Broadway (Caltrain station)
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Broadway Station is a Caltrain
Caltrain
Caltrain is a California commuter rail line on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the Santa Clara Valley in the United States. The northern terminus of the rail line is in San Francisco, at 4th and King streets; its southern terminus is in Gilroy...

 station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 in Burlingame, California
Burlingame, California
Burlingame is a city in San Mateo County, California. It is located on the San Francisco Peninsula and has a significant shoreline on San Francisco Bay. The city is named after diplomat Anson Burlingame. It is renowned for its many surviving examples of Victorian architecture, its affluence, and...

. Caltrain only serves this stop on weekends and holidays. Weekday service is provided by a bus shuttle to Millbrae
Millbrae Station
Millbrae Station is an at-grade Bay Area Rapid Transit and Caltrain station located in suburban Millbrae, California, in northern San Mateo County.-Description:...

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Hold-out rule

Because of the narrow center platform, a Hold-out rule is in effect at this station-- i.e., when a train is stopped for passengers other trains cannot pass it, even on the track away from the platform. The resulting delays were the main reason weekday trains quit stopping at Broadway a few years ago.

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