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Old Posted Apr 12, 2016, 3:25 AM
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Current projections are a minimum of 15 years and no, the cost of the terminal isn't including the station. They have a box underground where they could build a station in the future, but that would cost ANOTHER 2.5 Billion to build the tunnels and station.
The 15 years you mention is for high speed rail, but Caltrain could conceivably be ready in 10 years and with federal backing as little as 5-6 years.

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-...e61243037.html

CAHSR has taken a pivot from connecting down to Los Angeles first to actually going North from the Central Valley and connecting to Silicon Valley. That mean s high speed rail cars will be in San Jose by 2025, just 9 years. It would seem possible to have those same cars connecting to the Transbay Terminal by 2025 or soon after. Much of this timeline will be decided by who wins the Presidential & Congressional elections this year, with republicans leaving the costs to the states, forcing California to stretch into the late 2020s. This is in a comment and review stage, but will probably pass the board and be sent to CA legislature in around May 1.
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