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California High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) is a publicly funded high-speed rail system being developed in California by the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Phase 1, about 494 miles (795 km) long, is planned to run from San Francisco to Los Angeles and Anaheim via the Central Valley , and is partially funded and under construction.
A specialty Discount Clipper card or the SMART phone app, can be used for discounted fares of up to 50% for children, senior citizens, low income, and persons with disabilities. The Discounted fare is $0.75 plus $0.75 per zone [ 96 ] A monthly pass is also sold for $135 ($67.50 for eligible riders) which grants the bearer 31 days of unlimited ...
The state of California stepped in to provide a yearly subsidy of (then) $700,000 ($2.94 million adjusted for inflation) to cover the train's operating losses, and it was retained. The state asked Amtrak to add a second round-trip between Oakland and Bakersfield and to extend the service south over the Tehachapi Pass to Los Angeles . [ 12 ]
Simplified version exists at Image:Amtrak California simplified map.svg. ... wrong station code for Chico: 19:53, 20 November 2005: 2,668 × 3,176 (340 KB)
The flagship train, the Sunset Limited, has made stops in the Coachella Valley since the train's inception under Southern Pacific. When Amtrak took over control of the service in 1971 it had been reduced in frequency to three round trips per week.
A 2023 report by the California High-Speed Rail Authority says environmental clearance has been obtained for 422 miles (679 kilometers) and construction is underway for 119 miles (191 kilometers ...
For example, if a passenger tags on and boards a northbound or southbound train at San Mateo (Zone 2), their Clipper card will be debited for a five-zone one-way fare (Zone 2 to Zone 6, which is the most distant theoretical destination from the origin point, a one-way fare debit of -$12.20); if that passenger travels south and tags off at ...
A Caltrain train (left) passes Union Pacific and Helm Leasing Company engines at South San Francisco, April 2014 Union Pacific freight trains run on the route, although the Fresno Subdivision through the San Joaquin Valley is the preferred north–south California route due to having easier grades and curves. [ 17 ]