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{{Short description|Rail line in Southern California from Los Angeles to San Diego}}
{{About|the railroad line|the surf forecasting website|Surfline}}
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| name                              = Surf Line
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| image                             = Coaster commuter train.jpg
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| caption                           = Coaster train passes through Del Mar on the Surf Line in July 2021
| type                              = {{ubl|[[Inter-city rail]]|[[Higher-speed rail]]|[[Commuter rail]]}}
| system                            = {{ubl|[[Amtrak]] (through SCRRA)|NCTD|BNSF Railway}}
| status                            = Operational
| locale                            = [[Southern California]]
| start                             = [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles]]
| end                               = [[Santa Fe Depot (San Diego)|San Diego]]
| stations                          = 34 (11 Amtrak stations, 23 commuter rail stations)
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| ridership2                        = {{Amtrak route ridership|Pacific Surfliner}}
| open                              = {{ubl|1882 (first section)|1885 (final section)}}
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| owner                             = {{ubl|[[BNSF Railway]] (Los Angeles–Fullerton)|[[SCRRA]] (Tracks, Fullerton–OC/SD County line)|[[Orange County Transportation Authority|OCTA]] (right of way)|[[NCTD]] (OC/SD County line–San Diego)}}
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| tracklength                       = {{Convert|128|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| tracks                            = 1–4
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| electrification                   = {{25 kV 60 Hz|conductor=overhead}} (Los Angeles–Anaheim, 2030–2033){{efn|Though no set timeline or finalization of the portion of Phase 1 of the [[California High-Speed Rail]] between Los Angeles and Anaheim, it is possible that two of the four tracks would be used for passenger trains, which would also include [[Amtrak]] intercity trains and [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] commuter trains, with the two other tracks for [[BNSF Railway]] freight trains.}}
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The '''Surf Line''' is a [[railroad]] line that runs from [[San Diego]] to [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] along [[California]]'s [[Pacific coast]]. It was so named because much of the line is near the Pacific Ocean, within less than {{convert|100|ft}} in some places. It is the second busiest passenger rail corridor in the United States after the [[Northeast Corridor]].

The tracks are now owned by [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] in Orange County and the [[North County Transit District]] (NCTD) in San Diego County{{efn|While North County Transit District owns the track and right of way in San Diego County, Metrolink only owns the tracks in Orange County, with the right of way owned by the [[Orange County Transportation Authority]]{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}}} and hosts Metrolink's [[Orange County Line]] and [[Inland Empire–Orange County Line]], San Diego County's [[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]], and [[Amtrak]] ''[[Pacific Surfliner]]'' passenger trains. [[BNSF Railway]] operates freight over the line using [[trackage rights]].

==History==
[[File:ATSF San Diegan San Clemente CA April 19 1973.jpg|thumb|left|The southbound ''[[San Diegan (train)|San Diegan]]'' passes through [[Capistrano Beach, California]] on the Surf Line in April 1973.]]
[[File:ATSF San Diegan in Del Mar.jpg|thumb|''San Diegan'' in San Clemente, {{circa|1940s}}]]
Construction of the Surf Line between Los Angeles and San Diego began on October 12, 1880, with the organization of the [[California Southern Railroad Company]]. On January 2, 1882, the California Southern commenced passenger and freight service between [[National City, California|National City]] and [[Fallbrook, California|Fallbrook Junction]], just north of [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]].<ref>{{harvnb|Duke|1995|p=50}}</ref> From Oceanside the line turned northeast for a winding route through the [[Temecula, California|Temecula Canyon]], and was finished on August 21, 1882.<ref>{{harvnb|Duke|1995|pp=53–54}}</ref> The section through [[Del Mar, California|Del Mar]] was built in 1881 but was originally built on an alignment about a block inland from the ocean. It was moved to its current location, along the seaside bluffs, in 1910, because the grade was less steep and there were fewer crossings.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=Feb 10, 2024 |title='This project will happen.' Del Mar residents remain unhappy with plan for train tunnel |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/del-mar/story/2024-02-10/del-mar-residents-unhappy-with-plan-for-train-tunnel |work=[[San Diego Union Tribune]]}}</ref>

The line became part of the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad]]'s [[transcontinental rail line]] in 1885 via an extension of the California Southern from Colton north over the [[Cajon Pass]] to [[Barstow, California|Barstow]]. From 1886 to 1888, the [[Riverside, Santa Ana and Los Angeles Railway]] built a branch from [[Highgrove, California|Highgrove]] southwest via [[Riverside, California|Riverside]] to [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]] and from [[Orange, California|Orange]] (just north of Santa Ana) northwest to Los Angeles. Also in 1888 the [[California Central Railway#San Bernardino and San Diego Railway|San Bernardino and San Diego Railway]] completed its line from Oceanside north to Santa Ana, completing what was originally called the Los Angeles–San Diego Short Line. The now-downgraded old route was destroyed by floods in 1891 and the new line, later named the Surf Line, was now the only line to San Diego from the north.

In 1910, the Fullerton and Richfield Railway built a short cutoff of the San Bernardino–Los Angeles route from [[Atwood, Placentia, California|Atwood]] west to [[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]], giving the Surf Line its northern terminus of Fullerton.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

For much of the 20th century, the Surf Line (officially, the Fourth District of the Los Angeles Division<ref>{{Harvnb|Richardson|2005|p=38}}</ref>) was to the Santa Fe what the [[New York City]]&ndash;[[Philadelphia]] corridor was to the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]].{{according to whom|date=February 2021}} Daily traffic could reach a density of ten trains (each way) during the summer months. The route hosted AT&SF ''[[San Diegan (train)|San Diegan]]'' passenger trains, renamed the ''[[Pacific Surfliner]]'' by [[Amtrak]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gabbard|first=Dana |url=http://la.streetsblog.org/gabbard-history-of-the-surfliner-lossan-and-a-look-at-pending-legislation/ |title=History of the Surfliner, LOSSAN and a Look at Pending Legislation |website=StreetsBlog LA |publisher=OpenPlans |date=September 24, 2012 |access-date=2015-03-27}}</ref> The Santa Fe installed [[centralized traffic control]] in 1943–1944 which increased capacity on the line.<ref>{{Harvnb|Jordan|2004|p=69}}</ref>

Santa Fe sold the line to local transportation authorities in 1992, with ownership split between the Southern California Regional Rail Authority in [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] and the San Diego Northern Railway in [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]].<ref name=LAT1992>{{cite news |author1=Stein, Mark A. |author2=Perlman, Jeffrey A. |date=June 19, 1992 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-19-mn-707-story.html |title=Santa Fe, Transit Officials Reach Rail Deal : Commuting: The $500-million agreement for 336 miles of track means expanded O.C. passenger service. |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221135811/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-06-19/news/mn-707_1_santa-fe |archive-date=December 21, 2014}}</ref>

==Operations==
{{Orange Subdivision}}
{{NCTD San Diego Subdivision|collapse=y}}
The route is the southerly portion of the {{convert|351|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} LOSSAN Rail Corridor  between [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]] and San Diego. Local agencies along the route formed the [[Pacific Surfliner#LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency|Los Angeles–San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency]] (LOSSAN) in 1989.<ref>{{cite web| publisher=San Luis Obispo Council of Governments| title=LOSSAN Corridorwide Strategic Implementation Plan, Final Report (April 2012)| url=http://www.sandag.org/uploads/projectid/projectid_260_14371.pdf| access-date=April 24, 2018| archive-date=January 18, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118133410/https://www.sandag.org/uploads/projectid/projectid_260_14371.pdf| url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Commuter train]]s began operating in the 1990s, initially as an outgrowth of existing Amtrak services until the establishment of [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] and [[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]] by the [[California State Legislature]] in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.senate.ca.gov/media/senate-transportation-subcommittee-lossan-rail-corridor-resiliency-20231211/video|title=Senate Transportation Subcommittee on LOSSAN Rail Corridor Resiliency, Monday, December 11, 2023|publisher=[[California State Senate]]|date=December 11, 2023|accessdate=December 28, 2023}}</ref> Coaster runs within San Diego County, between San Diego and Oceanside, while Metrolink's services operate north of Oceanside. Amtrak's ''[[Pacific Surfliner]]'' travels throughout the corridor. The [[San Diego Trolley]] [[light rail]] shares the Surf Line's right of way in San Diego, running adjacent to the heavy rail tracks. For about a mile in [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]], the [[Sprinter (rail service)|Sprinter]] service parallels the Surf Line before heading east on the [[Escondido Subdivision]] towards [[Escondido, California]].

[[File:Sprinter train.jpg|thumb|Sprinter train departing from Oceanside]]
[[File:Pacific Surfliner 785 .jpg|thumb|''Pacific Surfliner'' 785 passing over [[Trestles Bridge]]]]
[[File:Metrolink train .jpg|thumb|Metrolink train enters Oceanside station]]
[[File:Southbound freight train.jpg|thumb|Southbound BNSF "daygo" freight train near San Diego]]

Freight traffic includes military vehicles and equipment to [[Camp Pendleton]] and the Navy ports in San Diego.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2022-11-29 |title=Freight traffic temporarily suspended at San Clemente railroad repair site as hillside continues to move |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/story/2022-11-28/work-on-san-clemente-railroad-slope-to-continue-through-february |access-date=2022-11-29 |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> Due to passenger trains running on a daily schedule, BNSF manifest freight trains run through the Surf Line often at night, which is dubbed as the "Daygo".

The Surf Line is the second busiest rail corridor in the United States, after the [[Northeast Corridor]] between [[Washington D.C.]] and [[Boston]], as the Surf Line hosts the ''Pacific Surfliner'', the third busiest Amtrak route behind the [[Acela]] and [[Northeast Regional]], which run on the Northeast Corridor. As trains on the Surf Line traverse speeds up to {{convert|90|mph|abbr=on}} on portions of the route in Orange County and San Diego County, there are plans to upgrade tracks to [[Rail speed limits in the United States#track classes|Class 6 trackage]], which can run at speeds of {{convert|110|mph|abbr=on}}, when funding is available.

About two-thirds of the {{convert|60|mile|km|adj=on}} segment from the Orange County line to the Santa Fe Depot in [[downtown San Diego]] has been double-tracked. As one of the nation's busiest corridors, local transportation and planning agencies want to complete the entire section.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-19/coastal-commission-frowns-on-trenching-idea-for-rail-tracks-atop-oceanfront-bluff|title=Coastal Commission frowns on trenching idea for rail tracks atop oceanfront bluffs|last=Diehl|first=Phil|date=2019-08-19|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref> A {{convert|2.6|mile|adj=on}} section of double track between Elvira ([[California State Route 52|SR 52]]) and Morena (Balboa Avenue) was completed in July 2020. The $192&nbsp;million project, which began in August 2015, completed {{convert|14.6|miles}} of double track from San Diego northward.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://clairemonttimes.com/sandag-completes-major-railway-project-connecting-more-than-14-miles-of-continuous-double-tracking/ |title=SANDAG Completes Major Railway Project Connecting more than 14 Miles of Continuous Double Tracking |date=July 15, 2020 |newspaper=Claremont Times}}</ref>

The segment of the LOSSAN Corridor within [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]] achieved full implementation of [[positive train control]] in December 2018, for all passenger and freight trains operating on this segment.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2 July 2019|title=Positive Train Control (PTC) Fact Sheet|url=https://gonctd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/PTC-Fact-Sheet.pdf|access-date=|website=NCTD}}</ref>

== Track issues ==
{{See also|North Coast Corridor}}
Due to its location along the beaches of Southern California, the line faces persistent issues due to [[sea level rise]] and [[coastal erosion]], exacerbated by [[climate change]]. The tracks run atop [[Raised beach|coastal bluffs]] some {{convert|40 |feet}} above the beach  for {{convert|1.7|mi}} in [[Del Mar, California|Del Mar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Project|url=https://www.sandag.org/index.asp?classid=13&subclassid=9&projectid=312&fuseaction=projects.detail|access-date=2020-10-25|website=SANDAG : San Diego's Regional Planning Agency|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028222408/https://www.sandag.org/index.asp?classid=13&subclassid=9&projectid=312&fuseaction=projects.detail|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another segment along the [[San Clemente, California|San Clemente]] coast on a [[Wave-cut platform|low-lying section]] of track crosses an ancient, recurring landslide. Aggravated by storms and high tides, waves sometimes crash across these rails at high tide that are close to the surf on the narrow beach.<ref name="LAT 2022-09-30">{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2022-09-30 |title=Metrolink, Amtrak suspend train service to Oceanside because of unstable slope |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/oceanside/story/2022-09-30/metrolink-amtrak-suspend-train-service-to-oceanside |access-date=2022-10-02 |newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> The eroding bluffs above the tracks in at least three locations require temporary closure of the tracks until conditions can be stabilized.<ref name="DMT 2024-02-09">{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2024-02-09 |title=San Diego freight trains resume again as fixes explored for active San Clemente landslide |url=https://www.delmartimes.net/news/story/2024-02-08/san-diego-freight-trains-resume-trips-fixes-explored-for-san-clemente-landslide |access-date=2024-02-12 |work=Del Mar Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Extra funding for maintenance of both sections continues to be sought to keep them in operation as long term solutions are developed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thorne |first=Tania |date=2024-10-25 |title=State delivers millions in funding for rail corridor in San Diego and Orange County |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/quality-of-life/2024/10/24/state-delivers-millions-in-funding-for-rail-corridor-in-san-diego-and-orange-county |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}</ref>

===Del Mar Bluffs===
[[File:IC3 running as an Amtrak San Diegan in Del Mar, July 19, 1996.jpg|thumb|An [[Israel Railways]] [[DSB Class MF|IC3]] being tested on the ''San Diegan'', passing over the Del Mar Bluff in July 1996]]
Coastal erosion eats away at the Del Mar bluffs each year and the rate has accelerated due to sea level rise due to climate change. The bluffs erode by about six inches every year.<ref name=":2" /> The bluff has had to be shored up to safely run current operations.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Diehl|first=Phil|date=2020-10-25|title=California opposes district's bid to control Del Mar bluffs, erect chain-link fence|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-25/california-del-mar-bluffs-chain-link-fence|access-date=2020-10-25|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> Steel beams were driven into the beach at the base of the bluff in September 2020 to stabilize the face of the bluff for 20 or 30 years.{{r|NBC 2020-09-22}} In August, the [[California Coastal Commission]] had emphasized the need to move the railroad tracks inland as they reviewed the emergency permits for the stabilization work. The [[San Diego Association of Governments]] (SANDAG) is conducting a $3&nbsp;million study on relocating the rail line.<ref name="NBC 2020-09-22">{{Cite news |last=Little|first=Joe|date=September 22, 2020|title=Steel Beams Installed to Reinforce Del Mar Beach Bluffs |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/steel-beams-installed-to-reinforce-del-mar-beach-bluffs/2410679/ |access-date=2020-09-24|work=NBC 7 San Diego|language=en-US}}</ref> A tunnel under Del Mar, which would cost more than $3&nbsp;billion, is under consideration.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Diehl|first=Phil|date=2020-08-16|title=State Coastal Commission says Del Mar train tracks need to move inland|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/del-mar/story/2020-08-16/state-coastal-commission-says-del-mar-train-tracks-need-to-move-inland|access-date=2020-08-16|work=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, $300&nbsp;million was included in the state budget for the SANDAG so that the project can compete for federal matching funds.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 5, 2022 |title=California to provide $300 million for relocation of rail line off Del Mar Bluffs |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/california-to-provide-300-million-for-relocation-of-rail-line-off-del-mar-bluffs/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |work=Trains |language=en-US}}</ref> Local leaders, including SANDAG’s executive director, showed Secretary of Transportation [[Pete Buttigieg]] the coastal erosion at the bluffs in October 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fleming |first=Omari |date=October 25, 2022 |title=Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Tours San Diego's Bluff Erosion by Train |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/pete-buttigieg-rides-amtrak-along-coast-of-san-diego-tours-bluff-erosion/3080140/ |access-date=2022-11-02 |work=NBC 7 San Diego |language=en-US}}</ref> Del Mar City Council approved a list of guiding principles for the relocation on November 13, 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-27 |title=Nearly a dozen routes eyed for Del Mar train tunnel. 'We have an obligation to maintain this rail corridor.' |url=https://www.delmartimes.net/news/story/2023-11-26/sandag-still-noodling-with-possible-del-mar |access-date=2023-11-28 |work=Del Mar Times |publisher=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> More than a dozen possible routes for the tunnel have been considered by SANDAG. Residents have expressed concerns about the shortest and fastest routed that would take trains beneath residential properties.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2024-03-04 |title=Del Mar may create task force to monitor plans for railroad tunnel |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/del-mar/story/2024-03-04/del-mar-wants-task-force-to-monitor-plans-for-railroad-tunnel |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>

===San Clemente beach===
With extensive beach erosion, waves crashing over the rails damaged the tracks in San Clemente on September 15, 2021. The segment had to be shut down through October 3 as storms and high tides had aggravated the situation.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-09-21|title=Beach-bluff homes, lot cracking near damaged train track in San Clemente|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2021/09/21/beach-bluff-homes-lot-cracking-near-damaged-train-track-in-san-clemente|access-date=2021-09-23|newspaper=Orange County Register|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Diehl|first=Phil|date=2021-09-16|title=Metrolink suspends rail service to Oceanside to make emergency repairs|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/transportation/story/2021-09-16/metrolink-to-suspend-service-to-oceanside-station-for-track-work|access-date=2021-09-23|newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> An extended closure occurred the next year when the segment was closed to passenger traffic on September 29, 2022 due to soil movement; freight traffic continued at lowered speed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-09-29|url=https://metrolinktrains.com/service-update|title=Service Update|access-date=2022-09-30|website=Metrolink|language=en-US|archive-date=September 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930171954/https://metrolinktrains.com/service-update|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-09-30|url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/09/30/train-service-halted-due-to-shifting-coastal-ground|title=Unstable slope stops coastal train service for up to 60 days|access-date=2022-10-01|work=KPBS|language=en-US}}</ref> Additional rock was added between the beach and the railroad tracks after each incident.{{r|LAT 2022-09-30}} The passenger rail traffic stop continued as anchors were being placed into bedrock.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Bluff continues to move at San Clemente rail site where repairs shut down service to San Diego |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-11/bluff-continues-to-move-at-san-clemente-railroad-site |access-date=2022-11-11 |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |publisher=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The line fully reopened in April 2023 but rail service was halted again two miles to the north.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2023-04-28 |title=New landslide closes railroad tracks at San Clemente, again halting link to San Diego |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-28/new-san-clemente-landslide-again-closes-railroad-to-san-diego |access-date=2023-04-29 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2023-04-10 |title=Metrolink, Amtrak to resume full service from Orange County to San Diego County next week |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-10/train-service-san-clemente-orange-county-san-diego-county-amtrak-metrolink |access-date=2023-04-11 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Falling debris did not damage the tracks but ground movement continued from a landslide involving [[Casa Romantica]] on the bluff above.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-28 |title=California landslide halts rail service, homes evacuated |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2023/04/28/california-landslide-halts-rail-service-homes-evacuated |access-date=2023-04-28 |work=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}</ref> Full service resumed in late May<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lester |first=David C. |date=2023-05-30 |title=Rail Service, Including Metrolink, Pacific Surfliner, Cleared to Resume Through San Clemente |url=https://www.rtands.com/passenger/rail-service-including-metrolink-pacific-surfliner-cleared-to-resume-through-san-clemente/ |access-date=2023-06-01 |work=Railway Track & Structures |language=en-US}}</ref> but was halted indefinitely again in early June.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-05 |title=Rail service halted again because of landslides on coastal tracks between San Diego and Los Angeles |url=https://apnews.com/article/california-train-service-metrolink-tracks-amtrak-san-clemente-8ae8edfc574bf9af840112b9b3ea14d5 |access-date=2023-06-09 |work=AP News |language=en}}</ref> During the work closures, freight trains are able to resume at a speed of {{convert|10| mph}} as officials were on site to clear them when it is safe to proceed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=San Román |first=Gabriel |date=2023-05-16 |title=After landslide, an Orange County beach town finds itself between a bluff and a hard place |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-16/landslide-san-clemente-casa-romantica-crumbling-cliffs |access-date=2023-05-18 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=González |first=David |date=2023-06-10 |title=Rail service slowly getting back on track after landslide in San Clemente |url=https://abc7.com/orange-county-san-clemente-train-service-metrolink/13366350/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |work=ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en}}</ref> [[Orange County Transportation Authority]] (OCTA), which owns the section of track,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-20 |title=Train service through San Clemente will remain shut down through February as rail line repairs begin |url=https://abc7.com/orange-county-san-clemente-train-service-amtrak/12469613/ |access-date=2022-11-21 |work=ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en}}</ref> declared an emergency on June 12 to speed up construction of temporary barrier wall at the bottom of the slope.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schlepp |first=Travis |date=2023-06-12 |title=Orange County Transportation Authority declares emergency over threatened railroad track |url=https://ktla.com/news/california/orange-county-transportation-authority-declares-emergency-over-threatened-track-in-san-clemente/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |work=KTLA |language=en-US}}</ref> The {{convert|250|ft|m|adj=mid| long}} barrier is {{convert|12| feet}} high with the piles set roughly {{convert|32| feet}} into the ground.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dawson |first=Danielle |date=2023-07-11 |title=Amtrak, Metrolink service to resume after second landslide |url=https://fox5sandiego.com/news/california-news/amtrak-metrolink-service-to-resume-after-second-landslide/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |work=FOX 5 San Diego |language=en-US}}</ref> Service resumed on July 19, 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2023-07-11 |title=Passenger trains to resume Monday between San Diego and Orange counties |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/transportation/story/2023-07-11/rail-service-to-resume-monday-between-san-diego-and-orange-counties |access-date=2023-07-15 |newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> The bluffs can become unstable after a rainstorm soaks the slope.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Conybeare |first1=Will |last2=Ramos |first2=Annie Rose |date=2024-01-29 |title=Approaching storm poses new landslide threat to Orange County rail line |url=https://ktla.com/news/local-news/rail-service-still-suspended-as-crews-continue-removing-landslide-debris-from-tracks-in-o-c/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |work=KTLA |language=en-US}}</ref> Service was suspended on January 25, 2024, due to a landslide from private property north of the San Clemente Pier.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/landslide-san-clemente-bridge-damage-orange-san-diego/3321495/ |title=Landslide in San Clemente damages bridge and halts train service |date=January 25, 2024 |work=NBC Los Angeles |first=Karla |last=Rendon |access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref> Two damaged sections of the Mariposa Pedestrian Bridge on the slope above the tracks had to be removed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Daniel |date=2024-01-27 |title=No timetable for reopening train service through San Clemente amid landslide cleanup |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-27/la-me-metrolink-san-clemente |access-date=2024-01-28 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> California Transportation Commission initially awarded $2 million to clean up the debris and added $7.2 million in February to help repair the rail line.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-19 |title=Orange County gets $7M+ to repair rail line damaged by landslide |url=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://abc7.com/san-clemente-rail-line-repair-funding/14445300/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |work=ABC7}}</ref> A barrier wall similar to the one at the Casa Romantica slide will be constructed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aere |first=Jacob |date=2024-02-21 |title=Barrier wall to be constructed where landslide stopped rail service in San Clemente |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2024/02/20/barrier-wall-to-be-constructed-where-landslide-stopped-rail-service-in-san-clemente |access-date=2024-02-21 |work=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}</ref> Limited service through the landslide area resumed on March 6.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://news.pacificsurfliner.com/2024-03-05-Limited-Amtrak-Pacific-Surfliner-Rail-Service-Set-to-Resume-Through-San-Clemente-on-Wednesday |title=Limited Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Rail Service Set to Resume Through San Clemente on Wednesday |date=March 5, 2024 |publisher=LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency}}</ref> Full service then resumed on March 25.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-19 |title=Rail service through San Clemente to resume Monday |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/quality-of-life/2024/03/19/rail-service-through-san-clemente-to-resume-monday |access-date=2024-03-26 |work=KPBS Public Media |agency=City News Service}}</ref> OCTA says $7 million is needed to study realignment and other possible solutions to protect {{convert|7| miles}} of the line along the shore.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=2023-02-28 |title=Agency wants to study railroad relocation to protect endangered tracks in southern Orange County |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/story/2023-02-27/agency-wants-to-study-railroad-relocation-in-southern-orange-county |access-date=2023-02-28 |newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Connelly |first=Laylan |date=2023-03-10 |title=As coastal train track is repaired, OCTA hopes $5 million study will help find longer term fixes |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2023/03/10/while-crews-complete-track-repairs-after-rain-delays-octa-starts-studies-of-longer-term-fixes-for-key-coast-rail-line |access-date=2023-03-14 |newspaper=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}</ref> The first study, that started in August 2023, will identify the issues that impact the rail corridor, offer solutions to protect it, and develop the cost of the necessary improvements.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ireland |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-08-15 |title=OCTA Launches Engineering Study on Threats to Rail Service to San Diego |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/life/2023/08/14/octa-moves-ahead-with-study-on-whats-threatening-rail-service-to-san-diego/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Historic station stops==
Many, but not all of these stations currently operate. Many of these stations no longer exist (e.g. Linda Vista) and new ones have opened (e.g. [[Sorrento Valley (train station)|Sorrento Valley]]). For a list of stations that currently operate, see the articles for Metrolink's [[Orange County Line]] and the [[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]] or the templates to the right.

{| class="wikitable"
!Key:
|Open
|bgcolor=#D3D3D3|Closed
|bgcolor=#fef6e7|Proposed
|}

{| class="wikitable sticky-header" 
|-
!Municipality
!Station
![[Railway milepost|mi&nbsp;(km)]]
!Services
!Opened
!Closed
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Los Angeles]] ([[Downtown Los Angeles|Downtown]])
|{{amtk|Los Angeles}}
|
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Coast Starlight}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Pacific Surfliner}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Southwest Chief}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Sunset Limited}}/{{lnl|Amtrak|Texas Eagle}}   
   | {{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|91/Perris Valley|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Antelope Valley|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Riverside|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|San Bernardino|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Ventura County|inline=route}}
   | {{rint|losangeles|lacmta}} [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]]: {{LACMTA icon|A|showtext=yes}}, {{LACMTA icon|B|showtext=yes}}, {{LACMTA icon|D|showtext=yes}}, {{LACMTA icon|J|showtext=yes}}
   | {{rint|bus}} [[Amtrak Thruway]]: [[Amtrak Thruway#1|1]]
   | {{rint|bus}} [[FlyAway (bus)|FlyAway]] to {{rint|air|link=FlyAway (bus)}}&nbsp;[[Los Angeles International Airport|LAX]]
   | {{bus icon}} [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]], [[Antelope Valley Transit Authority]], [[Big Blue Bus]], [[City of Commerce Transit]], [[City of Santa Clarita Transit]], [[Dodger Stadium Express]], [[LADOT Commuter Express]], [[LADOT DASH]], [[Torrance Transit]]
   | {{rint|bus}} [[FlixBus]]
   }}
|May 3, 1939
|
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|[[La Grande Station]]
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|July 29, 1893
|May 3, 1939
|-
|[[Commerce, California|Commerce]]
|{{scax|Commerce}}
|
|{{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}}
|July 28, 1993<ref>{{cite news|title=Amtrak station opens |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33560684/amtrak_station_opens/|newspaper=[[The San Bernardino County Sun]]|date=July 29, 1993|page=9|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|[[Pico Rivera, California|Pico Rivera]]
|Rivera<ref name="SF1939"/>
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|
|Before 1948<ref name="SF1948"/>
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|[[West Whittier-Los Nietos, California|Los Nietos]]
|Los Nietos<ref name="SF1939"/>
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|
|Before 1948<ref name="SF1948"/>
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|[[Santa Fe Springs, California|Santa Fe Springs]]
|Santa Fe Springs<ref name="SF1939"/>
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|
|Before 1948<ref name="SF1948"/>
|-
|[[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]]
|{{scax|Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs}}
|
|{{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|91/Perris Valley|inline=route}}, {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}}
||July 17, 1995<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 18, 1995 |title=Metrolink Station Opens |page=23 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33556077/metrolink_station_opens/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|[[La Mirada, California|La Mirada]]
|La Mirada<ref name="SF1939"/>
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|
|Before 1948<ref name="SF1948"/>
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Buena Park, California|Buena Park]]
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|Buena Park (Santa Fe)<ref name="SF1939"/>
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|
|Before 1948<ref name="SF1948"/>
|-
|{{scax|Buena Park}}
|
|{{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|91/Perris Valley|inline=route}}, {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}}
|September 4, 2007
|
|-
|[[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]]
|{{scax|Fullerton}}
|
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Pacific Surfliner}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Southwest Chief}}
   | {{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|91/Perris Valley|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}}
   | {{rint|bus}} [[Amtrak Thruway]]: [[Amtrak Thruway#39|39]]
   | {{bus icon}} [[OC Bus]]
   }}
|1888
|
|-
|colspan="6" align="center" |[[Metrolink (California)|SCRRA]] [[Orange County Line|Orange Subdivision]] begins
|-
|[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]]
|{{amtk|Anaheim}}
|{{convert|170.6|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Pacific Surfliner}}
   | {{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}}
   | {{bus icon}} [[Anaheim Resort Transportation]], [[OC Bus]]
   | {{rint|bus}} [[Flixbus]]
   }}
|2014 (newest station)
|
|-
|[[Orange, California|Orange]]
|{{scax|Orange}}
|{{convert|172.6|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Inland|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}}
   | {{bus icon}} [[OC Bus]]
   | {{rint|bus}} [[Chapman University]] Shuttle
   }}
|1888
|
|-
|[[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]]
|{{amtk|Santa Ana}}
|{{convert|175.2|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Pacific Surfliner}}
   | {{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Inland|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}}
   | {{bus icon}} [[OC Bus]]
   | {{rint|bus}} [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]]
   }}
|September 8, 1985 (newest station)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-09-08-me-2980-story.html|title=Santa Ana : Officials Dedicate Transportation Center|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 8, 1985|first=Andy |last=Rose|access-date=19 December 2015}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Tustin, California|Tustin]]
|{{scax|Tustin}}
|{{convert|175.2|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Inland|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}}
   | {{bus icon}} [[OC Bus]], including [[OC Bus#iShuttle|iShuttle]]
   }}
|January 18, 2002<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jan-18-me-23417-story.html |title=New Metrolink Station to Debut Today in Tustin |last=Morin |first=Monte |date=January 18, 2002 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=July 5, 2019 |language=en-US |issn=0458-3035}}</ref>
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Irvine, California|Irvine]]
|{{amtk|Irvine}}
|{{convert|185.0|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Pacific Surfliner}}
   | {{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Inland|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}}
   | {{bus icon}} [[OC Bus]], including [[OC Bus#iShuttle|iShuttle]]
   }}
|June 1, 1990
|
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|{{stl|Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Irvine}} (Santa Fe station)
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|1889
|1947<ref name="LAT1">{{cite news |last1=Paulson |first1=Wendy |title=Tracking Progress : Irvine Hub Dedicated as Start of ‘Railroad Renaissance’ |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-17-me-498-story.html |access-date=December 16, 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 17, 1990}}</ref>
|-
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|[[Lake Forest, California|El Toro]]
|[[El Toro station (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway)|El Toro]]
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|1939 or earlier<ref name="SF1939">{{cite web |title=The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System Time Tables |url=https://streamlinermemories.info/SF/SF39-6TT.pdf |website=Streamliner Memories |access-date=9 March 2024 |date=1939|author=Santa Fe Railway|page=42}}</ref>
|1961 or later<ref name="SF1961">{{cite web |title=Santa Fe System Timetables (PDF) |date=1961 |author=Santa Fe Railway |url=https://streamlinermemories.info/SF/SF61-4TT.pdf |website=Streamliner Memories |publisher=[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] |access-date=9 March 2024 |pages=22}}</ref>
|-
|[[Laguna Niguel, California|Laguna Niguel]]
|{{scax|Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo}}
|{{convert|193.5|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Inland|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}}
   | {{bus icon}} [[OC Bus]]
   }}
|April 19, 2002<ref>{{cite news|last=McKibben | first=Dave|title=Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink Depot Set to Debut |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33558013/laguna_niguelmission_viejo_metrolink/|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 17, 2002|page=11|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = July 5, 2019 }}</ref>
|
|-
|[[San Juan Capistrano, California|San Juan Capistrano]]
|{{amtk|San Juan Capistrano}}
|{{convert|197.2|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Pacific Surfliner}}
   | {{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Inland|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}}
   | {{bus icon}} [[OC Bus]]
   }}
|October 27, 1894
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[San Clemente, California|San Clemente]]
|{{scax|San Clemente}}
|{{convert|203.6|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Inland|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}}
   | {{bus icon}} [[OC Bus]]
   }}
|March 6, 1995
|
|- 
|{{amtk|San Clemente Pier}}
|{{convert|204.8|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Pacific Surfliner}} (limited service)
   | {{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Inland|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}} (weekends only)
   | {{bus icon}} San Clemente Trolley
   }}
|
|
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|[[San Onofre State Beach|San Onofre]]
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|
|1961 or later<ref name="SF1961"/>
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|[[Las Flores, California|Las Flores]]
|Las Flores<ref name="SF1939"/>
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|
|Before 1948<ref name="SF1948">{{cite web |title=Time Tables - The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System |url=https://streamlinermemories.info/SF/SF48-4TT.pdf |access-date=9 March 2024 |date=1948|author=Santa Fe Railway|page=24}}</ref>
|-
|colspan="6" align="center" |[[Metrolink (California)|SCRRA]] [[Orange County Line|Orange Subdivision]] ends; [[North County Transit District|NCTD]] San Diego Subdivision begins
|-
|[[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]]
|{{amtk|Oceanside}}
|{{convert|226.4|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Pacific Surfliner}}
   | {{rint|sandiego|coaster}} [[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]]
   | {{rint|sandiego|sprinter}} [[Sprinter (rail service)|Sprinter]]
   | {{rint|losangeles|metrolink}} [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]]: {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Inland|inline=route}} {{rcb|Metrolink (California)|Orange County|inline=route}}
   | {{bus icon}} [[North County Transit District|NCTD Breeze]]
   | {{rint|bus}} [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]]
   }}
|1984 (oldest station 1886)
|
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad]]
|{{stl|NCTD|Carlsbad Village}}
|{{convert|229.2|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|sandiego|coaster}} [[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]]
   | {{bus icon}} NCTD Breeze: [[North County Transit District#101|101]], [[North County Transit District#315|315]], [[North County Transit District#325|325]]
}}
|February 27, 1995<ref name="coasterfeb1995">{{cite news |last1=Bradley, Jr. |first1=Tom |title=High Hopes Ride Aboard Coaster |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97571738/coaster-february-26-1995/ |access-date=March 13, 2022 |work=The North County Times |date=February 26, 1995 |location=[[Oceanside, California]] |pages=B1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97571767/coaster-part-2-february-26-1995/ B8]|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
|
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|[[Carlsbad Village station|Carlsbad Santa Fe Depot]]
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|1887<ref name=NPSCarlsbad>{{Cite web |last=National Park Service (NPS) Digital Asset Management System |title=Carlsbad Santa Fe Depot |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/93001016}}</ref>
|1960<ref name=NPSCarlsbad/>
|-
|{{stl|NCTD|Carlsbad Poinsettia}}
||{{convert|233.3|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|sandiego|coaster}} [[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]]
   | NCTD Breeze: [[North County Transit District#444|444]], [[North County Transit District#445|445]]
}}
|February 27, 1995<ref name="coasterfeb1995"/>
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Encinitas, California|Encinitas]]
|{{stl|NCTD|Encinitas}}
|{{convert|237.7|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|sandiego|coaster}} [[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]]
   | {{bus icon}} NCTD Breeze: [[North County Transit District#101|101]], [[North County Transit District#304|304]], [[North County Transit District#309|309]]
}}
|February 27, 1995<ref name="coasterfeb1995"/>
|
|- style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|[[Encinitas station|Encinitas (Santa Fe station)]]
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|
|1960s
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|[[Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, California|Cardiff]]
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|
|1953 or later<ref name="SF1953">{{cite web |title=Time Tables - The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System |url=https://streamlinermemories.info/SF/SF53TTocr.pdf |access-date=9 March 2024 |date=1953|author=Santa Fe Railway|page=24}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Solana Beach, California|Solana Beach]]
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|Solana Beach (Santa Fe)
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|
|1953 or later<ref name="SF1953"/>
|-
|{{amtk|Solana Beach}}
|{{convert|241.8|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Pacific Surfliner}}
   | {{rint|sandiego|coaster}} [[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]]
   | {{bus icon}} [[North County Transit District|NCTD Breeze]]
   }}
|February 6, 1995<ref name="1995Amtrak">{{cite news |last1=Eyerly |first1=Alan |title=Timetable Changes for Amtrak's San Diegan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25658313/del-mar-february-4-1995/ |access-date=March 13, 2022 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 4, 1994 |page=B3|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Del Mar, California|Del Mar]]
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
| [[Solana Beach station#Former Amtrak station at Del Mar|Del Mar]]
|
| Formerly:{{Unbulleted list
   | [[File:Amtrak logo (1971).png|30px]] [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|San Diegan}} (1971-1995)
   | [[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (pre-1971)
   }}
| 1910
| 1995
|- style="background: #fef6e7;"
| [[Del Mar Fairgrounds]]
| 
| {{rint|sandiego|coaster}} [[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]]
| 2028 (proposed)<ref>{{cite web |title=Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program Sixth Round Selected Projects – Project Detail Summary |url=https://calsta.ca.gov/-/media/calsta-media/documents/2023-tircp-new-project-detailed-award-summary-4-24-23-a11y.pdf |website=[[California State Transportation Agency]] |access-date=11 October 2023 |pages=11 |date=April 24, 2023}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[San Diego]]
|{{stl|NCTD|Sorrento Valley}}
|{{convert|249.0|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|sandiego|coaster}} [[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]]
   | {{bus icon}} [[North County Transit District]]: [[North County Transit District#COASTER Connection|COASTER Connection Routes 471, 472, 473, 478, 479]]{{efn|group=notes|name=COASTERConnection|Replacing [[San Diego MTS bus system|MTS bus routes]] 972, 973, 978, and 979, also known as the Sorrento Valley Coaster Connection (SVCC), effective June 10, 2024.<ref name=CC>{{cite web |title=COASTER Connection |url=https://gonctd.com/cc/ |website=[[North County Transit District]] |access-date=4 June 2024}}</ref><ref name=June2024>{{cite web |title=Service Changes  |url=https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/service-changes |date=May 22, 2015 |publisher=[[San Diego Metropolitan Transit System]] |access-date=4 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref>}}
}}
|February 27, 1995<ref name="coasterfeb1995"/>
|
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|Sorrento (Santa Fe)
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|
|1953 or later<ref name="SF1953"/>
|-style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|Linda Vista
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|
|1953 or later<ref name="SF1953"/>
|-
|{{amtk|San Diego–Old Town}}
|{{convert|264.2|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Pacific Surfliner}}
   | {{rint|sandiego|coaster}} [[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]]
   | {{rint|sandiego|trolley}} [[San Diego Trolley]]: {{rint|sandiego|blue|showtext=y}}, {{rint|sandiego|green|showtext=y}}
   | {{bus icon}} [[San Diego Metropolitan Transit System|Metropolitan Transit System]]
   | {{bus icon}} {{rint|air|link=San Diego International Airport}} [[San Diego International Airport#Public transportation|San Diego Flyer shuttle]]
   | {{bus icon}} [[University of San Diego]] shuttle
   | {{rint|bus}} [[Flixbus]]
   }}
|
|
|-
|{{amtk|San Diego}}
|{{convert|267.5|mi|km|0|abbr=values}}
|{{Unbulleted list
   | {{rint|us|amtrak}} [[Amtrak]]: {{lnl|Amtrak|Pacific Surfliner}}
   | {{rint|sandiego|coaster}} [[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]]
   | {{rint|sandiego|trolley}} [[San Diego Trolley]]: {{rint|sandiego|blue|showtext=y}}, {{rint|sandiego|green|showtext=y}}
   | {{bus icon}} [[San Diego Metropolitan Transit System|Metropolitan Transit System]]
   }}
|March 7, 1915<ref>{{Cite news |last=Showley |first=Roger |date=March 3, 2015 |title=Santa Fe Depot at 100: Tiles, tourists and skyscrapers |work=[[U-T San Diego]] |url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/mar/03/depot-santa-fe-centennial/ |access-date=March 6, 2015}}</ref>
|
|-
|colspan="6" align="center" |[[North County Transit District|NCTD]] San Diego Subdivision ends; [[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] San Diego Subdivision begins
|-
|rowspan="3" align="center" | [[San Diego]]
|- style="background: #fef6e7;"
| [[San Diego Convention Center]]
| 
| {{rint|sandiego|coaster}} [[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]]
| 2025 (proposed)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diehl |first=Phil |date=June 27, 2021 |title=Transit district to increase Coaster commuter train service this fall |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/oceanside/story/2021-06-27/transit-district-to-increase-coaster-commuter-train-service-this-fall |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627131516/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/oceanside/story/2021-06-27/transit-district-to-increase-coaster-commuter-train-service-this-fall |archive-date=June 27, 2021 |access-date=October 11, 2023 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|- style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|22nd Street station<ref name=SF1913>{{cite web |title=Time of Trains, Sleeping Car Schedules, and Other Information|url=https://streamlinermemories.info/SF/SF13-10TT.pdf |access-date=7 June 2024 |pages=33 |date=20 October 1913}}</ref>
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|
|Between 1913<ref name=SF1913/> and 1926<ref>{{cite web |title=Santa Fe Railway Timetable |url=https://streamlinermemories.info/SF/SF26-2TT.pdf |date=August 1926}}</ref>
|- style="background: #D3D3D3;"
|[[National City, California|National City]]
|[[National City station|National City]]
|
|[[File:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Herald.svg|15px]] [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] services (formerly)
|1882
|1930
|}

==See also==
* The [[Coast Line (Union Pacific Railroad)|Coast Line]], continuing north from Los Angeles to [[San Francisco]]. It is owned by the [[Metrolink (California)|Southern California Regional Rail Authority]] (SCRRA) between Los Angeles and [[Moorpark, California|Moorpark]], and the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] from Moorpark onwards.
* [[History of rail transportation in California]]
* Other major rail corridors in the United States with tracks owned by Amtrak:
** [[Northeast Corridor]]
** [[Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line]]
** [[New Haven–Springfield Line]]
** [[Chicago–Detroit Line]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

;Journals
* {{Duke-Santa Fe-1}}
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Jordan | first1 = Keith | year = 1996 | title = The Surf Line 1940&ndash;1950 | journal = The Warbonnet | volume = 2 | issue = 2| pages = 4–24 }}
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Jordan | first1 = Keith | year = 1996 | title = The Surf Line Part II: 1950&ndash;1965 | journal = The Warbonnet | volume = 2 | issue = 4| pages = 11–24 }}
* {{cite journal | title=Santa Fe Surf Line, 1940 | first=Keith | last=Jordan | journal=[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]] | volume=64 | issue=8 | date=August 2004 | pages=64–69 | url=http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/Files/PDF/Santa%20Fe%20Surf%20Line%201940.pdf | issn=0041-0934 | access-date=September 13, 2014 | archive-date=September 13, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913195143/http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/Files/PDF/Santa%20Fe%20Surf%20Line%201940.pdf | url-status=dead }}
* {{cite journal | url=http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/files/pdf/the-secret-borax-train.pdf | title=The secret borax train | journal=Classic Trains | date=June 2005 | volume=6 | issue=2 | pages=36–39 | last=Richardson | first=Don | access-date=March 27, 2015 | archive-date=January 11, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111044628/http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/files/pdf/the-secret-borax-train.pdf | url-status=dead }}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060902043209/http://www.railserve.com/surfline/ Photos of Amtrak, Metrolink, and BNSF on the Surf Line]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060710203651/http://www.sdrm.org/history/cs/index.html California Southern Railway History]

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