Pacific Surfliner information

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	Legend
	Coast Starlight
	to Seattle
	Metrolink
	to Ventura–East
	Metrolink
	to Lancaster
	Sunset Limited
	to New Orleans
	Metrolink
	to San Bernardino
	Southwest Chief
	to Chicago
	Metrolink
	to Perris–South
	Metrolink
	to San Bernardino
	Sprinter
	to Escondido
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*Pacific Surfliner*
Pacific Surfliner
	Pacific Surfliner at the Santa Fe Depot in San Diego, California, 2022
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail, higher-speed rail
Locale	Southern California
Predecessor	San Diegan
First service	June 1, 2000; 23 years ago
Current operator(s)	LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency, in partnership with Amtrak, Caltrans and OCTA
Annual ridership	1,517,425 (FY23) -7.1%
Website	pacificsurfliner.com
Route
Termini	San Luis Obispo; San Diego
Stops	25
Distance travelled	350 miles (560 km)
Average journey time	8 hours, 52 minutes
Train number(s)	562–595, 761–794
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach Class, Business Class
Catering facilities	Café
Technical
Rolling stock	Siemens Charger; Surfliner (railcar)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	41 mph (66 km/h) (avg.); 90 mph (140 km/h) (top)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Coast Starlight
	to Seattle
	Metrolink
	to Ventura–East
	Metrolink
	to Lancaster
	Sunset Limited
	to New Orleans
	Metrolink
	to San Bernardino
	Southwest Chief
	to Chicago
	Metrolink
	to Perris–South
	Metrolink
	to San Bernardino
	Sprinter
	to Escondido
	Green Line
	Blue Line
	Green Line
	Blue Line
	Silver Line
	All stations are accessible; Parking is available at all stations ; except San Diego–Old Town
Key
	This diagram: view; talk; edit;

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.^[4]

Like all regional trains in California, the Pacific Surfliner is operated by a joint powers authority. The LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency is governed by a board that includes eleven elected representatives from the six counties the train travels through. LOSSAN contracts with the Orange County Transportation Authority to provide day-to-day management of the service and with contracts with Amtrak to operate the service and maintain the rolling stock (locomotives and passenger cars). The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) provides the funding to operate the service and also owns all of the locomotives and some of the rolling stock; with Amtrak owning the rest.

Portions of the line in southern Orange County have been suspended four times between 2022 and 2024 due to coastal erosion.

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^ "Amtrak Fiscal Year 2023 Ridership" (PDF). Amtrak. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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^ "Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program Sixth Round Selected Projects – Project Detail Summary" (PDF). California State Transportation Agency. April 24, 2023. p. 11. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
^ "Amtrak FY16 Ridership and Revenue Fact Sheet" (PDF). Amtrak. April 17, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

[AmtrakRouteRidership-2] "Amtrak Fiscal Year 2023 Ridership" (PDF). Amtrak. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

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[4] "Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program Sixth Round Selected Projects – Project Detail Summary" (PDF). California State Transportation Agency. April 24, 2023. p. 11. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

[Amtrak-ridership-5] "Amtrak FY16 Ridership and Revenue Fact Sheet" (PDF). Amtrak. April 17, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

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