Caltrain’s board of directors approved a proposal Thursday that
may rescue the rail line’s 86-train schedule for another year
Caltrain’s board of directors approved a proposal Thursday that may rescue the rail line’s 86-train schedule for another year.
Two weeks after holding off on a vote that would have cut 10 trains and three stations, the board approved a revised proposal that would raise ticket prices and parking fees and start negotiations to use capital funds for operating expenses, Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn said.
Under the new plan, no stations or trains will be cut, Dunn said. Caltrain has been trying to fill a $30-million budget gap for months.
Three board members – Sean Elsbernd, Omar Ahmad and Jose Cisneros – voted against the proposal Thursday because “they felt it was a patched-together solution for only this fiscal year,” according to Dunn.
The other six board members voted in favor of the plan.
The proposal is contingent on Caltrain’s three member agencies and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission successfully negotiating to use capital funds to cover operating costs.
