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==Transportation== ===Major highways=== {{div col |colwidth=20em}} *[[File:I-280 (CA).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 280 (California)|Interstate 280]] *[[File:I-380 (CA).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 380 (California)|Interstate 380]] *[[File:US 101 (1961 cutout).svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]] ([[Bayshore Freeway]]) *[[File:California 1.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 1|State Route 1]] *[[File:California 9.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 9|State Route 9]] *[[File:California 35.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 35|State Route 35]] (Skyline Boulevard) *[[File:California 82.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 82|State Route 82]] ([[El Camino Real (California)|El Camino Real]]) *[[File:California 84.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 84|State Route 84]] (Woodside Road/Bayfront Expressway/[[Dumbarton Bridge (California)|Dumbarton Bridge]]) *[[File:California 92.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 92|State Route 92]] ([[San Mateo Bridge]]) *[[File:California 109.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 109|State Route 109]] *[[File:California 114.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 114|State Route 114]] (Willow Road) {{div col end}} ===Public transportation=== ====Rail==== [[File:Caltrain KISS leaving Millbrae station, August 2024.jpg|thumb|right|[[Caltrain]] in Millbrae]] [[Caltrain]], the commuter rail system, connects ten cities in the county with San Francisco (to the north) and San Jose / Gilroy (to the south), running between the [[Bayshore Freeway|Highway 101]] and El Camino Real corridors for most of the way. There are [[List of Caltrain stations|13 stations in San Mateo County]], of which 12 have daily service; the ten cities with stations stretch from [[Brisbane, California|Brisbane]] on the north to [[Menlo Park, California|Menlo Park]] on the south. ;Caltrain stations in San Mateo County, from north to south: {{div col |colwidth=15em}} * [[Bayshore station (Caltrain)|Bayshore]] * [[South San Francisco station (Caltrain)|South San Francisco]] * [[San Bruno station (Caltrain)|San Bruno]] * [[Millbrae station|Millbrae]] * [[Broadway station (Caltrain)|''Broadway'']] (weekends) * [[Burlingame station|Burlingame]] * [[San Mateo station|San Mateo]] * [[Hayward Park station|Hayward Park]] * [[Hillsdale station (Caltrain)|Hillsdale]] * [[Belmont station (Caltrain)|Belmont]] * [[San Carlos station|San Carlos]] * [[Redwood City station|Redwood City]] * [[Menlo Park station|Menlo Park]] {{div col end}} [[File:Two BART trains at Millbrae station, June 2018.JPG|thumb|right|[[BART]] at [[Millbrae station]]]] [[BART|Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) trains serve [[San Francisco International Airport]] (SFO) and the northern portion of the county, paralleling El Camino Real / Mission Boulevard at [[List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations|six stations]] between [[Daly City, California|Daly City]] and [[Millbrae, California|Millbrae]], including the station at SFO. ;BART stations in San Mateo County, from north to south: {{div col |colwidth=15em}} * [[Daly City station|Daly City]] * [[Colma station|Colma]] * [[South San Francisco station (BART)|South San Francisco]] * [[San Bruno station (BART)|San Bruno]] * [[San Francisco International Airport station|San Francisco International Airport]] * [[Millbrae station|Millbrae]] {{div col end}} The only direct connection between Caltrain and BART is at [[Millbrae station]]. ====Bus==== [[File:SamTrans Gillig Low Floor and New Flyer XD60 Xcelsior (50230070073).jpg|thumb|right|[[SamTrans]] buses in Redwood City]] [[SamTrans]] (San Mateo County Transit District) provides local bus service within San Mateo County with some routes connecting to the [[Palo Alto Transit Center]] in Santa Clara County and [[Salesforce Transit Center]] in San Francisco. Approximately {{frac|2|3}} of all SamTrans bus routes travel along [[El Camino Real (California)|El Camino Real]], and route ECR, the primary bus route on El Camino, carries approximately 25% of SamTrans ridership.<ref>{{cite report |url=https://www.samtrans.com/media/25336/download?inline |title=El Camino Real Bus Speed and Reliability Study |date=December 2022 |publisher=San Mateo County Transit District |access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref>{{rp|1}} Each Caltrain and BART station has connections to SamTrans routes. In addition, [[Daly City station]] is served by [[San Francisco Municipal Railway|SF Muni]] bus routes. There are many free shuttles that operate from Caltrain, BART, and Ferry stations along fixed routes to local employers during weekday commuting hours (6β10 am and 3β7 pm).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://commute.org/shuttles/ |title=Shuttles: Serving Commuters and Residents of San Mateo County for Over 20 Years |website=commute.org |access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref> Overnight rail service is substituted by [[All Nighter (bus service)|All Nighter bus service]], split between SamTrans routes 397 (replacing Caltrain between San Francisco and Palo Alto via SFO) and ECR Owl (replacing BART between Daly City and SFO).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://511.org/transit/allnighter/routes |title=All Nighter Routes |website=511.org |access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref> ===Airports=== [[File:Aerial view of SFO, September 2022.JPG|thumb|right|[[San Francisco International Airport|SFO]], aerial view looking southwest]] [[San Francisco International Airport]] is geographically located in San Mateo County, east of Highway 101 near [[San Bruno, California|San Bruno]] and [[Millbrae, California|Millbrae]], but it is owned and operated by the City and County of [[San Francisco]]. San Mateo County owns two general aviation airports: [[Half Moon Bay Airport]] and [[San Carlos Airport (California)|San Carlos Airport]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://publicworks.smcgov.org/san-mateo-county-airports | title = San Mateo County β Public Works β General Aviation Airports | author = San Mateo County Public Works | access-date = June 14, 2010 }}</ref> ===Marine transport=== [[File:Redwood City port aerial view.jpg|thumb|right|[[Port of Redwood City]]]] The only deepwater port in South [[San Francisco Bay]] is the [[Port of Redwood City]], situated along [[Redwood Creek, San Mateo County|Redwood Creek]], originally created as a lumber embarcadero in 1850. The San Mateo Harbor Harbor District manages the [[Pillar Point Harbor]] (on the Pacific coast side) and [[Oyster Point Marina]] (on San Francisco Bay). The [[San Francisco Bay Ferry]] operates routes connecting the [[South San Francisco Ferry Terminal]] in Oyster Point to the [[Oakland Ferry Terminal]] in [[Jack London Square]] ([[Oakland, California|Oakland]]) and the Alameda Ferry Terminal in [[Alameda, California|Alameda]]. A free shuttle is provided to connect ferry passengers to the South San Francisco Caltrain station, via several business parks on Oyster Point.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://commute.org/route/oyster-point-ferry/ |title=OPF - Oyster Point Ferry Shuttle (SSF Ferry Terminal/Caltrain) |website=commute.org |access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref>
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