Topic summary

Peninsula Commute

San Francisco (SF&SJ)
Tunnel 1
22nd Street
Tunnel 2
Valencia Street
Army Street Bernal
Newcomb Avenue
Tunnel 3
Elkton
Paul AvenueOcean View
Tunnel 4
San Miguel
BayshoreDaly City
Visitacion Union Park
Colma
Tunnel 5
cemetaries
Baden
Butler Road
South San FranciscoTanforan
San Bruno
Lomita Park
Millbrae
( )
San Mateo
Hayward Park
Belmont
San Carlos
Redwood City
Menlo Park
Palo Alto
Stadium
CastroLos Altos
Mountain View
Lawrence
Monta Vista
Santa Clara
College Park
San Jose Market
Congress Jct
San Jose
CampbellVasona Jct
Los Gatos

Legend
completed routes
abandoned or removed routes
stations

The Peninsula Commute, also known as the Southern Pacific Peninsula or just Peninsula, was the common name for commuter rail service between San Jose and San Francisco on the San Francisco Peninsula. This service ran as a private, for-profit enterprise beginning in 1863. Due to operating losses, the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) petitioned to discontinue the service in 1977. Subsidies were provided through Caltrans in 1980 to continue service, and it was renamed Caltrain in 1985.