Caltrain and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority are applying for federal grant funding to improve accessibility for the 22nd street station.   Built in 1907, the station can only be reached using multiple flights of stairs, making access impossible or difficult for people with disabilities, seniors, and people with strollers, luggage or bikes. 

The agencies are seeking $9 million from the Federal Transit Administration to install ramps following the recommendations of a 2021 study which was pursued at the request of Caltrain board member and San Francisco Supervisor Walton. 

San Francisco is also in early stages of studying longer-term options to potentially relocate the 22nd Street station as part of planning studies for the “Pennsylvania Avenue Extension” project to extend the tunnel to be built for the Downtown Extension/Portal connecting the Salesforce Terminal to the 4th and Townsend station. However, since the PAX project would be a follow-on to the Portal project which is slated for the 2030s, the 22nd street ramps would provide access to the station for well over a decade.

Caltrain and SFCTA pursue funding for 22nd street station accessibility

Caltrain and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority are applying for federal grant funding to improve accessibility for the 22nd street station.   Built in 1907, the station can only be reached using multiple flights of stairs, making access impossible or difficult for people with disabilities, seniors, and people with strollers, luggage or bikes. 

The agencies are seeking $9 million from the Federal Transit Administration to install ramps following the recommendations of a 2021 study which was pursued at the request of Caltrain board member and San Francisco Supervisor Walton.