Where can you watch trains in San Mateo, California?

These busy crossings sit next to a public park or station, so you can watch from a public place.

Trains a day from the FRA inventory of .

3 places to watch

Busiest crossing first, by trains a day. Daylight means 6 AM to 6 PM.

  1. Train station

    San Mateo

    About 116 trains a day: 68 in daylight, 44 at night, plus 4 switching moves.

    About 300 feet from the 1st Avenue crossing (Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board - Caltrain)

  2. Train station

    Hayward Park

    About 116 trains a day: 68 in daylight, 44 at night, plus 4 switching moves.

    About 350 feet from the Hayward Park Sta N Pathway crossing (Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board - Caltrain)

  3. Park

    Trinta Park

    About 116 trains a day: 68 in daylight, 44 at night, plus 4 switching moves.

    About 300 feet from the Hayward Park Sta S Pathway crossing (Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board - Caltrain)

Park and station names © OpenStreetMap contributors

Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory. Sources and dates