Caltrain▌
by davidyen1124
Get real-time Caltrain schedules, station info, and trip planning. Check Caltrain hours and cal train time for your Bay
Provides real-time Caltrain commuter rail information including schedules, station details, and trip planning for the San Francisco Bay Area
best for
- / Bay Area commuters planning train trips
- / Transit apps needing Caltrain data
- / Travel planning applications
capabilities
- / Get next train departures between stations
- / List all Caltrain stations
- / Plan trips with time-specific queries
- / Search stations with partial names
what it does
Provides real-time Caltrain schedules and station information for San Francisco Bay Area commuters. Uses official GTFS data to show next departures between any stations.
about
Caltrain is a community-built MCP server published by davidyen1124 that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Get real-time Caltrain schedules, station info, and trip planning. Check Caltrain hours and cal train time for your Bay It is categorized under developer tools, analytics data. This server exposes 2 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
how to install
You can install Caltrain in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
license
NOASSERTION
Caltrain is released under the NOASSERTION license.
readme
Get real-time Caltrain schedules, station info, and trip planning. Check Caltrain hours and cal train time for your Bay
TL;DR: Provides real-time Caltrain schedules and station information for San Francisco Bay Area commuters. Uses official GTFS data to show next departures between any stations.
What it does
- Get next train departures between stations
- List all Caltrain stations
- Plan trips with time-specific queries
- Search stations with partial names
Best for
- Bay Area commuters planning train trips
- Transit apps needing Caltrain data
- Travel planning applications
Highlights
- Uses official GTFS data
- Real-time departure information
- Smart station name search
FAQ
- What is the Caltrain MCP server?
- Caltrain is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for Caltrain?
- This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Ratings
4.5★★★★★10 reviews- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024
Caltrain is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024
We evaluated Caltrain against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024
Useful MCP listing: Caltrain is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024
Caltrain reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024
I recommend Caltrain for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024
Strong directory entry: Caltrain surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024
Caltrain has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024
According to our notes, Caltrain benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024
We wired Caltrain into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024
Caltrain is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.