Capitol Corridor increases train speeds

A new Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) timetable took effect yesterday, reducing by five minutes the time it takes trains to travel  between Sacramento and San Jose, California. 

The change is a result of the Travel Time Savings Project, a $12 million rail infrastructure improvement project completed in December 2018 between the California Department of Transportation, the California State Transportation Agency and Union Pacific Railroad.

As part of the project, Capitol Corridor crews upgraded track so that trains can operate at higher authorized speeds. 

“Not only do the upgrades reduce the overall time it takes a train to travel along the entire route, but the trains have also been more efficiently scheduled, so there’s less potential for delays, thus improving on-time performance for our passengers,” said David Kutrosky, managing director of the CCJPA, which oversees management of the 170-mile Capitol Corridor route between San Jose and Auburn.