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Caltrain Go Pass Eligibility

For graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and university and hospital employees residing off Stanford property and within typical commuting distances.

 

Find out if you are eligible by using our automated eligibility checker.

Eligible Not eligible
  • Off-campus graduate students (pilot program eligibility through March 31, 2021)
  • Postdoctoral scholars (pilot program eligibility through March 31, 2021)
  • University, SLAC, and hospital employees who meet all of the following conditions:
    • work 20 or more hours per week
    • receive regular Stanford University or Hospital/LPCH benefits
    • are at Stanford primarily for employment
    • residence address is not on Stanford property (outside of the 94304, 94305, and 94309 ZIP codes*) [Note: This ZIP code exclusion doesn’t apply to university employees whose primary worksite is Stanford Redwood City.]
    • residence address is within a typical commuting range of Stanford's main campus (i.e., Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, and Yolo counties)
    • are not in a classification listed under "Not eligible"
  • undergraduate students
  • temporary and casual employees, contractors, and visiting scholars
  • employees working less than 20 hours per week
  • employees on leave of absence
  • anyone whose residence address in the HR database has a 94304, 94305, 94309 ZIP code* [Note: This ZIP code exclusion doesn’t apply to university employees whose primary worksite is Stanford Redwood City.]
  • anyone whose residence address in the HR database has a blank ZIP code*
  • employees whose residence ZIP code and/or worksite is/are not within typical commuting range of Stanford's main campus (e.g., outside of California, Southern California, etc.)

* Proof of residence off Stanford property will not be accepted for ineligible (94304, 94305, 94309) or blank ZIP codes in the Stanford Transportation database, and no exceptions can be made.

Please note: If your affiliation has changed or is going to change, the passes on your Clipper card may be deactivated. Please contact commuteclub@stanford.edu to check the status of the passes on your Clipper card and whether you need to take any additional action.