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San Mateo Caltrain Station Northbound

Caltrain

, CA

Arrivals & departures

Next ~4 hours. Live trip updates from the operator's GTFS-RT feed where available; schedule-based otherwise. Delays surface as a red chip when the feed reports them.

  • Caltrain 115
    Arr 4:18:20 PMDep 4:19:20 PMscheduled
    On time
  • Caltrain 413
    Arr 4:28:01 PMDep 4:29:01 PMscheduled
    On time
  • Caltrain 117
    Arr 4:51:18 PMDep 4:52:18 PMscheduled
    On time
  • Caltrain 119
    Arr 5:16:36 PMDep 5:17:36 PMscheduled
    On time
  • Caltrain 121
    Arr 5:46:36 PMDep 5:47:36 PMscheduled
    On time
  • Caltrain 123
    Arr 6:16:36 PMDep 6:17:36 PMscheduled
    On time
  • Caltrain 125
    Arr 6:46:36 PMDep 6:47:36 PMscheduled
    On time

Plan your visit

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Rail tours and experiences

Our curated picks on Viator — museums, heritage rides, scenic rail trips, depot tours.

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Gear up

The starter kit serious railfans wish they'd bought day one. Each link earns us a small Amazon Associates referral — we only list gear we'd actually carry.

Nikon PROSTAFF 3S 10x42 binoculars

Reading a CSX road number off a passing unit at half a mile = magic. 10x42 is the railfan sweet spot — enough power, still light enough to hold steady. Nikon's PROSTAFF 3S is the standard recommendation: under $150 and the optics punch above the price. ($120-$170)

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Wide-brim sun hat

Florida + Texas + Arizona + Southern California railfanning is unforgiving at noon. UPF 50 wide-brim with a chin strap so it doesn't blow off in the train slipstream. ($15-$30)

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Rite in the Rain No. 311 field notebook

Weatherproof pages that take pen ink in rain or sweat. Log road numbers, consist notes, observed times — you'll want them in your logbook later. The No. 311 is the original yellow tagboard model — the most popular field notebook in history; the same one surveyors and biologists carry. ($10-$15)

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Nearby railfan spots

Curated viewing locations within 7 miles of this station.

No curated spots within range

None of our seeded railfan spots fall inside the radius for this station. Submit one via /spots.

Nearby community sightings

Within 7 miles, last 24 hours. Community-reported.

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