES.
324 TRAINS ARE TOO CROWDED ESPECIALLY ON GAME DAYS. IT'S OFTEN STANDING ROOM ONLY AND
ON A GAME DAY IT'S SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH DRUNK PEOPLE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A
BETTER SYSTEM FOR WHICH BIKES GET ON CROWDED TRAINS. E.G. A PLACE WHERE THE LINE
STARTS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO LINE UP.
324 THANKS FOR DOING THIS SURVEY.
324 THANK YOU.
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324 THERE SHOULD BE MORE TRAINS ON GIANTS GAME DAYS. THE TRAINS ARE USUALLY PACKED
LEAVING PEOPLE STANDING IN THE AISLES. NOT VERY SAFE OR COMFORTABLE.
324 IT'S DIFFICULT TO HAVE A BIKE ON THE TRAIN. ALSO UNFAIR TO TURN PEOPLE AWAY AT STATION
WHEN BIKES FULL.
324 TRAINS ARE VERY OVERCROWDED DURING RUSH HOUR AFTER GAME NIGHT, NEED MORE CARS
ADDED. IT'S NOT RIGHT TO PAY OVER $200 A MONTH AND BE EXPECTED TO STAND FOR 1 1/2
HOURS.
324 GIANTS GAME DAYS ARE REALLY HARD ON COMMUTERS, IS IT POSSIBLE ON THOSE DAYS TO
HAVE ONLY CERTAIN CARS AS DRINKING CARS TO SEPARATE THE GAME GOERS AND THE
COMMUTERS?
324 STATION CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AT 4TH AND KING IS VERY POOR. OFTEN BOARDING DOES
NOT START UNTIL JUST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE DEPARTURE. THIS CAUSES CROWDING WHICH
MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR DISEMBARKING PASSENGERS FROM ANOTHER TRAIN TO WALK
THROUGH THE STATION. ALSO ARRIVING AND DEPARTING TRAINS OFTEN USE NEARBY
PLATFORMS, ADDING TO THE PROBLEM.
324 IDEA OF A CAR OF EXERCISE EQUIPMENT.
324 GETTING BUMPED FROM THE BIKE CAR IS ALWAYS FRUSTRATING BUT UNDERSTANDABLE. BIKE
RIDERSHIP IS INCREASING SO PREPARING FOR THAT WILL BE WISE. I MAY SUGGEST SIGNS ASKING
RIDERS TO NOT WALK THROUGH THE BIKE CAR WHILE BIKES ARE LOADING AS THAT CONGESTS
THE CAR AND DELAYS DEPARTURE.
324 BADLY NEED UPGRADES TO ROLLING STOCK. REALLY NEED ADDITIONAL BIKE CAPACITY AT RUSH
HOUR. MORE LOCOMOTIVES NEEDED TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY. IT'S SOMETHING LIKE ONE
BREAKDOWN A WEEK. MORE PASSING POINTS ON TRAINS NEEDED FOR WHEN TRAINS DO
BREAKDOWN.
324 CALTRAIN NEEDS NEW ROLLING STOCK. THE TRAINS ARE TOO OLD AND BREAK DOWN
FREQUENTLY. GREAT JOB ON ALLOWING MORE BIKES ONBOARD. DAILY CALTRAIN RIDER SINCE
1998.
324 VERY BUMPY.
324 LOOKING AT THE CALTRAIN SCHEDULE ON MOBILE. IT'S SUPER CONFUSING THAT BOLD MEANS
AM AND ITALICIZED MEANS PM. IT'S NOT INTUITIVE AT ALL.
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324 ON MAY 31 I HAD THE UNFORTUNATE RUN IN WITH HUNDREDS OF ADOLESCENTS TAKING
CALTRAIN TO A CONCERN AT SHORELINE. THE TRAIN WAS OVER PACKED LOUD, REEKED OF
CHEAP ALCOHOL BUT MOST OF ALL SMELLED LIKE SWEAT BO AND WAS SO WARM IT WAS
IMPOSSIBLE TO BREATHE. BETTER ENFORCEMENT OF RULES OR AT LEAST TURNING UP AC
WOULD HAVE MADE THE RIDE TOLERABLE. IT WAS PHYSICALLY EXCRUCIATING.
324 AAA+ THE SEATS FACING EACH OTHER ARE TOO CLOSE. USELESS FOR ADULTS.
324 IT'S GREAT.
324 OVERALL, MUCH CLEANER TRAINS THAN BART. PALO ALTO STATION ALWAYS SMELLS OF PISS,
HOWEVER. CLIPPER MACHINES ARE HORRIBLE. THEY SHOULD BE AS FAST AS THEY ARE AT BART
STATIONS. ANNOUNCEMENTS SHOULD BE CLEAR AND GIVEN AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE FOR
SIGNIFICANT DELAYS. CALTRAIN AND CLIPPER NEED AN ORGANIZED SMART PHONE APP TO
NOTIFY PASSENGERS OF DELAYS AND FOR TICKET PAYMENTS/RELOADING.
324 I GET A MONTHLY PASS SO I'M SUPPOSE TO TAG ON AND OFF THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH. IT'S
DIFFICULT FOR ME TO REMEMBER TO BREAK MY DAILY HABIT SO I USUALLY GO A FEW DAYS
BEFORE REMEMBERING TO TAG ON AND OFF. I DON'T LIKE BEING THREATENED WITH FINES
WHEN I'VE ALREADY PAID. WHY DOESN'T CLIPPER FIX ITS POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM?
324 THE TRAINS ARE FAN TOO CROWDED - PARTICULARLY ON GAME DAYS DURING COMMUTE.
THERE SHOULD BE ADDITIONAL CARS FOR THE NORTHBOUND EVENING COMMUTE ON GAME
DAY. CYCLISTS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED. THEY ARE CONTRIBUTING TO GENERAL USE OF PUBLIC
TRANSIT. WE NEED A BETTER SOLUTION TO ALLOW MORE BIKES.
324 MORE CALTRAIN STATIONS IN S.F. WIFI ON TRAINS PLEASE! BETTER BIKE SECURITY ON
TRAINS/MORE BIKE CARS AND DISCOUNTS FOR BIKERS.
324 SCHEDULING IS HORRIBLE FOR TRANSFER. AT LEAST 20 MINUTE WAIT FOR THE NEXT TRAIN.
CALTRAIN ONLY CARE ABOUT S.F. AND PALO ALTO, NO ONE ELSE.
324 LUGGAGE CAR SHOULD BE USED FOR LUGGAGE. NOT FOLDABLE BIKES. ALSO, Y'ALL NEED TO FIX
THE BIKE CAR SITUATION. IT'S NOT GETTING BETTER.
324 IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THERE WAS SOME COORDINATION BETWEEN CALTRAIN AND BART
SCHEDULING.
324 THANK YOU!
324 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BETTER USE OF TWITTER TO PROVIDE REAL TIME TRAIN DELAY UPDATES.
ADDITIONAL CALTRAINS RUNNING NORTH DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON DAYS OF
GIANTS GAMES WOULD ALSO BE NICE.
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324 NEED WIFI AND MORE MODERN ALERTS OF DELAYS. A TEXT WHEN MY NORMAL TRAIN IS
DISRUPTED.
324 NO WIFI.
324 REAL TIME UPDATES WERE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT. THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE!
324 I'D LIKE TO SEE PUSH NOTIFICATIONS TO MY PHONE WHEN CERTAIN TRAINS ARE LATE. ALSO,
PLEASE CONTINUE TO REMIND PASSENGERS TO BE COURTEOUS, ESPECIALLY DURING GAME DAYS
- NO CASES OF BEER TAKING UP A VALUABLE SEAT, FOR EXAMPLE.
324 INTERNET PLEASE (EVEN IF WE PAY FOR IT)! ANOTHER LATER NIGHT BULLET/LIMITED STOP TRAIN
WOULD BE NICE! (NORTHBOUND TO SF) THANKS! CALTRAIN STAFF IS VERY FRIENDLY. OH AND
CUP HOLDERS TOO. HARD TO HOLD COFFEE.
324 THE TRAINS THEMSELVES ARE GREAT - CLEAN, PLEASANT CONDUCTORS, ETC. HOWEVER,
CALTRAIN'S SCHEDULE MAKES IT ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO USE OUTSIDE OF RUSH HOUR. MANY
PEOPLE CHOOSE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE LAST BULLET TRAIN FROM MOUNTAIN VIEW IS AT 6:35.
MANY OF THE OFFICES IN MOUNTAIN VIEW WORK PAST 6:30 PM MOST DAYS OF THE WEEK. I
WANT TO SEE MORE BULLET TRAINS LATER AT NIGHT (PERHAPS 7, 7:30) AND INSTEAD OF ALL
LIMITED TRAINS DURING NON-PEAK HOURS, PERHAPS ONE BULLET AND ONE LIMITED TRAIN PER
HOUR. I THINK THIS WOULD MASSIVELY INCREASE YOUR RIDERSHIP. SIGNAGE AT THE STATIONS
IS NOT CLEAR-VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHAT STATION YOU ARE AT. IT WOULD GOOD IF THERE
WAS A SCREEN IN THE CAR STATING THE NEXT STATION STOP SO THAT CUSTOMERS KNOW
WHAT STATION S COMING. THE BIKE RACKS SHOULD BE DEDICATED TO STATIONS-E.G. TWO
DEDICATED PALO ALTO RACKS, (ON BULLETS) AND TWO DEDICATED MOUNTAIN VIEW RACKS-
THERE ARE ALWAYS AT LEAST EIGHT BIKES GOING TO THOSE STATIONS FROM SAN FRANCISCO
AND THIS WOULD PREVENT CONFUSION. IT WOULD ALSO HELP IF THE CONDUCTORS ENFORCED
THIS
324 PLEASE HAVE MORE TRAINS STOP AT CAL AVENUE IN PALO ALTO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 AM, AND
HAVE MORE TRAINS LEAVE CAL AVENUE BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM.
329 CONSIDER BULLET TRAIN! FROM SAN JOSE-PALO ALTO-SF. THAT WOULD BE AMAZING!
329 WE NEED INCREASED SERVICE DOWN SOUTH OF TAMIEN. NOW THERE IS REALLY ONLY ONE
TRAIN UP/DOWN A DAY.
329 TRAINS ARE INCREASINGLY CROWDED AT COMMUTE TIMES A.M. AND P.M. FEEL VERY UNSAFE
AND UNCOMFORTABLE. PLEASE CONSIDER ADDING MORE CARS TO EACH TRAIN IF CAN'T
MAXIMIZE SCHEDULED TRAINS.
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329 THERE'S ONE MONDAY A.M. TRAIN CONDUCTOR THAT ABUSES HER AUTHORITY, VERY RUDE.
OTHER THAN THAT, MOST OF YOUR CONDUCTORS ARE VERY NICE. SEATS IN BIKE CAR NEAR EXIT
DOOR ARE TOO CLOSE. PASSENGERS WITH LONG LEGS DON'T FIT.
329 CONDUCTORS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO ADVISE PASSENGERS OF DELAYS/ACCIDENTS IS BY
FAR THE WORST. CLIPPERS EIGHT DAY TAG ON AND OFF IS HORRIBLE, SOMETIMES BOTH CLIPPER
AND CALTRAIN MACHINES ARE OUT OF SERVICE AND PASSENGERS STILL GET CITED OR KICKED
OFF FIR NOT BE ABLE TO GETTING TICKET.
329 ADD MORE BIKE CARS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND A PLACE IF YOU ARRIVE WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF
TRAIN DEPARTURE TIME. ADD WIFI.
329 MORE BIKE PLACES. GET RID OF OLD ANTIQUE STEEL CARS. TOO EXPENSIVE.
329 BETTER BIKE TRAINS (MAYBE WITH HANGERS INSTEAD OF STACKS).
329 NEED TO HAVE DIGITAL DISPLAY OF THE TRACK AND TIME DEPARTURE OF THE TRAIN LIKE WHAT
WE HAVE AT THE AIRPORT.
329 2019 IS WAY TOO FAR AND CALTRAIN NEEDS URGENT UPGRADE. IT POLITICIANS ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT OUR POPULATION CONGESTION IN CITIES AND THE ROUTES AND SAVING
GAS, THEY SHOULD RESPOND TO THE GROWING DEMAND FOR CALTRAIN SERVICE. IT IS ONLY
COMMON SENSE.
329 PLEASE ALWAYS KEEP THE ONBOARD RESTROOMS CLEAN.
329 IT'S URGENT TO SCHEDULE MORE TRAINS AND TO MAKE THE TIMETABLE/SCHEDULES CHANGE
MORE FLEXIBLY. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE SCHEDULE HAS NOT CHANGED IN ANY WAY
SINCE 2012 TO ACCOMMODATE CHANGES IN RIDERSHIP PATTERNS. CALTRAIN SHOULD SEEK
PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES, E.G. BART TO MAKE A COMMON TICKET TYPE.
329 MIKE SCALON SHOULD BIKE TO WORK WITH A MONTHLY CLIPPER PASS. WE WOULD SEE HIM ON
THE BIKE CAR AND EXPLAIN HOW BAD THINGS ARE. I HAVE ONLY EVER SEEN MIKE SCALON AT A
CALTRAIN EVENT, NEVER RIDING ON THE TRAIN. WE LOSE CALTRAIN AND WANT IT TO GET
BETTER. PLEASE HELP!
329 I NOTICED RECON #1 AT THE REDWOOD CITY STATION A SIGN SAYING NO EVENT PARKING FOR
GIANTS AND 49ERS GAMES. IT DOESN'T MAKE IT SOUND LIKE YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE
CALTRAIN TO PREGAME AS YOUR COMMERCIAL IMPLIES.
329 MORE BULLETS, ESPECIALLY ON WEEKENDS. I'VE RIDDEN WEEKDAYS FOR 5 YEARS. I LOVE
CALTRAIN.
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329 I FREQUENTLY CANNOT GET ON A TRAIN AT THE MILLBRAE STATION BECAUSE THEY ARE FULL.
PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. ALSO, A FOOD CAR WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION.
329 I TAKE THE 7:30 PM TRAIN FROM SF GOING TO TAMIEN BUT I HAVE TO WAIT OVER 40 MINUTES
TO CATCH THE SANTA TERESA LIGHT RAIL TO TAMIEN. OTHER TRAINS GO TO TAMIEN BUT NOT
THIS ONE. IT RUINS MY DAY SINCE I WORK 6 DAYS A WEEK. I SPEND MORE MONEY ON A TAXI TO
GET HOME BECAUSE OF THIS SCHEDULE. ALSO THE 6:56 WEEKDAY SPECIAL TO TAMIEN ARRIVES 1
MINUTE BEFORE THE 8:17 PM LIGHT RAIL TO SANTA TERESA AND I MISS IT ALL THE TIME SO
PLEASE MAKE IT COME 5 MINUTES FASTER TO TAMIEN.
329 TRAINS ARE VERY OVERCROWDED. I NEVER GET A SEAT IN THE MORNING. PLEASE ADD MORE
TRAINS DURING EVENING COMMUTE ON GAME DAYS RE SF GIANTS. I HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY
FROM TRAINS DUE TO OVERCROWDING. ADD MORE TRAINS TO AND FROM SF BURLINGAME.
329 LOVE IT. WIFI COULD BE GREAT. ELIMINATING TICKET CHECKING IF THERE IS A WAY. I ALREADY
SWIPE MY CARD AT STATIONS SO I KNOW I'M GOOD. I JUST WANT TO SLEEP WITHOUT
INTERRUPTION.
329 FORGET ELECTRIFICATION. THAT'S DUMB. WORK ON KEEPING RIDERS UPDATED WHEN DELAYS
OCCUR. ADJUST SCHEDULE TO KEEP TRAINS ON TIME. THE #329 IS LATE EVERY DAY BY 2-5
MINUTES. I BUST MY BUTT TO GET TO THE STATION ON TIME. ADD WIFI. IT SHOULD BE A TOP
PRIORITY.
329 I WOULD LIVE IT IF THERE WERE 1 OR 2 MORE EXPRESS TRAINS EVERY WEEK DAY LEAVING LATER
FROM SF, MOST IMPORTANT IN THE EVENINGS, AND LATER IN THE MORNINGS FROM SJ. WE
NEED WIFI ONBOARD. FOOD, COFFEE VENDORS ONBOARD.
329 ELECTRONIC SIGNAGE LIT STATING DOES NOT GIVE INFORMATION. SHOULD SHOW LIVE TIME
UNTIL NEXT TRAIN AND DELAYS. WIFI ON TRAIN COULD BE PAID FOR. COFFEE. COFFEE CART.
329 PLEASE GET WIFI AND A FOOD CAR. MORE SEATING FOR BIKERS.
329 ADD MORE CARS.
329 PLEASE EXPAND PARKING OPTIONS.
329 PARTIALLY SATISFIED. NEED MORE FREQUENT BABY BULLET TRAINS TO THE CITY FROM
SUNNYVALE AND SF.
329 INCREASE BABY BULLET FREQUENCY
329 I JUST GO ON. NOT SURE YET IF I LIKE IT. I AGREE WITH MY GIRLFRIEND ON THE FREE BREAKFAST
IDEA. MORE HOT BEVERAGES IE TAZA, COFFEE. MORE PIZAZZ. YOU’RE WELCOME.
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329 WHEN THERE ARE ISSUES AND THE PLATFORM HAS CHANGED ESPECIALLY AT DIRIDON
ANNOUNCE EARLY SINCE IT'S HARD TO GET FROM PLATFORM TO PLATFORM LONG DISTANCE
FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME. THANK YOU.
329 I RIDE A VARIETY OF TRAINS NOT JUST THIS 329. IN BIKE CARS A LITTLE MORE PATROLLING BY
CONDUCTORS WOULD BE GOOD ESPECIALLY NOW THAT IT IS SUMMER. HANDING OUT BIKE
TAGS, ENCOURAGING PROPER BIKE STACKING. IT NEEDS JUST A BIT MORE ORDER. THANKS.
329 TOO CROWDED AND PEOPLE TALK ON THEIR CELL PHONES LOUD WITH NO RESPECT FOR RIDERS.
329 MORE TAMIEN TRAINS PLEASE.
332 VERY IMPRESSED WITH CALTRAIN STAFF. UNCLEAR IF PEOPLE ARE OR ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
SPEAK ON THE PHONE ON THE TRAIN. ARE THERE STILL QUIET CARS?
332 THE CONDUCTORS SHOULD NOT MAKE JOKES OVER THE INTERCOM. IT IS UNPROFESSIONAL AND
CREATES A LACK OF CONFIDENCE.
332 GOOD JOB.
332 TRAINS SHAKE TOO MUCH. BOMBARDIER TRAINS SMELL BAD (BRAKES?).TRAINS COULD BE
FASTER.
332 BIKE PARKING AT SF IS GREAT! IT GETS STUPIDLY LOUD WHEN THERE IS A GIANTS GAME-I WISH
CONDUCTORS COULD ENFORCE ORDER, WRITE SOME TICKETS WHEN IT GETS TOO ROWDY.
332 WE NEED MORE CARS ON GAME DAYS OR MORE TRAINS RUNNING.
332 ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM AT 22ND HARD TO HEAR. DURING DELAYS, PUT UP TO DATE
INFORMATION ONLINE! TRACK WHERE TRAINS ARE AND SHARE THE INFORMATION. A PHONE IN
EACH ENGINE IS ENOUGH TO TRACK! DURING DELAYS, PUT EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ONLINE.
INFORMATION MAKES PEOPLE FEEL LESS HELPLESS. ON GIANTS DAYS, TRY TO ENSURE CROWD
DOES NOT GET TOO LOUD, ESPECIALLY DURING COMMUTE HOURS.
332 I'VE BEEN MONITORING WIFI PROGRESS FOR YEARS. WHERE IS IT? BIKE ONBOARD IS STILL A SHIT
SHOW!
332 WOULD LOVE EVENING BULLET TRAINS, AT LEAST UNTIL 8 PM
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332 PASSENGERS ARE NOT GENERALLY COURTEOUS TO ELDERS WHO ARRIVE ON THE TRAIN TO FIND
THE SECTIONS MARKED "PRIORITY SEATING." IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF CONDUCTORS
WOULD ASK PASSENGERS (YOUNG, ABLE, POSSIBLY DRINKING A BEER ON A CROWDED TRAIN
GOING TO A GAME) TO MAKE WAY FOR AN ELDER OR LESS-ABLE PERSON TO HAVE THOSE SEATS
WHEN SOMEONE IN NEED IS LEFT TO STAND.
332 WHEN SF GIANTS' GAMES ARE ON, IT IS THE WORST TIME FOR A COMMUTER LIKE MYSELF. I'M
GETTING OFF FROM A LONG DAY AT WORK AND THERE ARE DRUNK PEOPLE PACKED ON THE
TRAIN. SO I'M PRESSED UP AGAINST ROWDY PEOPLE WITH NO ROOM AND I AM EXHAUSTED.
PLEASE-MORE TRAINS! MORE TRAINS!
332 MORE TRAINS ON GIANTS GAME DAYS-HARD FOR COMMUTERS.
332 ADD MORE CARS-STANDING ROOM ONLY TRAINS ARE AWFUL. MY NUMBER ONE PROBLEM WITH
CALTRAIN RIGHT NOW IS CAPACITY (BIKE AND PASSENGERS). MY NUMBER TWO REQUEST IS TO
HAVE A LATE NIGHT TRAIN.
332 BIGGEST PROBLEM-SIGNING UP FOR A MONTHLY PASS AND RENEWING IT THROUGH THE
CLIPPER WEBSITE. YOU CAN'T TELL IF IT WORKED! A FAILED RENEW HEAVILY CONTRIBUTED TO
RECEIVING A TICKET ONBOARD.
332 SOME GUY IN MY TRAIN IS GOING TO SUGGEST WIFI SERVICE-IGNORE THAT, PERSONNEL CELL
SERVICES WILL RENDER ANY EXPENSIVE INVESTMENT INTO OUTFITTING WIFI OBSOLETE.
332 NEED MORE EXPRESS TRAINS DURING GIANTS NIGHT (7 PM) GAMES. EVERY SINGLE ONE IS
PACKED TO THE BRIM WITH PEOPLE GOING TO THE GAME AND REGULAR COMMUTERS GETTING
OFF WORK (WHEN ARE NORMALLY REALLY PACKED).
332 CALTRAIN SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER ADDING FREE WIFI.
332 DON'T BLOW THE HORN WHEN THE TRAIN IS NEXT TO A CROWD OF PEOPLE. HAPPENS OFTEN AT
REDWOOD CITY WHEN PEOPLE ARE WAITING TO CROSS TRACKS.
332 IMPROVE CONDUCTOR COURTESY. DON'T CLOSE THE DOOR IN PEOPLE'S FACES. IMPROVE
ACCIDENT COMMUNICATION AND RESPONSE. IMPROVE COORDINATION WITH VTA TIMING (NOT
HYPOTHETICAL/SCHEDULED) BUT BASED ON ACTUAL TIMING (AT MOUNTAIN VIEW VTA).
332 EXPRESS TRAINS EVERY HOUR. MORE/BIGGER/EXPRESS TRAINS FOR GIANTS GAMES.
332 UPDATE THE SCHEDULES, ADD MORE BULLET TRAINS TO AND FROM PALO ALTO.
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332 TICKET MACHINES ARE TERRIBLE! HAD ONE AT MILLBRAE OUT, OTHER WOULD NOT ISSUE TWO
ZONE DAY PASS, HAD TO PAY TWICE AS MUCH TO RIDE! THEY SHOULD BE CHECKED MORE
FREQUENTLY!
332 PLEASE ADD MORE NORTH BOUND NIGHT EXPRESS TRAINS. LAST BULLET LEAVES PALO ALTO AT
6:43PM, LAST SEMI EXPRESS AT 7:11PM THIS IS VERY EARLY BY SILICON VALLEY STANDARDS.
332 WHILE SOME INSTRUCTIONS ARE USEFUL, PLEASE TELL YOUR CONDUCTORS TO LIMIT THEIR USE
OF TRAIN PA, ESPECIALLY DURING RUSH HOUR. COMMUTERS ARE WELL AWARE OF THE RULES,
ETC., AND ARE LOOKING FOR A QUIET ATMOSPHERE.
360 OK!
360 TRAINS CONNECTING WITH BART COULD BE IMPROVED. THE 6:23AM TRAIN LEAVING PALO ALTO
UNIVERSITY IS LATE OFTEN ENOUGH THAT YOU MISS THE RICHMOND BART DEPARTING
MILLBRAE. BETTER TIMING OF THAT CONNECTION WOULD HELP.
360 I HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE CALTRAIN FOR AWHILE, BUT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, OUT OF
NECESSITY I HAD TO GO TO SAN FRANCISCO. IT WAS A JOY TO RIDE.
360 HOPE CALTRAIN PROVIDE WIFI LIKE LIGHT RAIL.
360 BETTER CLIMATE CONTROL ONBOARD TRAINS WOULD BE A BIG PLUS.
360 WE NEED FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENT TRAINS WITH HIGH-SPEED WIFI CONNECTIONS (LIKE VTA
WIFI). THESE TRAINS ARE OLD! TICKET PRICES NEED TO BE DECREASED AS WELL AS MONTHLY
PASS. MAKING CALTRAIN MORE USER FRIENDLY. THE MORE ZONES RIDDEN THE MORE DEALS TO
RIDE/TRANSFER. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO MAINTAIN AN OLD MACHINE AS OPPOSED TO
HAVING A NEW ONE? THERE SHOULD BE A LATE NIGHT TRAIN. 2AM OR 3AM.
360 ALL OF YOUR CONDUCTORS SHOULD PROVIDE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE
MAJORITY OF THEM DO NOT!
360 PLEASE MAIL MY YOUTH CLIPPER CARD! I ORDERED IT ALMOST 2 WEEKS AGO!
360 THE TRAIN 7:00AM BULLET WAS PACKED THIS MORNING MAY NEED 2 TRAINS BACK TO BACK FOR
RUSH HOUR BULLETS LEAVING SF.
360 CLIPPER SYSTEM NEED DEFINITE OVERHAUL!!
360 WE NEED WIFI! INCREDIBLE YOU DON'T HAVE IT. I KNOW PEOPLE WHO DON'T USE YOU FOR
THAT SIMPLE FACT. GET WIFI! THERE SHOULD ALSO BE A PARK CAR W/ NO LIGHTS. I RIDE FOR 2
HOURS. I LIKE NAPS.
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360 PLEASE LOOK INTO INCREASING # OF TRAINS OR TRAIN CARS TO THE SOUTH BAY DURING GAME
DAYS. SOMETIMES WORKERS ARE STRANDED DURING A DAY GAME DUE TO OVERCROWDED
TRAINS.
360 THIS WAS MY 1ST EXPERIENCE ON A CALTRAIN. IT WAS A LITTLE CONFUSING AT THE SF TRAIN
STATION AND NO ONE WAS AVAILABLE FOR HELPING ME. FOUND MY WAY TO THE TRAIN AFTER
PURCHASING THE TICKET.
360 I NOTICE THAT THERE ARE STILL PASSENGERS THAT TALK SO LOUD. ESPECIALLY ON THE 313
TRAIN THAT LEAVES DIRIDON STATION AT 6:45AM. THEY NORMALLY SIT ON THE 1ST ROW OF
THE 3RD CAR, THEY GET OFF AT PALO ALTO. THEY NEED TO RESPECT OTHER PASSENGERS!
360 OVERALL, PRETTY HAPPY WITH CALTRAIN BUT I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NO WIFI. ESPECIALLY
CONSIDERING THE AREA THAT IS COVERED. PLEASE FIND A SPONSOR.
360 MORE BULLETS OUTSIDE RUSH HOUR.
360 PEOPLE OFTEN DON'T REALIZE THAT YOU MUST LEAVE YOUR CREDIT CARD IN THE MACHINE FOR
IT TO READ CORRECTLY. I FREQUENTLY INFORM STRESSED PEOPLE WHO HAVE MISSED OR ARE
WORRIED ABOUT MISSING A TRAIN. BETTER SIGNAGE ON MACHINES WOULD HELP.
360 GREAT TO SEE RIDERSHIP INCREASE. CONTINUE TO ADD MORE CARS.
360 FREE PARKING TICKET W/FARE PURCHASE. $19 A DAY FOR TRAVELLING 3 ZONE ON A DAILY BASIS
IS STEEP!
360 THE TRAINS ARE OVERLY CROWDED AT PEAK TIMES. WHEN THERE ARE DELAYS, TRAINS ARE
COMBINED MAKING FOR A VERY UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE. WOULD BE NICE IF THERE WERE
MORE BULLET OPTIONS ON WEEKENDS.
360 IT WOULD BE A HELP IF THE TRAINS MADE BETTER SO YOU COULD DO YOUR WORK. YOU WASTE
A GREAT DEAL OF TIME TRYING TO GET SET UP.
360 COME UP WITH A WAY TO KEEP PEOPLE OFF LONG CELL PHONE CALLS.
360 WHEN PROBLEMS OCCUR, AND A GIVEN TRAIN HAS SMALL DELAYS THAT ADD UP-IT ADDS UP IN
VERY UNPLEASANT CROWDING, IS THERE ANYWAY TO SKIP STOPS & ALERT FOLKS ON PLATFORM
THAT THIS TRAIN WON'T STOP, BUT ANOTHER WILL IN 10 MIN. (FOR EXAMPLE)? THE SYSTEM
SHOULD BE ABLE TO REACT TO PROBLEMS MORE EFFECTIVELY. IS SOFTWARE THE SOLUTION?
360 THANKS FOR DOING THIS SURVEY TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH PASSENGERS NEEDS.
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376 MORE BULLET TRAINS/ MORE FREQUENT TRAINS TRAVELING SOUTH BETWEEN 6-8PM. ON THE
MAJORITY OF THE TRAINS ESPECIALLY BULLET TRAINS I STAND FOR 1/2 MY RIDE BECAUSE OF
LACK OF SEATS. ALSO, MORE FREQUENT ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT BIKE CARS ARE BIKE ONLY AND
THAT THE LUGGAGE CAR EXISTS. SEATS ARE OFTEN TAKEN UP BY SUITCASES, WTF!!!
376 I REALLY LIKE CLIPPER BUT NEVER USE IT FOR CALTRAIN DUE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION,
UNRELIABLE BACKUPS AT CARD READERS DUE TO NEED TO TAG OFF. MAKE CLIPPER BETTER!
376 GET THE TRAIN PREPPED EARLIER TO AVOID PACKED CROWDS AT SF. CUSTOMERS CANNOT GET
TO TRAINS, INFO, OR TICKET MACHINES. SJ STATION IS MUCH BETTER. STAFF NEEDS MORE
TRAINING IN CS. IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS. SOME SHIFTS ARE MUCH BETTER AND GIVE
UPDATES. EARLY MORNING STAFF BETTER THAN AFTERNOON STAFF. NEED MORE AND NEWER
TRAINS. SF STATION NEEDS COMPLETE OVERHAUL.
376 ADD MORE CLIPPER CARD RENEWAL MACHINES AND KIOSKS.
376 FREE WIFI PLEASE.
376 MONTHLY PASSES ARE EXCELLENT. PLEASE DON'T MAKE PARKING MORE EXPENSIVE. IT'D BE NICE
TO SEE A BETTER SYSTEM OF ANNOUNCING AND HANDLING DELAYS. CALTRAIN IS SO GOOD
UNTIL THE BIG DELAYS HIT AND THEN IT'S TERRIBLE. TOO MANY PEOPLE. ALL TRAINS LOCAL ETC.
376 OVERCROWDED EVENING BULLET TRAINS ARE AWFUL. ZONE SYSTEM STINKS. COMING FROM
RWC IT COSTS THE SAME TO GO TO PALO ALTO AS IT DOES TO GO TO SF.
376 YOU KNOW THIS BUT MORE TRAINS PLEASE. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO LOOK AT SPEEDING LIMITED
BULLETS AT MORE TOO.
376 NOTIFICATIONS OF DELAYS VERY POOR. AFTERNOON COMMUTE TRAINS WAY TOO
OVERCROWDED. ADD MORE CARS.
376 YOU HAVE TO FIX CROWDING ON RUSH HOUR TRAINS. STANDING HALFWAY DOWN THE
PENINSULA IS NOT FUN. ADD A CAR. USE MORE BOMBARDIERS. ONE SOMETIMES CANNOT
MOVE. WHAT IF THERE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY? CONDUCTORS CANNOT MOVE AND NEITHER
CAN WE.
376 NEED MORE CARS. TRAINS AT 5-7 PM TIME DANGEROUSLY CROWDED SOUTHBOUND. I USUALLY
RIDE IN 3RD CAR FROM START GONG SOUTH. RESTROOM IN MORNING HAS BEEN VERY STINKY.
SO BAD THAT I HAD TO CHANGE CARS TWO WEEKS AGO. I HAD TO MOVE TWO MORNINGS IN A
ROW. SERVICE HASN'T DECLINED BUT SEEMS LIKE MORE BREAKDOWNS.
376 AN EARLIER TRAIN AT THE TAMIAN STATION WOULD BE GREAT.
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376 IT IS STILL CONFUSING AT THE SAN JOSE STATION FOR A NEW RIDER TO FIGURE OUT WHICH
TRAIN TO GET ON. IF I MISS THE FRONT I'M LOST. I ASKED ANOTHER RIDER. HE WAS WRONG. I
GOT ON THE WRONG TRAIN. I'LL GET IT EVENTUALLY BUT FOR NEW RIDERS IT GETS CONFUSING.
376 WHEN THERE IS AN ACCIDENT I HOPE IT'S NOT TO LONG TO CONTINUE THE TRAIN.
376 I WISH CERTAIN CONDUCTORS WOULD LEARN HOW TO SPEAK WITHOUT YELLING INTO THE
ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS ON SB TRAINS. ALSO BANGING THE SCANNERS TO GET
YOUR ATTENTION IS QUITE ANNOYING. THIS HAPPENS ON THE 7 AM OUT OF SERVICE.
376 TRAINS ARE TOO CROWDED. STANDING IN THE AISLE IS NOT SAFE. I PAY FOR A SEAT, NOT TO
STAND. SF STATION IS TOO SMALL FOR THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS. THE BOARDING PROCESS
IS VERY INCONSISTENT.
376 LIKE BULLET TRAIN OPTIONS MAKES IT EASIER TO USE CALTRAIN. LIKE MUNI XPRESS OPTIONS TO
CALTRAIN. I USE 83X CIVIC CENTER EXPRESS.
376 100 TIMES BETTER THAN BART BUT HARDLY GET NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE DELAY. YOU GUYS
SHOULD HAVE REAL TIME TRACKER.
376 ON TIME USUALLY. NO SEATS 5:33 SF AND 8:05 PALO ALTO. NO SEATS BUT ENOUGH SPACE FOR
BICYCLES.
376 INTERCOM SYSTEM MANY TIMES DOES NOT WORK AND WE CAN'T HEAR THE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MORNING BREAKDOWNS APPEAR TO BE DECLINING WHICH IS APPRECIATED.
376 MORE TRAINS. MORE NOTICE OF DELAYS.
376 BULLET TRAINS ARE ALWAYS CROWDED AND I SELDOM HAVE A SEAT FROM RWC TO SF. PLEASE
CONSIDER ADDING A BULLET TRAIN TO THIS ROUTE.
376 PLEASE IMPROVE AND ADD EXTRA BULLET TRAINS AS THOSE ARE ALWAYS OVERCROWDED.
376 WHEN THE TRAIN IS CROWDED THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ENOUGH VENTILATION. PARKING
MACHINES AT SAN MATEO ARE EXTREMELY FINICKY AND SOMETIMES I DON'T TAKE THE TRAIN
BECAUSE OF WHAT A PAIN THE PARKING MACHINES ARE. CAN'T PARKING BE INTEGRATED WITH
TICKET MACHINES? ALSO, MANY TRAINS ARE QUITE CROWDED.
376 EVEN WITH ALL THE HIGH MARKS I GIVE THE CONDUCTORS, CLEANLINESS ETC., TRAINS ARE WAY
TOO OVERCROWDED, TOO HOT AND DON'T RUN OFTEN ENOUGH NORTHBOUND IN THE
MORNING COMMUTE.
376 WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE WIFI?
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376 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BETTER SIGNAGE FOR EACH TRAIN AND ANNOUNCEMENTS WHEN IT WILL
ARRIVE, LIKE MUNI AND BART. IN ADDITION, BETTER AND QUICKER INFORMATION SHOULD BE
ANNOUNCED ABOUT DELAYS-SUCH AS ON TWITTER OR USE OF AN APP.
376 PLEASE ADD FREE WI-FI ONBOARD.
376 PLEASE CONSIDER ADDING ANOTHER BULLET TRAIN DURING AM AND PM RUSHES. RIDERSHIP
AND FARES HAVE INCREASED BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS LACK OF SEATS AND
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AS A RESULT.
376 IN GENERAL, I REALLY LIKE CALTRAIN. BIGGEST ISSUE IS #376 SOMETIMES LATE TO TAMIEN
CAUSING ME TO MISS VTA, LIGHT RAIL CONNECTION.
376 PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE AT THE STATION TO ANSWER CLIPPER CARD INFO! IT WAS DIFFICULT
FIGURING IT OUT AT THE BEGINNING.
376 CAN WE HAVE WI-FI ON BOARD THE TRAIN, ALSO CAN WE HAVE MORE SCHEDULE AVAILABLE @
TAMIEN STATION DURING RUSH HOUR (MORNING & EVENING).
376 ONLINE INFORMATION ABOUT DELAY. MOBILE APPLICATION FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE WOULD
IMPROVE THE SERVICE.
376 ADD MORE CARS FOR THIS TRAIN. WAY TOO CROWDED NOT EVERYONE COOPERATES
ACCORDING TO CONDITION. USE THE NEW TRAINS FOR MORE ROOM.
376 CROWDED TRAINS, EVERYTHING SMELLS LIKE FECES & URINE, PARKING IS HORRIBLE, NOT
ENOUGH TRAINS/TIMES, DELAYS DUE TO CROWDED TRAINS, SUNNYVALE IS THE WORST, AFTER
THAT STOP NO POINT IN STOPPING AT OTHER STOPS, THE TRAIN IS PACKED LIKE SARDINES,
NEVER CHECK FOR TICKETS THERE NEEDS TO BE A BETTER SYSTEM.
376 LET EXPRESS TRAINS PASS ALL STOPS-FRUSTRATING WHEN A BABY BULLET TURNS INTO A CRAWL.
CLIPPER NEEDS MODERNIZATION-FULL FLEXIBILITY. CALTRAIN IS GENERALLY GREAT, THANK YOU!
376 FAIRLY CONVENIENT, THOUGH CROWDED.
376 CAN WE GET WIFI ON THE TRAINS AT SOME POINT. WOULD BE A MUCH BETTER COMMUTE.
376 NEEDS TO HANDLE DELAYS MORE EFFICIENTLY.
376 NEED TO HAVE RUNNING WATER IN SOME BATHROOMS. CONDUCTORS LACK IN WEARING A TIE,
HIDE TATTOOS, LADY CONDUCTORS SHOULD DO A MORE CONSERVATIVE LOOK. TRAIN
OVERCROWDED. AIR-CONDITIONING TOO DIFFERENT FROM CAR TO CAR!
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376 INCREASE THE FREQUENCY (EVERY 15 MINS) MORE BULLET/EXPRESS TRAINS.
376 ADD VALUE MACHINES AT 4TH+KING STATION ALMOST ALWAYS BROKEN. WHEN WORKING,
MACHINES ARE SLOW. CROWDED BABY BULLETS ARE MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT ASIDE FROM
OVERCROWDING, GENERALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE, OVERALL.
376 I NEED A MOBILE APP TO TELL ME HOW DELAYED TRAINS ARE.
376 GET WIFI, TONE DOWN THE( WORD REMOVED) IN THE BIKE CAR THEY RIDE BIKES THEY ARE NOT
CURING CANCER, AND BE NICER TO PEOPLE W/ STROLLERS, AND IF THERE ARE WHEELCHAIRS
DON'T MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT PEOPLE SITTING THERE, AND AGAIN GET WIFI IT'S 2014.
376 GENERALLY CALTRAIN HAS BEEN A GOOD EXPERIENCE, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE STATION
MOVING FURTHER INTO THE CITY, BEATS DRIVING.
376 I WANT TO SEE MORE FREQUENT BULLET TRAIN SCHEDULES TO WEEKENDS.
376 WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR MORE BULLET TRAINS FROM SF TO SJD? DIRTY SEATS AND WINDOWS
AND BATHROOMS. PALO ALTO TO SF IS OK BUT SJ TO SF IS HORRIBLE WHEN THERE ARE DELAYS. I
TAKE CALTRAIN EVERYDAY ONLY BECAUSE I HAVE TO. SOME CONDUCTORS ARE VERY NICE SOME
ARE SO RUDE AND AN AWFUL WAY TO START YOUR MORNING UPDATE THANKS WISH I COULD
TAKE BART.
376 IT WOULD BE BETTER IF ALL BABY BULLETS MADE THE SAME STOPS.
376 PLEASE RESTORE PAPER MONTHLY PASSES AND SAVE US ALL A LOT OF HASSEL BETWEEN NOW
AND THE CLIPPER UPGRADE IN 2019
381 I BIKE ON CALTRAIN. WE NEED MORE BIKE SPOTS. WIFI TOO PLEASE.
381 YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE MORE SECURITY.
381 THANKS CALTRAIN AND TO THE DUDE WHO HAS TO READ AND FILL ALL THESE SURVEYS.
381 I WISH THERE WERE MORE OF THE NEW 3 LEVEL TRAINS LIKE THE ONE WE ARE RIDING.
381 MORE BABY BULLETS.
381 QUIET AND TALKING CAR FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED TO TALK ON TRAIN SO THEY DON'T DISTURB
OTHERS WHO PREFER A QUIET RIDE. MORE CLIPPER TAP MACHINE THROUGHOUT PLATFORMS
SO RIDERS DON'T HAVE TO RUN EXTRA DISTANCE TO TAP AND RISK MISSING THE TRAIN.
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381 SAN JOSE STATION. I NEVER KNOW IF I'M ON THE RIGHT TRAIN. NEITHER THE TRAIN NOR THE
STATION DISPLAY THE TRAIN NUMBER. HAVE MORE BABY BULLETS RUNNING IN THE EVENING.
INCREASE SPEED OF THE TRAIN. SIXTY MINUTES FOR 50 MILES DOESN'T HOLD UP TO THE
EXPECTATIONS.
381 WHAT I APPRECIATE MOST ABOUT CALTRAIN IS ITS ABILITY TO RUN ON TIME. WIFI WOULD BE AN
AWESOME ADD.
381 DO NOT DRIVE TRAINS OVER 80 MPH. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY AND MAKES THE
RIDE TOO BUMPY. ONE OF THE CONDUCTORS 40'S, ASIAN, MED HT, MED WT, IS A REAL JERK. HE
TAKES THE MINOR DETAILS TOO SERIOUSLY AND IS GENERALLY A TOTAL JERK.
381 PLEASE WIFI ON AT LEAST LTE REPEATERS. HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVED SIGNAGE IN
STATIONS. BETTER INFO ABOUT BUYING TICKETS BEFORE BOARDING, TRACK CHANGES AT
DIRIDON AND USE OF MEANINGFUL NAMES LIKE BABY BULLET INSTEAD OF JUST TRAIN NUMBER
WHICH CONSUMERS DON'T KNOW.
381 IT TAKES SOME TIME TO GET USED TO BUT ONCE YOU START USING IT IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
381 I THINK THE 22ND ST STN COULD BE IMPROVED. IT IS HEAVILY TRAVELED YET DOESN'T HAVE
ENOUGH BENCHES AND COULD USE MORE CLIPPER KIOSKS. IT COULD ALSO USE SOME CLEANUP
AND IMPROVED LIGHTING. OVERALL ENJOYABLE ALTHOUGH WISH IT WAS MORE AFFORDABLE.
IT'S CHEAPER FOR ME TO DRIVE.
381 OVERALL ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE. MORE UP TO DATE IMPROVEMENTS AND TRAIN DELAY
UPDATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT TWITTER BECAUSE VERY HELPFUL. LATER TRAIN ON WEEK
NIGHT, WEEKEND THAT LEAVES FROM SJ.
381 NEED MORE TRAINS OR MORE CARS ADDED TO TRAINS WHEN THERE ARE GIANTS GAMES OR
OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. TOO CROWDED AND HAZARDOUS.\
381 WISH THE TRAINS COULD TRAVEL A LITTLE FASTER. TRAINS CAN GET HOT WHEN THE SUN COMES
IN THE WINDOWS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. FAST AND STABLE WIFI PLEASE. THIS IS SILICON
VALLEY FOR HEAVENS SAKES.
381 WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CLIPPER CARD MACHINES AT SF STATION AND ONE OF THE EXISTING
ONES IS ALWAYS BROKEN. TRAIN IS ALWAYS VERY UNPLEASANT ON THE GAME DAYS. LOUD.
DRUNK. RUDE PEOPLE. CAN THE CONDUCTORS GIVE THEM WARNINGS?
381 WOULD LIKE TO SEE WIFI ON CALTRAIN. BETTER WAY TO INFORM DELAYS.
381 MORE AND BETTER BIKE ACCESS AND STORAGE ON BOMBARDIER EQUIPMENT.
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381 DIRIDON STATION IS POORLY ORGANIZED RELATIVE TO SF TERMINALS AT 4TH AND KING. GET
WIFI. THIS IS SILICON VALLEY. NO EXCUSES.
381 ANOTHER BIKE CAR WOULD BE VERY NICE. FREQUENTLY THE CARDS ARE AT CAPACITY AND I GET
LEFT BEHIND.
381 STREETS AROUND 22ND ST STN ARE DARK AND FEEL DANGEROUS IN THE WINTER MONTHS.
PARKING OFTEN ONLY FAR AWAY. NO BUS SERVICE FROM CALTRAIN KING ST STN DIRECT TO
ANYWHERE EXCEPT MARKET ST.
381 THE CLIPPER RULES ARE CONFUSING AND RIDICULOUS.
381 ADD WIFI ACCESS. I WOULD GLADLY PAY AN ADDITIONAL PREMIUM FOR ONBOARD WIFI.
381 TRAIN FREQUENCY IS LOW EVEN DURING PEAK HOURS MAKING IT HARD TO FIT TRAIN SCHEDULE.
IF CALTRAIN COULD BE MORE LIKE THE BART SYSTEM IT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER.
381 I ALWAYS TRY TO TAKE THE TRAIN EVEN IF I HAVE TO GO OUT OF MY WAY TO DO SO BUT IT
KEEPS GETTING HARDER TO USE CALTRAIN BECAUSE OF RISING TICKET PRICES ESPECIALLY 8 RIDE
TICKETS WHICH ARE NOW ONLY VALID HALF OF THE TIME SO I CAN NO LONGER USE THEM.
381 CAN YOU ADD MORE BULLET TRAINS DURING RUSH HOURS. A LOT MORE PEOPLE STARTED
COMMUTING USING CALTRAIN SINCE LAST YEAR.
381 MORE BULLET TRAINS
381 I NEVER KNOW IF I'M GOING TO GET WORK ON TIME.
381 NOT ENOUGH CLIPPER CARD READERS AT MV SOUTHBOUND PLATFORM. BADLY PLACED BEHIND
WHEELCHAIR ACCESS RAMP.
381 PAYMENT SYSTEM IS RIDICULOUS. SHOULD BE ABLE TO INSTANTLY RECHARGE OR WHEN YOU
BUY MONTHLY IT SHOULD COUNT FOR A MONTH. PEOPLE HIT THEIR HEADS A LOT. GO BUCKS OR
BEARS.
381 22ND ST SF ISN'T REALLY A LEGIT TRAIN SO A FEW QUESTIONS RE ON STATION EXPERIENCE
DON'T REALLY APPLY AT LEAST COMPARED TO THE MV STATION.
381 MORE TRAINS ALSO BULLET TRAINS.
381 WE NEED TO HAVE WIFI FREE ONBOARD. MORE BULLETS. MORE NEW TRAINS. MORE TICKETING
BOOTHS.
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381 WHY ARE BULLET TRAINS ALWAYS OLD STYLE? I ASSUME IT'S BECAUSE THEY HOLD MORE BIKES
BUT FOR THE REST OF US THE COMMUTE IS MUCH WORSE, BUMPIER RIDE, FEWER SEATS, LESS
OVERALL ROOM, FEWER BATHROOMS, BREAK DOWN MORE OFTEN.
381 IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE ULTRA BULLETS WITH 2-3 STOPS MV MILLBRAE AND SF.
381 I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE FREQUENT TRAINS. I'D LIKE TO SEE THE BULLET STOP IN SANTA CLARA.
381 MV NB SCHEDULE WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ AS THE MV LINE HAD BEEN HIGHLIGHTED AND
BUBBLED UP. THANKS FOR FIXING THAT.
381 WHAT ABOUT BICYCLES. I HAVE BEEN DENIED SERVICE AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR.
PLEASE IMPROVE THE SERVICE FOR CYCLISTS.
381 I AM ANNOYED WHEN THE BIKE CAR IS FULL AND I CANNOT GET ON THE TRAIN.
381 I THINK THE INFORMATION AT THE STATIONS HAS IMPROVED BUT NEEDS ADDITIONAL WORK.
THE BIGGEST IMPROVEMENT WOULD BE TO USE THE DIGITAL BOARDS MORE EFFECTIVELY ON
PLATFORMS WITH TRAIN NUMBER, DEPARTURE TIME, STATUS ON TIME LATE ETC. THAT MAKES
SENSE TO THE PASSENGER VERSUS A CONDUCTOR OR MAIL EMPLOYEE.
381 PLEASE HAVE THE BIKE CAR BE THE QUIET CAR. NO MOBILE PHONE CONVERSATIONS OR LOUD
EARBUDS.
381 THE TWO BIGGEST NEEDS ARE MORE SPACE FOR BICYCLES AND MORE BULLET TRAIN SERVICE TO
PALO ALTO.
381 BIGGEST ISSUES ARE HIGH COST OF PASS, CROWDEDNESS ESPECIALLY DURING BASEBALL SEASON
AND CONFUSING PASS ACTIVATION AT BEGINNING OF MONTH. STAND AND HAVE TO TAG ON TO
ACTIVATE.
381 STATIONS COULD USE MORE SEATING. WHY NOT USE THOSE BEAUTIFUL NEW PLATFORMS AT
DIRIDON MORE. CONDUCTORS ON #312, REGGIE, ARE THE BEST. I'VE SEEN ONE VERY
UNFORTUNATE INTERACTION IN THE EVENING THAT MAKES ME THINK THEY SHOULD ALL GET
CONSISTENT TRAINING. CALTRAIN NEEDS BETTER MORE COMPREHENSIVE CONTINGENCY
PLANNING FOR THOSE ACCIDENT OCCASIONS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. NEED TO SET UP THE BUS
BRIDGE IMMEDIATELY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SPECIFIC PLAN FOR ACCIDENTS OF EVERY
CROSSING AND FOR A VARIETY IN BETWEEN. ABOVE ALL COMMUNICATE THE PLAN QUICKLY AND
STICK TO IT. CHANGES RARELY IMPROVE SITUATION FOR RIDERS. WHY IS IT SCH A BUMPY RIDE?
TRAVEL FROM BRUSSELS TO PARIS WAS SO INCREDIBLY SMOOTH.
381 PLEASE LET ME STORE MY CLIPPER CARD ON MY SMARTPHONE. I LOSE MY CARD ONCE A MONTH
AND I HAVE NO RECOURSE.
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381 NEED BETTER AC. SOMETIMES EXTREMELY HOT AND MUGGY. NEED MORE TRAINS OR MORE
TRAIN CARS DURING GIANTS GAMES. TRAINS RUN LATE, OVERCROWDED, FIRE HAZARD. PEOPLE
HAVE TO WEDGE IN AND SHOVE THEIR WAY TO GET ON AND OFF. VERY UNSAFE.
381 IT SHOULD BE CHEAPER. MORE FREQUENT BABY BULLET TRAINS AFTER 9 AM AND 7 PM.
IMPROVE THE 22ND ST STATION. COMPARING TO OTHER STATION THE 22ND STOP STATION IS
THE WORSE.
381 MY GREATEST FRUSTRATION IS THE UNEVEN SPACING OF TRAINS LEAVING SF FOR MV IN THE
MORNING.
381 HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE GETTING MY MONTHLY CLIPPER PASS SET UP ONLINE THROUGH MY
BANK. WISH THE PROCESS AND TIMING WERE EXPLAINED BETTER.
381 PLEASE MAKE CLIPPER CARDS MORE USEABLE. IF I TRY TO ADD 8 RIDES AT ANY MACHINE IT
TAKES DAYS UNTIL I CAN USE THE CARD. THIS IS REALLY A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. ALSO PLEASE
ADD MORE TRAINS ON GIANTS DAYS.
381 CALTRAIN'S ABILITY TO CARRY BIKES IS ESSENTIAL. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR BIKES ON
CALTRAIN. THE FREE VALET BIKE PARKING IN SF IS AWESOME. WITHOUT IT I WOULDN'T RIDE
CALTRAIN AS MUCH BECAUSE I GET BOUNCED WITH MY BIKE TOO OFTEN.
381 NEED LONGER TRAINS OR INCREASE NUMBER OF TRAINS. NEED A BETTER CONNECTING TIME.
OPTIONS TO AND FROM BART.
381 22ND ST IS A STN WITH BROKEN GLASS AND LITERAL HUMAN SHIT EVERYWHERE.
381 I PREFER THE OLDER TRAIN DESIGN. NEWER BOMBARDIER TRAINS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE AND
SMELL.
381 I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE FREQUENCY OF BICYCLES BEING BUMPED. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN
EVEN WHEN THERE IS ROOM FOR BIKES ON THE TRAIN. ALSO, THE NEWER TRAINS SMELL VERY
STRONGLY OF THE BATHROOMS. IN GENERAL THE TRAIN BATHROOMS ARE DIRTY AND COVERED
IN URINE.
381 SOME ON TRAIN ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE HARD TO HEAR. WHEN TRAINS ARE COMBINED ITS
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TRAIN # HAS COME AND WHAT STOPS ITS GOING
TO. MORE BIKE CAPACITY! OR ANY OTHER WAY TO REDUCE BUMPS. THANKS, ONE HAPPY RIDER.
381 22ND CALTRAIN STATION IS PRETTY BARE BONES. SHOULD BE MORE SIGNAGE AND PA SYSTEM
TO HEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS. LAST YEAR OF SERVICE HAD BEEN PRETTY GOOD. HAD BEEN
FRUSTRATING WITH FREQUENT MAJOR DELAYS IN THE PAST. ALSO MUCH BETTER
COMMUNICATION WHEN THERE ARE PROBLEMS, BUT CONDUCTORS OFTEN DON’T KNOW
PROBLEMS BEFORE RIDERS (VIA TWITTER, ETC.)
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381 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE FIGURE OUT VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR THE BATHROOMS ON
BOMBARDIER TRAINS. ALMOST EVERY TIME I GET ON ONE THE BATHROOM STINKS UP THE
WHOLE CAR.
381 NICE TO HAVE A LIST OF STATIONS THE TRAIN IS STOPPING AT RIGHT AT THE STATION.
381 CELL PHONE AND GIANTS GAME ATTENDEES NOISE SOMETIMES ARE AN ISSUE. OVER ALL GOOD
SERVICE.
381 IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE ADVANCED INFORMATION ABOUT BIKE SPACE AVAILABILITY. IF I
KNOW THE TRAIN IS FULL I CAN LOCK UP MY BIKE BEFORE IT COMES.
381 I ENJOY TAKING CALTRAIN. OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE STAFF ALWAYS OPEN TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO TRAVELING. I TRAVEL 5 DAYS A WEEK FROM SAN
FRANCISCO TO SAN JOSE.
381 OVERALL THE TRAIN SERVICE IS GREAT. NEED 3 THINS (1) MORE ABILITY TO BUY SERVICES AT
TICKET MACHINES, MONTHLY PASSES AND ABILITY TO USE PRE TAX ATM DEBIT CARDS AT
MACHINES. (2)USE NEWER TRAINS FOR BULLET SERVICE. (3) TALK MORE ABOUT SECURITY ON
TRAINS, PRETTY RELAXED IN COMPARISON TO NYC AND OTHER METRO AREAS.
381 THERE IS SOMETHING VERY SATISFYING ABOUT RIDING THE TRAIN THANK YOU
381 THE FARE PRICE IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND OVER PRICED THE CALTRAIN SHOULD PROVIDE
DISCOUNT FARE FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE. THE RESTROOM ALWAYS SMELLS BADLY AND THE
8:02AM TRAIN FROM 22ND ST TO SAN JOSE IS ALWAYS DELAYED BY 5 MINUTES YOU MADE ME
MISS MY CONNECTING SHUTTLE TO THE COMPANY.
385 MORE BIKE CARS!!!
385 BULLET TRAINS AFTER 7PM WOULD BE GREAT. MAYBE CONSIDER AN 8AM NONSTOP 4TH AND
KING-PALO ALTO. BIKE CARS ARE PACKED!
385 NEED MORE BIKE CARS AND BETTER STORAGE SYSTEM. CLIPPER CARD COULD BE WAY SMARTER
ON WHAT IT CHARGES ME. ADD WIFI ON THE TRAIN. CONDUCTOR YESTERDAY HAD KID
ANNOUNCE STOPS MADE MY WEEK! DO MORE FUN STUFF LIKE THAT!!
385 MORE BIKE SPACE FOR REVERSE RUSH HOUR TRAINS PLEASE.
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385 THE CALTRAIN CONDUCTORS CAN BE NICER. I ONCE WITNESSED A CALTRAIN CONDUCTOR TRICK
A FOREIGNER WHO DIDN’T SPEAK ENGLISH WELL INTO PROVIDING HER INFORMATION TO WRITE
A TICKET. SHE HAD APPROACHED HIM FOR HELP BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THE
SYSTEM. I THINK CONDUCTORS SHOULD BE ABOVE ALL COURTEOUS AND ASSESS THE SITUATION
BEFORE WRITING CITATIONS.
385 SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE DONE ABOUT THE BIKE CAPACITY. I'D REALLY LIKE TO TAKE MY BIKE
ON THE TRAIN, BUT CAN’T EVER TAKE IT ON THE MORNINGS AT 22ND STREET BECAUSE THERE IS
NO ROOM LEFT. VERY FRUSTRATING.
385 SPECIAL CAR FOR GIANTS SUPPORTERS. INCREASING NUMBERS OF USE ON GIANTS DAY AROUND
GAME TIME. WATER BOTTLE MACHINES ONBOARD.
385 MY ONLY IMPROVEMENT WOULD BE MORE TRAINS ON WEEKENDS. OTHERWISE VERY PLEASANT
AND RELIABLE.
385 PLEASE MORE ROOM FOR BIKERS.
385 MORE ROOM FOR BIKERS NEEDED. SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUY 8 RIDE PASSES AT MACHINES.
385 MORE SPACE FOR BIKES DURING PEAK HOURS.
385 #1 I ONLY REALLY USE 2 STOPS MILLBRAE AND PALO ALTO. #2 ONLY APPLIES TO MILLBRAE. #3 AS
A NEWBIE IT WAS EXTREMELY CONFUSING NOW IS FINE. #4 GET FREE GO PASS. #5 GREAT IT
INFORMS ME THE TRAIN IS 10 MINUTES BEHIND, 11 MON ECT...NEVER SAY EXP. ARRIVAL. #14
NOT SURE WHAT TO SAY.
385 THE TRAINS ARE HORRIFICALLY BUMPY. I LIVED IN EUROPE FOR 10 YEARS WHERE THE TRAINS
ARE VERY SMOOTH. SOMETIMES THE CALTRAIN IS SO BUMPY, I CANNOT EVEN WORK ON MY
COMPUTER OR READ A BOOK.
385 A SEAT POCKET IN THE FRONT OF THE SEAT WOULD BE A GREAT ADVANTAGE.
385 GOOD JOB AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
385 THE DIGITAL BOARDS (GIVING TRAIN # AND STATUS) ARE VERY HELPFUL. HOWEVER, JUST THIS
MORNING AT MILLBRAE I MISSED THE 9:31 SOUTHBOUND TRAIN. I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO
ONLY SEE THE 10:31 TRAIN ON THE BOARD. IT TOOK MORE THAN 15 MIN FOR THE 9:55 TRAIN TO
SHOW UP WHILE I TRIED TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG. WHY NOT INCLUDE IT EARLIER?
385 IMPROVE BIKE SERVICE.
385 DESIGN AND NUMBER OF BIKE CARS NEED WORK.
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385 YOUR CLIPPER CARD SERVICE SUCKS! I BOUGHT THE PASS AT WALGREENS AND DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT I HAD TO HAVE AN EXTRA $1.25, SO WHEN I TRIED IT THE NEXT MORNING GOT DECLINED. I
COULDN’T FIND A PLACE TO REFILL MY CARD-LUCKILY THERE WAS THE BART STATION CLIPPER
CARD THING I USED. LUCKILY, I HAD ENOUGH TIME.
385 CONDUCTORS IN THE MORNING ARE COOL. THEY CHECK TICKETS AND GIVE OUT CITATIONS.
MORE SHOULD BE LIKE THAT.
385 IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A HAVE AN ORGANIZED SYSTEM FOR BICYCLISTS. RIGHT NOW IT IS
VERY CHAOTIC, ESPECIALLY AT RUSH HOUR.
385 AIR CONDITIONING ON CARS FREQUENTLY INSUFFICIENT.
385 CHARGE FOR BIKES OR ADD MORE BIKE CARS.
385 HAVING INTERNET CONNECTIONS WOULD HELP SIGNIFICANTLY.
421 THANK YOU.
421 MORE BIKE SPACE ON BABY BULLET.
421 MORE FREQUENT OFF PEAK TRAINS.
421 LOVE CALTRAIN AND THEIR CONDUCTORS AND EMPLOYEES ARE ALWAYS SO POLITE AND VERY
CARING. I HAVE BEEN RIDING THEIR GREAT LIMOUSINE 15 GREAT GIANT YEARS. I AM 79 YEARS
YOUNG AND WORK AT ATT PARK. I AM BLESSED WITH A GREAT JOB AND CALTRAIN IS THE ICING
ON THE CAKE. I LOVE IT. SINCERELY BELLA LISA.
421 THE SCHEDULES ON THE CALTRAIN WEBSITE ARE NOT ACCURATE. EXAMPLE, THE TRAIN DID NOT
STOP AT EACH DESTINATION LINE THE WEBSITE STATED. THE WEBSITE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED.
421 PLEASE INSTALL RESTROOMS AT THE STATION.
421 HAVEN'T BEEN USING CALTRAIN THAT LONG BUT SO FAR I'VE BEEN SATISFIED.
421 SHOULD HAVE WIFI CALTRAIN.
421 CALTRAIN CLIP ON CLIP OFF EAST TO FORGET. VTA CLIP ON DO NOT CLIP OFF. CHECK ABOUT INFO
ON DELAYS FROM 2 JUNE. CLEANLINESS RE WINDOWS MAY E CLEAN BUT WRAP AROUND CAR
ADVERTISING OBSCURES VIEW.
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421 PLEASE OPEN THE FARE GATES EASILY TO BOARD THE TRAIN. MONTHLY PARKING PLEASE GIVE
MONTHLY PASS HOLDING PRIORITY IN PARKING SPOTS.
421 WISH CALTRAIN WOULD ADD MORE DEPARTURES FROM GILROY AND MORGAN HILL.
421 TWO LINES LATE AND NOT MUCH INFORMATION. INADMISSIBLE.
421 MORE BIKE PARKING ON BABY BULLETS.
421 PLEASE ADD WIFI
421 7:03AM TRAIN 319 NEEDS MORE CARS I CANNOT EVER GET A SEAT. THANK YOU
421 NEED MORE BIKE CARS, I GOT BUMPED THIS WEEK
424 FOR THE MOST PART I AM VERY SATISFIED W/MY EXPERIENCE ON CAL-TRAIN.MY ONLY CONCERN
IS HOW "SHORT" THE EMPLOYEES ARE W/PEOPLE (MAYBE ITS JUST ME) BUT THEY SEEM RUDE
AND HAVE THE ATTITUDE OF NOT ENJOYING ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS. BESIDE THE LADY
THAT HANDED ME THIS SURVEY AND ONE OTHER GENTLEMAN THEY ALL HAVE "SNOBBY"
ATTITUDES.
424 ONLY MY SECOND TIME ON CALTRAIN, SO NOT MUCH EXPERIENCE TO RATE MOST OF THESE
ITEMS
424 WOULD LIKE CONDUCTORS TO BE FRIENDLIER.
424 MY OVERALL EXPERIENCE WITH CALTRAIN IS ALRIGHT. AND THE SOLUTION TO MAKING IT BETTER
THEN ALRIGHT WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT IN 2 SECTIONS. 1)CLEANLINESS OF THE
BATHROOMS AND 2)CLEANLINESS OF THE TRAIN HALLWAYS
424 THE SERVICE IS UP TO STANDARD. STAFF ARE WELL MANNERED. ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES SOME
TRAINS ARE LATE, BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS A REASON BEHIND IT. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE IMPROVED
IF THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS CAN BE IDENTIFIED SOONER.
424 WEEKEND-NOT ENOUGH TRAINS SCHEDULED NEED TO POST TICKETS ARE REQUIRED &
PURCHASED BEFORE GETTING ON TRAIN NO BIRDS IN STATION
424 CALTRAIN IS A GOOD WAY OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ME BUT SOMETIMES THE RESTROOMS ARE
DIRTY, BUT THE CONDUCTORS ARE PLEASANT AND POLITE SCHEDULE ARE GOOD. AND IF THERE
IS AN ACCIDENT THEY MAKE SURE THE NEXT SCHEDULE ARE GIVEN.
424 THANK YOU CALTRAIN
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424 VERY SATISFIED
424 WHERE’S THE FOOD? WHERE ARE THE PLUGS? WHERE ARE THE TVS? HEADPHONES MAYBE
424 IT WAS CHILL AS A CUCUMBER
424 I LIKE TRAINS
424 CALTRAIN IS FAST + SIMPLE
424 PUT A TABLE IN EVERY BOX
424 PLEASE HIRE SOMEONE TO CLEAN UP THE TRAIN
424 I LIKE CALTRAIN BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT BY MY HOUSE AND IT'S ALWAYS A SECOND OPTION WHEN I
HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE. THE ONLY THING I WOULD CHANGE IS THE INSIDE, IT SHOULD BE
PRETTIER.
424 I LOVE CALTRAIN WHEN IM DRUNK, ITS A RIDE HOME WHEN IM HIGH, CALTRAIN GETS ME
HOME
424 WOULD BE HANDY IF YOU HAD A BIGGER SIGN SAYING NORTHBOUND TRAIN VS SOUTHBOUND
TRAIN. WHEN ENTERING THE SIGN ON THE GATE TELLING YOU TO GO TO OTHER SIDE TO SAN
JOSE IS SMALL ESPECIALLY NEXT TO THE HUGE ONE LEFT OF IT.
432 GREAT RIDE ONLY ISSUE IS THE BATHROOMS COULD BE CLEANER
432 ANNOYING THAT WITH SIGNIFICANT DELAYS, BULLET TRAINS STILL GET PRIORITY WHILE THOSE
WAITING IN THE COLD AT SMALLER STATIONS GET CONSTANTLY PASSED, JUST PICK UP
EVERYBODY.(NOT READABLE)IF THEY GET DELAYED (NOT READABLE)AT LEAST GET THEM TO
THEIR DESTINATIONS.
432 MY MAJOR ANNOYANCE WITH THE TRAIN IS WHEN THERE ARE A LOT OF DRUNK GIANTS FANS,
SOMETIMES IT GETS SO LOUD YOU CAN BARELY TALK TO SOMEONE SITTING NEXT TO YOU. I AM
NOT SAYING TO STOP ALCOHOL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AT TIMES PEOPLE NEED TO BE
REMINDED TO KEEP IT DOWN, ALL IN ALL I AM VERY SATISFIED WITH CAL TRAIN THOUGH.
432 CONDUCTORS ON TRAIN 312 ARE THE BEST. THE BALLGAME REMINDERS HELP ME BETTER PLAN
MY COMMUTE TIME.
432 NOTHING NEEDS TO BE STATED HERE, MY ANSWERS ON THE INSIDE SHOULD BE SATISFACTORY.
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432 IT WOULD BE NICE IF CAL TRAIN WORKERS BE VOCIFERATE OF THOSE WHO FORGOT TO BUZZ ON
WITH THEIR CLIPPER CARDS.AT TIMES WE AS PEOPLE ARE RUSHING AND FORGET TO BUZZ ON,
SO IF YOU CAN SUGGEST AT THE NEXT STOP FOR US TO GO BUZZ AND GET BACK ON, THIS WILL
PREVENT US AS PEOPLE TO BE WRITTEN A TICKET!....LAST BUT NOT LEAST BE CONSIDERING FOR
HOMELESS PEOPLE AND HOMELESS FAMILIES.
432 WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE TICKET ON BOARD TRAIN.
432 TRAINS ARE PACKED ON WEEKDAYS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM. PLEASE ADD MORE TRAINS DURING
RUSH HOUR I CAN BARELY FIT MY BIKE DURING PEAK HOURS ,WOULD ALSO LIKE MORE TRAIN
STOPPING AT SAN ANTONIO DURING RUSH HOUR 7 TO 9 AM AND 4 TO 6 PM
432 CONSIDERING THE JOB CALTRAIN HAS, OVERALL THE SERVICE IS VERY GOOD.
432 BE SURE TO CHECK THE BLUE BLOCK.I HAVE A WALKING PROBLEM. I NEED TO USE THE ASSIST
LANE WHEN I GET ON WITH LUGGAGE ON WAY TO TRAIN STATION. SINCE I DON’T USE AN ASSIST
LIKE A CANE, ONCE THE TRAIN DIDN’T HELP ME EVEN THOUGH I WAVED.IM ALWAYS AFRAID ILL
MISS MY TRAIN BUT WHEN THEY DO SEE ME THE SERVICE IS GREAT.
432 I HAVE BEEN A CALTRAIN RIDER FOR 20 PLUS YEARS AND OVERALL HAVE ENJOYED THE SERVICE
PROVIDED, SOME OF MY SURVEY ANSWERS ARE BASED ON THE ACCUMULATION OF RECENT
TRIPS WITH CALTRAIN.
432 ALTHOUGH I DO NOT LIVE IN THE BAY AREA OR CALIFORNIA I GREW UP HERE AND HAVE ALWAYS
VALUED THE MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM, MOST OF ALL CALTRAIN ONLY VISIT NOW ABOUT 3 TIMES A
YEAR EXCUSE THE PRINTING ITS HARD TO WRITE WHILE MOVING.
432 THE MORNING AND EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAINS ARE FREQUENTLY PACKED WITH COMMUTERS.
MANY TIMES SEATS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, WHICH MAKES FOR TRANSIT. CAN WE INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF CARS PER TRAIN? OR ADD A FEW MORE TRAINS DURING THE PEAK HOURS? THANKS
432 FIRST DAY IN THE US, FIRST TIME ON CAL TRAIN. STAFF IS WAY FRIENDLIER THAN IN EUROPE,
TRAIN WAS ON TIME! GOOD JOB
432 I THINK CALTRAIN IS A GREAT WAY TO TRAVEL, I WOULD LOVE FOR CALTRAIN TO UPGRADE BUT I
THINK IT IS AWESOME!
433 CONSIDER BETTER SECURITY DURING BIG EVENTS AND/OR WEEKENDS. NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM
DURING THE WEEK, BUT ROWDY DRUNKS ON THE WEEKEND CAN BE OFF PUTTING AND AT TIMES
INTIMIDATING.
433 GOOD TRIP
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433 VERY GOOD!
433 I LOVE THE NEW SAN BRUNO STATION, VERY CONVENIENT. THE SAN BRUNO STATION DID NOT
HAVE THE SCHEDULE POSTED ON ALL BULLETIN BOARDS NORTH BOUND.
433 GET AN APP FOR UPDATED TIMINGS
433 TO ME AND MY MOM IT IS A 4
433 I GET TO PLACES FAST AND RELIABLY WITH CALTRAIN. HONESTLY THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH
CALTRAIN IS HOW FAR I LIVE FROM IT.
433 NEED MORE TRAINS DURING COMMUTING HOURS. GET NEW TRAINS.
433 A SNACK BAR WITH DRINKS, SANDWICHES, BEER. MAYBE A SMOKING TRAIN. LOWER PRICES A
BIT. THE FARTHER THE TRIP IS THE FURTHER YOU GO THE LESS YOU PAY.
433 MORE EXPRESS SERVICE PLEASE
433 I LOVE CALTRAIN AND HOW IT CONVENIENT IT MAKES MY TRAVELS. BUT PLEASE RESTOCK YOUR
TAMPON/PAD DISPENSERS!
433 I GET TO WHERE I NEED TO GO AND FAST AND CONVENIENTLY. MORE TRAINS MORE
FREQUENTLY WOULD GET ME ON HERE MORE OFTEN.
433 I LIKE THE MANY CONDUCTORS I'VE MET OF LATE. I REMEMBER MANY BEFORE WERE INCREDIBLY
RUDE. PLEASE DON'T STRAND CHILDREN AT HIGH CRIME STATIONS IF THEY LOST OR FORGOT
THEIR CLIPPER CARD OR OTHERWISE. KEEP THEM ON UNTIL SAFE STATION IS REACHED, OFFER A
PHONE CALL.
433 IF A PASSENGER DOES NOT HAVE A TICKET/CLIPPER CARD, DO NOT REMOVE THEM FROM THE
TRAIN BEFORE INSURING THEY HAVE A SAFE WAY HOME OR A CELL PHONE TO CALL A
FRIEND/FAMILY MEMBER. ESPECIALLY FOR MINORS. I WAS KICKED OFF THE TRAIN I WAS 13
WITH NO MONEY, CELL PHONE, OR WAY TO GET BACK. PLEASE WATCH OUT FOR CHILDREN EVEN
IF THEY ARE STUPID FOR NOT PURCHASING A TRAIN TICKET! THANK YOU!
433 OFTEN TIMES CHILDREN MAKE THE MISTAKE OF BOARDING WITHOUT A TICKET. REGARDLESS OF
INTENTION, PLEASE BE SURE THAT BEFORE HAVING THEM GET OFF YOU CHECK TO SEE IF THEY
HAVE A WAY TO GET HOME SAFELY, SOMEONE TO CALL, ETC. I'VE SEEN MANY PEOPLE STRANDED
BEFORE BUT IT IS ESPECIALLY SCARY FOR A KID IN AN UNFAMILIAR AREA WITH NO PHONE OR
WAY TO GET HOME, THANK YOU!
433 CHARGING PORTS ON-BOARD WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION.
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433 ALL GOOD
433 GREAT.
433 THE BATHROOM WAS DARK AND CREEPY, I WOULD NOT CHANGE MY CHILD ON THE GRAFFITI
COVERED UNCLEAN LOOKING CHANGING TABLE. WE ONLY RIDE CALTRAIN 2-3 TIMES A YEAR. IT
WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SIGNAGE WHERE RESTROOM ARE ON THE TRAIN.
433 I REALIZE IT IS A BORING JOB, BUT MANY TIMES CONDUCTORS ARE SO BUSY TALKING TO ONE
ANOTHER IN THE FOYERS OF THE TRAIN(OR LOOKING AT THEIR SMART PHONE)THAT THEY DON’T
ATTEND TO BUSINESS, EG.CHECK TICKETS OR TELL RIDERS TO GET THEIR FEET OUT OF SEATS, ETC.
I HAPPEN TO KNOW THEY ARE VERY WELL PAID SO SHOULD BE GRATEFUL THEY EVEN HAVE A
JOB, LET ALONE A WELL PAID ONE!
438 PLEASE MAKE MORE CLEAR IN THE STATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THANKS.
438 I DON'T TAKE CALTRAIN THAT OFTEN UNLESS I GO TO SF BUT I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GREAT
EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU.
438 TWO THUMBS UP
438 I'D LIKE TO SEE HIGHER FREQUENCY AND TRAINS BOTH N AND S BOUND IN THE MORNING
HOURS ON WEEKDAYS. ALSO HIGHER FREQUENCY OF SHUTTLES TO AND FROM CALTRAIN
STATIONS.
438 I WAS SURPRISED AND A BIT DISAPPOINTED THAT THE LATEST TRAIN BACK FROM SJ ON
SATURDAY WAS AS EARLY AS 10:30 P. WHY DO YOU NOT HAVE ANYTHING LATER.
438 NORTHBOUND TRAIN SERVICE STOPS TOO EARLY ON WEEKENDS.
438 NO BROCHURES THAT I SAW AVAILABLE AT STATIONS. VERY LITTLE HUMAN STAFF AT STATIONS.
NOT VERY USER-FRIENDLY FOR THOSE NEW TO CALTRAIN.
438 MY ANSWER TO THE QUALITY OF BATHROOMS DOES NOT APPLY TO THE TRAIN NUMBER LISTED
ON THIS SURVEY. THIS IS MY RETURN TRIP. ON THE TRAIN I TOOK EARLIER TODAY IT APPEARED
THAT SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE THROWN UP IN THE BATHROOM SINK.
438 OVERALL CALTRAIN IS THE BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION ON THE PENINSULA. HOWEVER
LIVING NEAR THE TRACK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THE CONDUCTOR WOULD NOT LAY ON THE AC
THE ENTIRE WAY FROM BURL AVE TO SM STN.
438 THANK YOU
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438 VERY SATISFIED. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
438 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON TRAIN DELAYS OVER SOUND SYSTEM SF VERY MUFFLED FOURTH AND
KING.
438 HAD FLUORESCENT LIGHTS THAT FLICKERED THE ENTIRE TRIP.
438 I WOULD LIKE IT IF THE CALTRAIN GOT WIFI LIKE AMTRAK AND SANTA CRUZ HWY 17 EXPRESS
HAS DONE. ALSO STUDENT DISCOUNTS WOULD BE GREAT.
438 TRAIN IS TOO COLD TO WHERE I CAN'T STAND IT. I'VE NEVER BEEN ON A TRAIN, BUS OR
AIRPLANE WHERE IT'S SO COLD. WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF THE AC NEEDS TO TURN IT DOWN.
DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STANDARD FOR SO MUCH OR TOO MUCH AC.
438 MORE FREQUENT EXPRESS TRAINS ESP ON THE WEEKENDS
438 (1)NEED ABILITY TO PAY PARKING ONLINE TO RESERVE SPOT IN CASE YOU FORGET TO PAY IT OR
EVEN ALLOW PAYMENT OF PARKING AT ANY CALTRAIN STOP WHILE YOU ARE ON THE
TRAIN.(2)WE SHOULD NOT NEED TO CLIP OFF, OTHER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS(EX.NY)HAVE
FIGURED OUT A ONE TIME CLIP ON FEE AND NO CLIP OFF.
438 WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE (1)MORE TRAINS/MORE FREQUENT SERVICE(2)MORE BIKE SPACE
438 SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS(1)MORE BABY BULLET SERVICES IN THE WEEK DAY AM THERE ARE
SEVERAL BABY BULLETS IN THE MORNING THAT ARE ALL STANDING ROOM ONLY.TO INCREASE
REVENUE THERE SHOULD BE MORE SERVICES SINCE THE TRAIN CAN ONLY BE 5 CARS(2)WHEN
THERE ARE SERVICE DELAYS THERE NEEDS TO BE NO DOMINO EFFECT TRAINS SHOULD NOT
AFFECTED OR BEHIND.
438 MORE CARS ADDED-PEOPLE HAVE TO STAND IN AISLES, MORE FREQUENT SB TRAINS WOULD BE
NICE IF MORE CARS IS NOT POSSIBLE. MORE EXPRESS TRAINS, INCLUDING ON WEEKENDS.
438 ADD WIFI AND MORE POWER OUTLETS
438 OVERCROWDING ON WEEKDAY TRAINS AT PEAK TIMES IS BECOMING A PROBLEM AND NEEDS
BETTER ENFORCEMENT.
441 1=VERY DISSATISFIED. I DO NOT GET PARKING IN THE CALTRAIN STATION. DIRIDON AFTER
8:00AM I NEED TO TAKE THE EARLY TRAIN 6:45 WHICH AGAIN SLOWS DOWN NEAR SFO BECAUSE
THERE IS A TRAIN IN FRONT OF US. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY + THEY NEED TO FIGURE OUT
SOMETHING FOR THIS.
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441 I LOVE CALTRAIN! THE EASE OF USE! PLEASE KEEP IT UP! I WOULD LOVE A FEW MORE TRAINS ON
THE WEEKEND (OR LEAVING AT :30 AFTER THE HOUR INSTEAD OF :17) AS MANY
MEETINGS/UNITY END AT TOP OF THE HOUR IN FINANCIAL DISTRICT. THANK YOU!
441 I LIKE THANK YOU...SO MUCH.
441 NIL
441 LATE WEEKEND CALTRAIN FROM SF TO SJ.
441 I REALLY LIKED WHEN I SAID `GOOD MORNING' THE CALTRAIN EMPLOYEE SAID `WELCOME
ABOARD'.
441 MORE BIKE SPACES ON BABY BULLET.
441 MORE BIKE CARS OR CAPACITY DURING PEAK TRAVEL TIMES, ALLOW EXTRA BIKES ON (OVER 4
PER RACK) WHEN FULL, DO NOT EJECT OR REFUSE SERVICE PLEASE! THANK YOU!
441 OVERALL ENJOY EXPERIENCE, ONE CAR HAS BROKEN AIR CONDITIONING 4:33 BULLET SF TO SJ.
441 AT SOME STATIONS WHERE THERE IS AN OPEN PLATFORM (SUCH AS MTN. VIEW) IT IS
HAZARDOUS OR DIFFICULT TO GET TO TRAINS BY CROSSING THE TRACKS, ESP. WHEN 2 TRAINS
SHOW UP @ SAME TIME. THIS IS PROBLEM THE SINGLE GREATEST SAFETY ISSUE FOR CALTRAIN.
441 OVERALL EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN GOOD.
441 OVERALL, I HAVE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE ON CALTRAIN THOUGH I TAKE THE NB TRAIN THAT
GETS TO SAN CARLOS AT 9:23 IT IS PRETTY CONSISTENTLY 5-8 MIN LATE.
441 CONDUCTORS HAVE BEEN VERY COURTEOUS AND HELPFUL. REAL TIME UPDATE OF CALTRAIN
DELAYS WOULD BE HELPFUL. PAYMENT SYSTEM NEEDS A RELOOK. OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF
RIDING CALTRAIN HAS BEEN GREAT.
441 KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
441 I KNOW PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT DELAYS ON TWITTER, BUT I THINK DELAYS HAVE GOTTEN
BETTER IN THE LAST YEAR.
441 I DON'T FIND PARKING SPACE AT HILLSDALE THOUGH I HAVE MONTHLY PARKING PASS, IF
PARKING IS FULL DO NOT SELL PARKING TICKETS FOR THAT STATION!! CALTRAIN ALWAYS HAS
DELAYS. IT'S BETTER TO ANNOUNCE IT MUCH EARLIER, TICKETS ARE EXPENSIVE WITH RESPECT TO
CALTRAIN ABILITY & DELAYS.
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441 IT WOULD BE MOST WELCOMED IF CALTRAIN SEATS/CUP HOLDERS/ARM RESTS EVEN APPEARED
TO BE WIPED-DOWN/CLEANED ONCE-IN-A-WHILE(!)
441 I HAD HIP SURGERY. SEATS ARE REALLY LOW TO GROUND. WOULD BE NICE IF SEATS WERE
RAISED A FEW INCHES.
441 NO CLIPPER CHARGING AT 22ND & LAWRENCE. CLIPPER MACHINE AT 4TH IS SLOW! TOO MANY
BREAKDOWNS!
441 MORE MODERATE HORN USAGE, YIKES! OTHERWISE Y'ALL ARE AMAZING.
441 MORE INFO ABOUT WHEN I NEED TO RESWIPE MY CLIPPER, BETTER INTEGRATION WITH VTA.
441 NEED OF ADDITIONAL TRAINS DURING GIANTS SEASON (DAILY COMMUTERS SOMETIMES
CANNOT GET ON THE TRAIN BECAUSE OF TOO MANY GIANTS FANS ->UNACCEPTABLE).
441 MORNING TRAINS ARE CONSTANTLY LATE, AND ARE GETTING INCREASINGLY MORE CROWDED. I
FREQUENTLY GET STUCK WITH STANDING ROOM ONLY, AND AVOID EARLIER BULLET AND
EXPRESS TRAINS BECAUSE OF HOW CROWDED IT GETS.
441 BETTER CHARGE TICKETS AS STATION WISE NOT ZONAL WISE(BART SYSTEM)
441 CAN WE HAVE EXPRESS TRAINS TO AND FROM SANTA CLARA TO PALO ALTO IN AM AND PM
PLEASE? THANKS.
441 PLEASE DO MORE TO SUPPORT BICYCLES ON CALTRAIN
441 OVERALL I LIKE RIDING CALTRAIN. I UNDERSTAND THINGS HAPPEN, BUT THIS TRAIN IS ALWAYS
LATE.
441 I PREFER THIS TO DRIVING.
801 THERE ARE A LOT IF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ON THESE TRAINS, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
801 HOW LONG BEFORE MOST OF THE TRAINS ARE THE NEWER MODEL? WHAT ABOUT RETRO
FITTING OLD TRAINS WITH ELECTRICAL OUTLETS?
801 BEING CHARGED 20 BUCKS FOR PARKING ON EVENT DAY SUCKED.
801 IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT TRAIN RIDERS NEED TO PAY MORE FOR PARKING IF THERE IS AN EVENT AT
SAP CENTER, IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE $5.
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801 WEEKEND PARKING OF $20 IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, NOT SURE WHY CALTRAIN CUSTOMERS HAVE TO
PAY $20, IT IS COSTING THE SAME AS MY CALTRAIN TICKET TO S.F.
801 IN THE SAN JOSE DIRIDON STATION, IT IS VERY CONFUSING TO FIND YOUR TRAIN ON THE
WEEKEND. DURING THE WEEKDAYS, IT IS POSTED. I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE POSTED FOR THE
WEEKEND SERVICE AS WELL, AS I HAVE MISSED A TRAIN DUE TO THIS CONFUSION.
801 VERY EASY TO GET AROUND. CONVENIENT TIMES.
801 I NOW LIVE OUT-OF-STATE AND GREATLY MISS CALTRAIN. PEOPLE SHOULD LIVE ELSEWHERE
WITH LIMITED OR NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR A TRUE AWAKENING!
801 WANT MORE BULLETS AT NIGHT TO SOUTH.
801 FOR FIRST TIME PASSENGERS, INSTRUCTIONS AND SIGNS AS TO WHERE TICKETS SHOULD BE
BOUGHT AND CLIPPER CARDS BE TAGGED ARE VERY UNCLEAR AND NOT VISIBLE, THIS BEING SAID
FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND OTHERS AS WELL.
801 NOT ENOUGH VENDING TICKET MACHINES AT STATION. THERE SHOULD BE AT EACH END AS
WELL IN THE CENTER. NEED MORE TRAIN, LONGER TRAINS ON WEEKENDS. VERY CROWDED!
801 PARKING FINE. TICKETS FINE. ON TIME - ALMOST. WISH CALTRAIN WERE BETTER FUNDED. NOT
QUITE EUROPE.
801 HOW TO USE THE CALTRAIN IS NOT CLEAR TO BEGINNERS; YOU SHOULD PUT EXPLANATORY
NOTICES AT TICKET MACHINES!
801 MORE BULLET TRAINS ON WEEKENDS.
801 I LOVE CALTRAIN! I WISH THERE WERE MORE TRAINS DURING PEAK WEEKDAY TIMES. EVERY
TRAIN I'M ON IS NOW PACKED AFTER 2 STOPS AND THEY SEEM TO BE GETTING MORE CROWDED
ALL THE TIME. I ALSO WISH THERE WERE MORE EXPRESS TRAINS ON THE WEEKEND.
CONDUCTORS AND DELAY UPDATES ARE GREAT.
801 ELIMINATE ALCOHOL ON ALL TRAINS.
801 DELAYS ARE NOT ALWAYS COMMUNICATED, OTHER TWITTER SITES HAVE MORE CURRENT
INFORMATION COMPARED TO CALTRAIN. OPEN ALCOHOL ON TRAINS CAN BECOME
UNPLEASANT-ESPECIALLY IN P.M. EXPRESS TRAINS.
801 FIRST TIME TRAVELER.
801 AC WAS OUT FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHICH WAS VERY UNPLEASANT.
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801 WI-FI IS NEEDED ON TRAIN. MORE CARS PLEASE, TRAINS ARE TOO CROWDED. ON TIME, ON TIME,
ON TIME, PLEASE.
801 THE TICKET MACHINE DOES NOT GIVE MORE THAN $1.50 BACK WHEN YOU PAY IN CASH. TO BE
IMPROVED!
801 OVERALL, I'M VERY SATISFIED. CONDUCTORS ARE NICE AND TRAINS ARE CLEAN. HOWEVER
DURING COMMUTING HOURS THE TRAINS DO NOT HAVE THE SEATING CAPACITY THAT THEY
SHOULD, THE LARGE MAJORITY OF THE TIME I'M SITTING IN STEPS OR STANDING DURING
WEEKDAYS, MAYBE ADD MORE CARS TO THE TRAINS! OR TRAINS THAT MAXIMIZE SEATING
CAPACITY FOR PEAK TRAVEL HOURS!
801 I AM TRAVELING ON CALTRAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME; AM VISITING THE U.S. FOR A WEEK (I AM
FROM INDIA). THE TRAIN WAS ON TIME, IS FAST, AND BEST OF ALL, BEING A DOUBLE-DECKER. I
GET A SCENIC VIEW FROM THE TOP. THANK YOU. P.S. THE TICKET KIOSK ON THE PLATFORM WAS
VERY EFFICIENT AND USEFUL AS WE JUST GOT TO THE PLATFORM IN THE NICK OF TIME.
801 PARKING WAS $20 BECAUSE OF AN EVENT AT SAP CENTER. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY THAT
PRICE BECAUSE OF THE EVENT, WE SHOULD PAY THE NORMAL $5.
801 PLEASE DO NOT RAISE PARKING PRICES FOR PASSENGERS WHEN SAP CENTER IS HOSTING
EVENTS.
801 HAD TO PAY EXTRA FOR PARKING DUE TO EVENT AT SAP CENTER, CALTRAINS SHOULD
ACCOMMODATE THEIR RIDERS, NOW HAD TO PAY DOUBLE!
801 THANK YOU FOR BEING KIND AND COURTEOUS!
801 I AM VERY IMPRESSED - I AM VISITING FROM STL,MO.
801 2 OF 4 TICKET MACHINES AT SUNNYVALE STATION DON'T WORK.
801 CALTRAIN NEEDS MORE EXPRESS TRAINS. SOME STOPS SHOULD BE ELIMINATED COMPLETELY.
801 OVERALL TICKETING AND OPERATIONS SHOW A LOT OF INEFFICIENCIES AND WASTE. CURRENT
TICKETING METHODS ARE HONOR BASED WHICH TRANSLATES INTO LOST REVENUE. REAL TIME
UPDATES/NEW TECH IS BARELY IMPLEMENTED AND NOT EXPANDING ROUTES TO COVER ALL THE
BAY IS LAUGHABLE.
801 YOU NEED TO POST TRACK INFO ON TICKETS SO WE CAN FIND OUT WHICH TRACK A PARTICULAR
TRAIN IS ON.
801 POST WHAT GATE TO GET ON.
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801 DIRIDON STATION NEEDS TO LABEL THE DEPARTURE TIMES WITH THE TRACKS IN THE TUNNEL,
LIKE HOW S.F. DOES IT.
804 HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM TRAVELING WITH CALTRAIN.
804 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CLOSER INTEGRATION BETWEEN BART AND CALTRAIN AROUND
ARRIVE/DEPART TIMES AT MILLBRAE, I OFTEN MISS HOURLY TRAINS BY MINUTES DUE TO
HAVING TO SWITCH FROM A DALY CITY BART THAT WON'T CONTINUE TO MILLBRAE.
804 I LOVE IT!
804 WOULD LIKE MORE TRAINS AFTER 11 AM. MAYBE EVERY 30 MINUTES INSTEAD OF THE 1 HOUR
GAP. EG: 11:31 AM, 12:31 PM, 1:31 PM - TOO LONG A GAP. THANKS.
804 MY FIRST TIME TO RIDE.
804 NEED TO IMPROVE TRAIN MAINTENANCE, SOMETIMES TRAINS WILL BE BREAKING DOWN DAILY.
TRAINS ARE TOO CROWDED.
804 REALLY NEED UPDATED TRAINS TO AVOID BREAKDOWNS, NEED IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY AND
REAL TIME UPDATES AND BETTER WAYS TO COMMUNICATE MAJOR DELAYS. ON GAME NIGHTS,
WORK COMMUTERS MUST BE REWARDED FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
804 BIKES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON CALTRAIN.
804 TOO MUCH DELAY! RESTROOMS ON OLD CALTRAIN TRAIN ARE INCREDIBLY DIRTY!
804 MAKES SURE THE AIR CONDITIONING IS WORKING IN ALL CARS. ALSO - MORE CARS FOR
PASSENGERS ON MOST POPULAR RUNS (7:30 AM, 7:45 AM, 5:33 PM, ETC.)
804 MECHANICAL FAILURES ARE SCARILY FREQUENT AND RIDERS COULD BE BETTER ALERTED OF
TRAVEL DELAYS. ONBOARD WI-FI IS A BIG ASK, BUT WOULD BE GREAT FOR TECH COMMUTERS.
MORE POWER OUTLETS TOO PLEASE. REAL TIME UPDATES ABOUT TRAIN DELAYS AT THE
STATION AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLEASE.
804 THE PEOPLE AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CALL CENTER ARE VERY FRIENDLY! I ALSO APPRECIATE
THE CLEAR ONLINE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLIPPER CARD USERS. FASTER WEEKEND TRAINS WOULD
BE NICE.
804 WOULD LOVE TO HAVE WI-FI ON BOARD, EVEN IF I NEED TO PAY FOR IT. WOULD ALSO BE GOOD
TO RE-EVALUATE WHETHER ONE OF THE TRAINS STOPPING AT CAL AVE BUT NOT SAN ANTONIO
CAN INSTEAD STOP AT SAN ANTONIO.
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804 HI, HAVE A GOOD DAY! AND THE PEOPLE NEED TO SAY THE STOPS CLEARER. BUT YA BESIDES
THAT GOOD JOB!
804 I PUT 4 FOR CONDUCTOR COURTESY BECAUSE THEY NEED TO ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL STATIONS
MORE CLEARLY. I WISH THEY WOULD ENUNCIATE THEIR WORDS RATHER THAN SOUNDING ROTE,
BORED, AND BLURRING THEIR WORDS.
804 PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT PEOPLE WITHOUT BIKES SITTING IN BIKE CARS. IT'S REALLY HARD
TO KEEP AN EYE ON BIKES. PEOPLE KEEP THEIR BAGS ON SEATS AND SOMETIMES DO NOT
COOPERATE WHEN ASKED FOR THOSE SEATS. MORE BIKE RACKS ARE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
804 TRAINS LEAVING TERMINAL STATIONS ALMOST ALWAYS ON TIME, BUT I FREQUENTLY SEE DELAYS
(BY 5-10 MINS) AT MILLBRAE TO SAN FRANCISCO IN THE MORNINGS. THIS ISN'T USUALLY A
PROBLEM BUT OCCASIONALLY THE MESSAGES AREN'T BROADCAST ON THE ELECTRONIC NOTICE
BOARD WHICH MAKES ESTIMATING ARRIVAL TIMES DIFFICULT.
