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The Pacific Surfliner is a 350-mile (560 km) passenger train service serving the communities on the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo.. The Pacific Surfliner is Amtrak's third-busiest service (exceeded in ridership only by the Northeast Regional and Acela), and the busiest outside the Northeast Corridor.
Former San Francisco and San Jose Railroad depot listed on NRHP: Simi Valley† Simi Valley: SIM Coast Starlight Pacific Surfliner: 29,917 City of Simi Valley Metrolink: Ventura County: Solana Beach† Solana Beach: SOL Pacific Surfliner: 89,369 Amtrak Coaster: Stockton–Downtown^† Stockton: SKT San Joaquin: 11,714 City of Stockton
While anchored by major cities, long-distance trains also serve many rural communities en route (unlike commercial flights). A minority of passengers ride an entire route at once, with most traveling between a terminus and an intermediate stop. [8] In FY2023, Amtrak's long-distance trains carried 3,944,124 riders, around 14% of the company's ...
CAHSR route as of Feb. 2021. Click to enlarge. The California High-Speed Rail system will be built in two major phases. Phase I, about 520 miles (840 km) long using high-speed rail through the Central Valley, will connect San Francisco to Los Angeles.
Amtrak California (reporting mark CDTX) is a brand name used by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Division of Rail for three state-supported Amtrak regional rail routes in California – the Capitol Corridor, the Pacific Surfliner, and the San Joaquins [1] – and their associated connecting network of Amtrak Thruway transportation services.
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area in California.BART serves 50 stations along six routes and 131 miles (211 kilometers) of track, including eBART, a 9-mile (14 km) spur line running to Antioch, and Oakland Airport Connector, a 3-mile (4.8 km) automated guideway transit line serving Oakland International Airport.
The original railroad between San Francisco and San Jose (known as the Peninsula Commute) was built by the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad in 1863. [3] [4] In 1870 the railroad was acquired by Southern Pacific. [3] Southern Pacific double tracked the line in 1904. In 1958 the railroad had record ridership, 7.5 million passengers. [5]
Old Town Transit Center, also known as San Diego–Old Town station, or Old Town San Diego station, is an intermodal transportation station in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, California. It is served by Amtrak 's Pacific Surfliner , the COASTER commuter rail service, and the San Diego Trolley , as well as numerous San Diego Metropolitan ...