iCaltrain: Caltrain Schedule for iPhone, gPhone, and Mobile Phones

Caltrain updated its schedule today (March 2) and the iCaltrain mobile web schedule has been updated to show the latest schedule. The iPhone / iPod Touch update (v1.1) for App Store has been submitted to Apple as well, and should appear as a free update in the next few days.

Quick summary:
- Weekdays: three southbound evening trains (192, 194, and 196) depart 10min later.
- Weekends: all southbound EXCEPT 454 departs 15min later.

The new schedule is now posted at Caltrain.com.

Quick summary:
- Weekdays: three southbound evening trains (192, 194, and 196) depart 10min later than current schedule.
- Weekends: all southbound EXCEPT 454 departs 15min later than current schedule.

iCaltrain for iPhone/iPod Touch will get a free v1.1 update in the coming weeks with the new schedule. The web schedule for iPhone, Android (gPhone) and other mobile phones will be updated on March 2, 2009.

Caltrain introduced a $0.25 base increase on Jan 1, 2009. However, no schedule change took place in January. According to my sources at Caltrain, they simply misprinted the paper schedules with the notice. That explains why their website does not mention any schedule changes. The actual schedule change will take place in March 2009, and will be announced in Feb.

iCaltrain App v1.0 and the web app remain up-to-date on its schedule info. App v1.0.1 is now available in the App Store and shows the updated fare. I had hoped to get it into the App Store before the New Year, but I had to take several weeks off in December due to health reasons.

The March 2009 schedule change will be included in the free, v1.1 update, which I expect to submit to the App Store in mid-Feb. Schedule updates beyond 2009 will be released in a future version of iCaltrain.

Did you know that Atherton is serviced by Caltrain on weekends? I do now, thanks to John S., and I’ve added it to the list of stations.

Coming soon in 2008: real-time train delays arrival times using the “Real Time Train Predictive Arrival GPS System”. I’ll add these real-time updates to iCaltrain once it becomes available on 511.org.

[via Mercury News]

iCaltrain is now available for web-enabled cell phones at m.iCaltrain.com. The primary design goal was keeping it as lightweight as possible while supporting different screen sizes. Similar to the iPhone version (iCaltrain.com), it’s easy to access the return trip schedule.