The 2007 Bay Area Regional Rail Plan. What got built?

Built and running (8)

• SMART Windsor extension

  Built · 2025

  In the 2007 plan: near term

  Windsor passenger service began 2025-05-31; grand opening 2025-06-13.

  Sources: sonomamarintrain.org · krcb.org

• Caltrain electrification (SF–San Jose)

  Built · 2024

  In the 2007 plan: Resolution 3434 baseline (by 2030); 'high-speed ready' Peninsula is the plan's first HSR step

  Fully electric Caltrain service launched on 2024-09-21 (new weekday schedule from 2024-09-23); diesel trains still run San Jose–Gilroy.

  Sources: metro-magazine.com · trains.com · abc7news.com

• BART Silicon Valley Phase I (Milpitas, Berryessa/North San José)

  Built · 2020

  In the 2007 plan: intermediate (2015–2030)

  Milpitas and Berryessa/North San José opened to the public 2020-06-13; about 10 miles, about $2.3B.

  Sources: abc7news.com · en.wikipedia.org

• SMART Larkspur extension

  Built · 2019

  In the 2007 plan: near term

  Larkspur (ferry connection) and downtown Novato opened 2019-12-14.

  Sources: en.wikipedia.org

• Transbay Transit Center (Salesforce Transit Center)

  Built · 2018

  In the 2007 plan: Resolution 3434 baseline

  The $2.2B bus terminal and rooftop park opened in August 2018, closed 2018-09-25 after cracked steel beams were found, and reopened 2019-07-01; its train box waits for The Portal.

  Sources: abc7news.com · ktvu.com

• BART Warm Springs extension

  Built · 2017

  In the 2007 plan: near term (to 2015)

  Warm Springs/South Fremont station opened 2017-03-25, about two years after the plan's 2015 near-term window.

  Sources: en.wikipedia.org

• SMART initial service (Sonoma County Airport–San Rafael)

  Built · 2017

  In the 2007 plan: near term (plan: Larkspur–Cloverdale start-up)

  Full passenger service began 2017-08-25.

  Sources: kqed.org

• BART Oakland Airport Connector

  Built · 2014

  In the 2007 plan: near term (to 2015)

  A 3.2-mile automated link from Coliseum to OAK opened 2014-11-22, replacing the AirBART bus.

  Sources: alamedactc.org · en.wikipedia.org

Partly built (3)

• Caltrain grade separations / 3rd-4th tracks

  Partly built · 2021

  In the 2007 plan: near term and ongoing to 2050

  Some crossings removed (San Bruno 2014, 25th Avenue San Mateo 2021); Burlingame Broadway and Palo Alto crossings are still in design; no 3rd/4th-track expansion found.

  Sources: caltrain.com · progressiverailroading.com · paloalto.gov

• eBART / BART to Antioch

  Partly built · 2018

  In the 2007 plan: near term (plan: Pittsburg–Byron)

  A 10-mile diesel train line from Pittsburg/Bay Point to Antioch (with Pittsburg Center) opened 2018-05-26. The plan's reach to Byron and the long-term idea of going on to Tracy were not built.

  Sources: bart.gov · 511.ccta.ca.gov

• Capitol Corridor improvements

  Partly built · 2017

  In the 2007 plan: near term to long term

  Fairfield–Vacaville station opened 2017-11-13. South Bay Connect (rerouting via Coast Subdivision and Ardenwood station) was environmentally cleared in Nov 2024, construction not confirmed; Oakland–Richmond 3rd/4th tracks and Hercules station not verified.

  Sources: en.wikipedia.org · southbayconnect.com · ceqanet.lci.ca.gov

Under construction (4)

• BART Silicon Valley Phase II (downtown San José, Diridon, Santa Clara)

  Under construction

  In the 2007 plan: intermediate (2015–2030)

  Early works (Newhall Yard tunnel launch structure) are under way, but the federal grant agreement is not signed: FTA capped its share at $5.1B (40%), the cost is $12.746B, the FFGA target is July 2027, and FTA's monitor recommends service from 2039-02-28 (VTA's site says 2035–2037).

  Sources: vtabart.org · vtabart.org · vta.org

• SMART Healdsburg extension

  Under construction

  In the 2007 plan: near term

  Fully funded ($269M in grants); field work began 2026-03-30 and the groundbreaking was 2026-05-08; SMART expects passenger service at the end of 2028.

  Sources: sonomamarintrain.org · stacywitbeck.com

• BART Core Capacity / Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Program

  Under construction

  In the 2007 plan: near term onward

  Original 775-car Fleet of the Future finished July 2024. The core capacity program (306 more cars, new train control, Hayward yard, 6 substations) targets 40% more transbay capacity; MTC allocated $165.8M (SB 125) on 2026-06-24.

  Sources: masstransitmag.com · mtc.legistar.com · mtc.ca.gov

• ACE improvements / Valley Rail extension (Ceres, later Merced)

  Under construction

  In the 2007 plan: near term (ACE increased service); long term (Central Valley corridor to Merced)

  Valley Rail construction began 2024; Manteca/Modesto/Ceres service was targeted for late 2026 and Merced for 2030. As of 2026-10-15 it is not confirmed whether Ceres service has started.

  Sources: en.wikipedia.org · trains.com · cerescourier.com

Still on paper (5)

• SMART Cloverdale extension

  Still on paper

  In the 2007 plan: near term (plan endpoint)

  Not yet fully funded; SMART is still pursuing state and federal grants.

  Sources: sonomamarintrain.org

• The Portal / Caltrain Downtown Rail Extension (DTX)

  Still on paper

  In the 2007 plan: Resolution 3434 baseline (by 2030)

  In FTA engineering since May 2024 with a $3.38B federal share set, but no grant agreement. TJPA targets the FFGA for July 2027 and revenue service for May 2036, subject to funding; tunnel contract award is expected Q1 2027.

  Sources: tjpa.org · smartcitiesdive.com · sfcta.org

• California High-Speed Rail to San José and San Francisco

  Still on paper

  In the 2007 plan: with-HSR scenario (2050)

  Environmentally cleared (San José–Merced 2022-04-28, SF–San José 2022-08-18), but there is no Bay Area HSR construction. The 2026 Business Plan (adopted 2026-06-01) puts Merced–Bakersfield first (no earlier than 2033) and gives only a $2–5B placeholder for San José–Gilroy.

  Sources: hsr.ca.gov · hsr.ca.gov · hsr.ca.gov

• Link21 standard-gauge (regional rail) transbay crossing

  Still on paper

  In the 2007 plan: long term (2030–2050)

  Link21 picked a standard-gauge tunnel in 2025, but BART says it is 'unrealistic' soon: it lost a federal grant, Phase 2 needs about $800M, and funding may take 10+ years.

  Sources: mtc.legistar.com · link21program.org · capitolcorridor.org

• Rail extension to Salinas (Monterey County Rail Extension)

  Still on paper

  In the 2007 plan: near term (South Counties)

  TAMC is targeting Caltrain service to Salinas around 2027–2028 (about $86M); it still needs Union Pacific agreements.

  Sources: en.wikipedia.org · masstransitmag.com

Dropped (3)

• Second BART transbay tube + SF subway

  Dropped · 2025

  In the 2007 plan: long term (2030–2050)

  In June 2025 the BART board chose not to pursue a second BART crossing. On 2026-06-24 MTC removed the 'second transbay crossing' from RM3's $50M Project 13 and moved it to BART's Transbay Core Capacity program.

  Sources: mtc.legistar.com · mtc.ca.gov · mtc.ca.gov

• BART extension to Livermore

  Dropped · 2018

  In the 2007 plan: intermediate (2015–2030)

  On 2018-05-24 the BART board voted 5–4 against the $1.6B extension; the Tri-Valley rail authority then took up Valley Link instead.

  What replaced it: Phase 1 cost rose from about $1.9B (2022) to $4.4B, so Phase 1 was cut to Dublin/Pleasanton–Vasco Road in June 2025. FTA environmental clearance came in 2026; construction is not funded, and leaders hope for service in the early 2030s.

  Sources: ktvu.com · pressreader.com · en.wikipedia.org

• Dumbarton Rail (Redwood City–Union City)

  Dropped

  In the 2007 plan: near term

  Never built. SamTrans's 'Reimagine Dumbarton' study (to winter 2027) looks at zero-emission buses on the west side only, 'without a new Bay crossing'.

  Sources: cal.streetsblog.org · menlopark.gov