California State Rail Plan 2005-06 to 2015-16

Chapter VII – San Joaquin Route
CHAPTER VII
SAN JOAQUIN ROUTE
BAY AREA/SACRAMENTO-FRESNO-BAKERSFIELD
LOS ANGELES
PRINCIPAL 2005-06 to 2015-16 ROUTE OBJECTIVES
• Improve On-Time Performance to 90 % by 2015-16.
• Improve passenger comfort, convenience, and information with
improved services on board and at stations.
• Improve intermodal connectivity:
o Improved coordination with urban transit.
o Improved Amtrak Thruway service.
• Reduce Travel Times:
o Oakland to Bakersfield - 5 hours-51 minutes (20 minute reduction).
o Sacramento to Bakersfield - 5 hours-5 minutes (14 minute reduction).
• Increase annual ridership 47% from 773,000 to 1,133,000.
• Increase annual revenues 70% from $23.9 million to $40.7 million.
• Increase revenue/cost (farebox) ratio from 46.8% to 49.1%.
• Increase Service Frequency:
o From 4 to 5 daily round-trips between Oakland and Bakersfield.
o From 2 to 3 daily round-trips between Sacramento and Bakersfield.
• Expand Service:
o Study options to extend rail service from Stockton to Oakland and from
Bakersfield to Los Angeles.
This Chapter presents the ten-year operational and service improvement and train
service expansion plans for the San Joaquin Route. The Chapter also provides
information on route history, route performance, route description, and route
administration. Figure 7A is the San Joaquin route map, including the connecting
buses.
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