What's going on with 511 and Caltrain?

January 30, 2016 10:27 AM

[Bay Area Public Transit Filter]. When I ask 511.org to show me transit from Palo Alto to Millbrae, it will not show me any Caltrains until Feb. 6th -- instead it will only show me buses. For example, here's it showing me only buses on Feb. 5th, whereas on Feb. 12 it shows me the right Caltrains. Has Caltrain screwed up its electronic schedule for the Super Bowl?

I'm very confused -- normally 511.org works pretty well for suggesting train times and transfers. Why has 511 completely forgotten about Caltrain?

posted by crazy with stars to Travel & Transportation around Palo Alto, CA (2 answers total)

I can't speak to why 511 is screwed up, but Caltrain's website indicates that there will be extra service on certain days the week before the Super Bowl.
posted by anarchivist at 11:37 AM on January 30, 2016

It has been doing this for buses, too. There's one bus I regularly take in SF that goes nowhere near the Super Bowl stuff downtown, but it has been completely absent from the 511 timetables -- as in "No scheduled departure times."

Put it down to clusterfuckery in the Bay Area for the next week or so.
posted by vickyverky at 11:44 AM on January 30, 2016