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Caltrain

Unofficial forum for all and everything about Caltrain, the commuter train service between San Francisco and San José.

7.7k subscribers121 posts / mo in Sep 2026100 authors / mosince 2012

r/caltrain has 7.7k members (+75% over the last 12 months). It gets about 121 posts a month from 100 people. Top topics: Train Delays, Train Incidents and Accidents and Train Accidents.

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How r/caltrain has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+75%in 12 months · +15% in 3 months · +5.6% in 1 month
Oct 20267.7k
Growing7.7k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+86%vs Sep 2025 · −6.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026121
BusierPeaked at 121 in Sep 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/caltrain

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Train Delays2.4%
  2. Train Incidents and Accidents1.4%
  3. Train Accidents1.0%
  4. Train Service Issues0.6%
  5. Parking Tickets0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. Palo Alto Online
  3. KQED Inc
  4. ABC7 San Francisco
  5. San Mateo Daily Journal

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research