California State Rail Plan 2005-06 to 2015-16

Chapter VIII – The Capitol Corridor
CHAPTER VIII
THE CAPITOL CORRIDOR
AUBURN-SACRAMENTO-OAKLAND-SAN JOSE
PRINCIPAL 2005-06 to 2015-16 ROUTE OBJECTIVES
• Maintain On-Time Performance at 90% throughout the ten-year period.
• Enhance customer satisfaction.
• Improve intermodal connectivity:
o Establish transfer agreements and coordinated schedules with all local
transit systems.
o Participate in the Bay Area’s TransLink program.
• Reduce Travel Times by up to 12%.
• Increase annual ridership 88% from 1,323,000 to 2,483,000.
• Increase annual revenues 86% from $16.0 million to $29.8 million.
• Increase revenue/cost (farebox) ratio from 38.9 % to 44.6%.
• Increase Service Frequency:
o From 12 to 18 daily round-trips between Oakland and Sacramento.
o From 4 to 16 daily round-trips between San Jose and Oakland.
o From 1 to 8 daily round-trips between Sacramento and Roseville.
o From 1 to 4 daily round-trips between Roseville and Auburn.
• Expand Service:
o Sacramento-Reno – first daily round-trip in 2008-09, second daily
round-trip in 2010-11.
o Support Auburn-Oakland Regional Rail Service commuter system
planning.
o Coordinate with Caltrain on the Dumbarton Rail Corridor commuter rail
expansion.
This Chapter presents the ten-year operational and service improvement and train
service expansion plans for the Capitol Corridor Route. The Chapter also
provides information on administration, route history, route performance, and
route description. Figure 8A is the Capitol Corridor route map, including the
connecting buses.
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