Gilroy Caltrain Station. A great place to see Caltrain's remaining diesel service. Caltrain's track ends exactly at 10th Street / Pacheco Pass Highway / California State Route 152, where the Union Pacific Coast Subdivision continues on to Los Angeles. read more

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I work in Palo Alto, live in Gilroy. The commute sucks. So I deciede to start taking CalTrain as my work is literally right the Palo Alto stop. Well, I went against my better judgmene to belive any mode of public transporatation in the Bay Area as reliable. During my enrollment at SJSU I took the 68 bus to the lightrail and was consistetnly late, making me late my 30+ mins. Didn't matter if I conitunted to attempt the catch the earlier bus, some buses wouln't even show up! I finally called VTA in rage asking why some shceuled busses don't show up, why the busses are alwarys late, and why during route, the driver would just stop and sit at stop that had no people waiting and nobody requested the stop. Her reponse was due to the shortage of drivers and the stopping/waiting for periods of time was due to becuase "sometimes the drivers are earlier". SO VTA clearly can't get a single thing right. I gave up and endured the commute. So today, Novemeber 1st, 23, I arrive at the Giroy transit station at 6:08am to the catch the 6:29am 303 CalTrain to Palo Alto which is scheduled to arrive in Palo Alto at 7:52am. To make this short, the train was never stationed! In fact, all three scheudled trains after the 6:29am train, enevr departed. Everyone (30+ people) weren't notiified until 6:45am by an employee stated there was a "computer issue like week guys". He stated they didn't know when they would depart and they're trying a different train (the 6:50am train). So for over an hour, CalTrain employees sat in the same train as we outside on "standby" with no estimate of departue. Instead, they stated we can take the express bus to Diridon Stattiona the would honor out CalTrain ticket. First, not everyone is going to SJ, others Palo Alto like me, some Belmont, some SF, what were are options??? Oh right, to go sit in prime time traffic that we could have missed if we left the same time we were waiting for the Train to leave. Second, anyone who took the Express Bus would have serverly overpaid as CalTrain fares are more expensive. At 7:30am, as no update was given and the employee standing there, I left to go sit in an hour and fifty minutes to get to Palo Alto. Before I got on the road, I called the CalTrain customer service and to tell them about the siutation. The lady stated CalTrain knows. I told her how myself and other not olny are know over an hour late for work, but we just lost close to 2 hours of pay. I told this is my first time taking CalTrain in over 10 years and this is not a good first impression back. I asked how oftern does this happen becuase CalTrain is not comming off as a reliable source of transporation and you know what she said?? She told me the same thing happnede last for a couple of days, the week after last, and a feew times last maonth!!!!! I told her that is abosutly ridoucouls and how could CalTrain even justify their fare prices and the upcoming fare increase! She stated, "well, it's old system and the fare increase is going to replce the old system that will happned around Fall next year." I said, I don't have until next year to wait for a reliable train, I am suppose to be at work in 30 mins. So, what are my options and most likely yours?? Either move as close to possible to where you work or simple move out this is god for saken area! II'm born and raised here in Gilroy, live in two other big metro areas out of state and have been all over the world. I can say with 100% confence the ublic transportation system in the Bay Area is literally thw orst in the world! On of that, this place, the weather, the salary isn't worth dacfrices sitting in stop and go traffic for 3 hour a day just to go 30 miles, yes, I'm taking aobut SJ as well. Caltrain sohuld be absoutly embarssed after today's ordeal. There's literally no justification for what there charging especially when with a commuter car the get 30 miles a gallon, it literally the same price if not cheaper (even with $5 gas) to take CalTrain. No wonder their ridership is down, CalTrain isn't reliable!!! *I'm not spell checking my epic novel as voyage just to get to work. Figure it out! read more

Never anyone around for transit advice or help. No expedient ways to go up north after 7 in the morning.I know that Gilroy is the last stop but more and more people are using the train. It is a total scam that one of the richest areas in the country and the world for that matter, has this as part of it's mass transit system. read more

What can one say but it's a transport station. At least it's safer than many I have been to. The outgoing trains have been on time and the conductors always friendly. If you want a bathroom board the train as every one of the scheduled ones has a bathroom located in the assistance car. This is safer than the SF station as less people use it who are not riders. Overall a 3 as yes it could be better but it works. read more

Located in Downtown Gilroy, this multipurpose station is used for Caltrain, VTA, Salinas/Monterey, AMTRAK, Taxi service, Greyhound and Private Bus transport. I'm a huge fan of commuting, however I am also a huge fan of using this station as a pickup point for (Private Bus) in the Daytime. The parking availability here is OK but thats where the good reviews stop. The building itself appears to just had a fresh coat of paint on it but they stopped there. The curbside pickup area is absolutely disgusting outside the doors of the station. Trash cans always seem to be full and the presence and stench of a port -o- potty is is slapped right there on the left front side of the building. I guess thats for the public..but I see it used almost exclusively for people who are NOT there to commute to work but rather ride their bikes to this "meeting point" and chug as many paper bag treats as they can. Its just sad that its in this shape. It is not a good representation of the town of Gilroy. I have been using this station for a couple of years now and really nothing has improved. Please clean this place up guys! read more

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- Port-a-potty front-n-center that leaks sewage into the parking lot: Check. - Overflowing trash cans: Check. - Broken glass in parking lot from broken into-car: Check. - People sleeping on the ground: Check Great place if this is your kind of scene! ---- Edit: 2014 The overflowing port-a-potty is gone...a marginal improvement. But people, creative as they are, have moved on to using the sidewalk and planters as urinals. The smell is only slightly less nausea inducing than a port-a-potty actively leaking into the parking lot. If they gave 1/4 star increments, I'd bump it to 1.25, but they don't so we're gonna stick with one star. Gilroy, if you're interested in a second star, I'd happily bump up my score to two stars if you'd pressure wash/hose the urine away once a month. C'mon. read more

The machines here suck and never work. I rather drive all the way to san jose diridon and take the train from there. I decided to take the train feom here last week, i got there 10 mins early and ended up missing the train. The only machine working was the clipper one, and the cash/credit didnt. Whats up with that? Definately a horrible experience. FIX YOUR MACHINES. read more