Well, the "languishing for riders" bit probably also has something to do with it being so close to the Hillsdale station. San Mateo has an overabundance of Calt

Well, the "languishing for riders" bit probably also has something to do with it being so close to the Hillsdale station. San Mateo has an overabundance of Caltrain stations (depending on what part of town you live in there are up to five different stations you could reasonably use). Plus, there are larger apartment/condo projects going in near both Hayward Park and Hillsdale stations.