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Orange County Line
Orange County Line History
The Orange County Line began in 1990 as the Orange Coun-
ty Commuter, an Amtrak-operated service between Los
Angeles and San Juan Capistrano. The Orange County Com-
muter made a single weekday round-trip; departing San
Juan Capistrano in the morning and returning in the
evening.[1] Amtrak conveyed the route to Metrolink on
March 28, 1994, becoming the "Orange County Line" and
Metrolink’s fifth route.[2][3] Service is provided seven
days a week, with 19 trains on weekdays, and six on
weekends. The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner supplements
Orange County Line service by providing limited stop
Metrolink train 860 at Irvine service along the corridor and more service during mid-
Overview days, nights and weekends.
Type Commuter rail
System Metrolink
Route
While the Orange County Line shares trackage with Am-
Status Operating
trak’s Pacific Surfliner trains, a few of its stations are
Locale Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties shared with the 91 Line and many with the IEOC line.
The Orange County Line runs on the BNSF Railway’s
Termini Los Angeles Union Station
Oceanside Southern Transcon track between Los Angeles and
Fullerton, under a shared-right-of-way agreement. Sev-
Stations 14 eral stations, most notably the ones in downtown Fuller-
Operation ton and Santa Ana, are renovated Spanish Colonial Revi-
val depots originally built by the Atchison, Topeka and
Owner BNSF Railway (track)
Santa Fe Railway.
Operator(s) Metrolink In October 2005, the Orange County Transportation
Authority announced that it would increase service on
Character Elevated and surface-level
the Orange County Line, running trains twenty hours dai-
Technical ly, seven days a week every 30 minutes. The first part
of the additional service was implemented in June 2006
Line length 87.2 miles
with Saturday service, and July 2006 with Sunday service.
Track gauge 1,435mm (4ft 8½ inches) The plan has drawn criticism[citation needed] as many
Metrolink stations are located beyond walking distance
from important destinations such as Disneyland and the
The Orange County Line is a commuter rail line run by
adjacent Anaheim Convention Center, Knott’s Berry
Metrolink from Los Angeles through Orange County to
Farm, and the Irvine Spectrum. Funds for new rolling
Oceanside in San Diego County, connecting with the
stock and track improvements were allocated from the
Coaster commuter rail service to San Diego. The Orange
voter-approved Measure M half-cent sales tax, while crit-
County Line carries passengers to the primary Metrolink
ics had advocated using the money for bus operations or
hub at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, as well
other transit service instead. To address some of these is-
as to many attractions in Orange County including Angel
sues, OCTA operates a series of Stationlink shuttle routes
Stadium of Anaheim and the Honda Center, the Disney-
that connect Metrolink stations in Orange County to
land Resort, Old Town Orange, and Mission San Juan
nearby destinations.
Capistrano.
The Orange County line serves 14 stations during
weekday service, and one additional station on week-
ends:
• Union Station, Los Angeles
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• Commerce, Commerce sibly either Norwalk or Fullerton. When completed, the
• Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs, Norwalk right-of-way will consist of the existing tracks with two
• Buena Park, Buena Park additional tracks for HSR trains.
• Fullerton, Fullerton
•
•
Anaheim, Anaheim
Orange, Orange
See also
• Santa Ana, Santa Ana • Transportation in San Diego County
• Tustin, Tustin
•
•
Irvine, Irvine
Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel/Mission
References
Viejo [1] Amtrak (October 28, 1990). "National Train
• San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano Timetables". http://www.timetables.org/
• San Clemente, San Clemente full.php?group=19901028&item=0059. Retrieved
• San Clemente Pier, San Clemente (weekend service 2010-05-16.
only) [2] NARP (March 25, 1994). "NARP March 1994
• Oceanside, Oceanside Hotlines". http://www.narprail.org/
The July 2011 timetable shows five weekday trains from h9403.htm#818. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
Los Angeles to Oceanside, three to Laguna Niguel and one [3] TRAINS Magazine - Railroad News, Web Cam,
to Irvine. Railroading Video - Metrolink
California High-Speed Rail External links
The route of the Orange County Line will be used for the • Orange County Line weekday schedule
planned California High-Speed Rail line from Los Angeles • Orange County Line weekend schedule
Union Station to Irvine. It will stop in Anaheim and pos-
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County, California, Public transportation in San Diego County, California, Public transportation in Southern California
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