Background 

The Initial Operating Segment of the Third Street Light Rail Project is a light rail line built from the Caltrain Depot at 4th and King Streets to Bayshore Boulevard and Sunnydale Avenue along the Third Street Corridor. The current approved budget for the project is $583 million. The Prop K sales tax funds the majority of the project, along with other state and federal funds programmed by the Authority. A total of $275 million in Prop B/K funds and $126 million in TCRP funds have been approved to date for the design and construction of the project.

With all segments complete and all operational and safety testing completed, passenger service commenced on January 13, 2007 with limited weekend service between Sunnydale and Castro. The initial service was free of charge for passengers boarding at any of the new stations. Full revenue service commenced on April 7, 2007.

Please click here for the Press release regarding the opening of Third Street passenger service. Please click here for more information from the Municipal Transportation Agency.