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System map (as of September 2023)

Metrolink is the commuter rail system serving the Greater Los Angeles area of Southern California. The system is governed by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) and operated under contract by Amtrak, [1] serving five counties in the region— Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura—as well as the city of Oceanside in San Diego County. The network consists of 69 stations along eight lines, with a total route length of 545.6 miles (878.1 km). [2] Arrow is operated under a contract with the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA). [3]

Lines

Union Station in Los Angeles serves as a hub for Metrolink, with six out of eight Metrolink lines terminating at the station.
Metrolink lines [4]
Line Route length Stations Termini Average weekday ridership
(Q1 2021–2022)
76.6 miles (123.3 km) 13 Lancaster (north)
L.A. Union Station (south)
1,878
100.1 miles (161.1 km) 16 San Bernardino–Downtown (north)
Oceanside (south)
1,529
87.2 miles (140.3 km) 15 L.A. Union Station (north)
Oceanside (south)
2,182
58.8 miles (94.6 km) 7 L.A. Union Station (west)
Riverside–Downtown (east)
702
56.5 miles (90.9 km) 17 L.A. Union Station (west)
San Bernardino–Downtown (east)
Redlands–Downtown (express only)
3,561
76.6 miles (123.3 km) 12 Ventura–East (west)
L.A. Union Station (east)
840
83.8 miles (134.9 km) 12 L.A. Union Station (west)
Perris–South (east)
1,085
   Arrow
9 miles (14 km) 5 San Bernardino–Downtown (west)
Redlands–University (east)
n/a

Stations

Termini
Station Image Line(s) [note 1] Rail connections Location Date opened References
Anaheim The front of Anaheim station Amtrak Amtrak:
Anaheim December 6, 2014 [5] [6] [7]
Anaheim Canyon The platform at Anaheim Canyon station Anaheim August 5, 1996 [8] [9]
Auto Club Speedway Fontana
Baldwin Park The platform at Baldwin Park station Baldwin Park May 24, 1993 [10] [11]
Buena Park The platforms at Buena Park station Buena Park September 4, 2007 [12] [13]
Burbank Airport–North The platform at Burbank Airport–North station Burbank May 14, 2018 [14] [15]
Burbank Airport–South Burbank Airport–South station in 2012 when it was named Bob Hope Airport station Amtrak Amtrak:
Burbank April 24, 1995 [16] [17]
Cal State L.A. The pedestrian bridge at Cal State LA station connecting the Metrolink platform with the Metro Busway platform Los Angeles October 26, 1994 [18] [19]
Camarillo A train at Camarillo station Amtrak Amtrak:
Camarillo February 14, 1994 [20] [21]
Chatsworth The platform and building at Chatsworth station Amtrak Amtrak:
Los Angeles October 26, 1992 [22] [23]
Claremont Trackside at Claremont station Claremont December 5, 1992 [24] [25]
Commerce The platform at Commerce station Commerce March 28, 1994 [7] [26]
Corona–North Main Corona–North Main station, 2009 Corona November 22, 2002 [27] [28]
Corona–West The platform at Corona–West station Corona October 2, 1995 [29] [30]
Covina Covina station from the east end of the platform looking west Covina October 26, 1992 [31] [32]
Downtown Burbank The Burbank Downtown station building Burbank October 26, 1992 [23] [33]
El Monte The platform at El Monte station El Monte October 26, 1992 [32] [34]
Fairplex La Verne
Fontana Fontana station Fontana November 22, 1993 [35] [36]
Fullerton Trackside at Fullerton station Amtrak Amtrak:
Fullerton March 28, 1994 [7] [37]
Glendale The Glendale station building Amtrak Amtrak:
Glendale October 26, 1992 [23] [38]
Industry Industry station from the east end of the platform looking west Industry June 14, 1993 [39] [40]
Irvine A train at Irvine station Amtrak Amtrak:
Irvine March 28, 1994 [7] [41]
Jurupa Valley/Pedley The platform at Jurupa Valley/Pedley station, 2017 Jurupa Valley June 14, 1993 [39] [42] [43]
L.A. Union Station The Los Angeles Union Station main building Amtrak Amtrak:


  Metro (LACMTA):
  A Line
  B Line
  D Line

Los Angeles October 26, 1992 [23] [44]
Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo A train at Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station, 2008 Laguna Niguel April 22, 2002 [45] [46]
Lancaster The Lancaster station building Lancaster January 24, 1994 [47] [48]
Montclair Montclair Transcenter Montclair February 22, 1993 [49] [50]
Montebello/​Commerce The platform at Montebello/Commerce station Montebello September 8, 1997 [51] [52]
Moorpark A train at Moorpark station Amtrak Amtrak:
Moorpark October 26, 1992 [23] [53]
Moreno Valley/March Field Moreno Valley/March Field station, 2016 Moreno Valley June 6, 2016 [54] [55]
Newhall Exterior of the Newhall station Santa Clarita March 18, 2000 [56] [57]
Northridge The platform at Northridge station Los Angeles February 14, 1994 [21] [58]
Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station in 2016, with a BNSF freight train on the left track Norwalk July 17, 1995 [59] [60]
Oceanside A Metrolink train (center) and a Coaster train (right) at Oceanside station Amtrak Amtrak:

NCTD:
Coaster
Sprinter
Oceanside March 28, 1994 [7] [61]
Ontario–East A train at Ontario–East station Ontario June 14, 1993 [62] [39]
Orange The platform at Orange station Orange March 28, 1994 [7] [63]
Oxnard Oxnard Transit Center portal Amtrak Amtrak:
Oxnard April 4, 1994 [64] [65]
Palmdale The Palmdale Transportation Center building Palmdale April 25, 2005 [66] [67]
Perris–Downtown A train at Perris–Downtown station Perris June 6, 2016 [54] [55]
Perris–South The platform at Perris–South station Perris June 6, 2016 [54] [55]
Pomona–Downtown The Pomona–Downtown station building Amtrak Amtrak:
Pomona February 5, 2001 [68] [69]
Pomona–North A train at Pomona–North station Pomona October 26, 1992 [23] [70]
Rancho Cucamonga The platform at Rancho Cucamonga station Rancho Cucamonga November 1, 1994 [71] [72]
Redlands–Downtown Redlands–Downtown station
   Arrow
Redlands October 24, 2022 [73]
Redlands–Esri Redlands–Esri station site, under construction in March 2021
   Arrow
Redlands October 24, 2022 [74] [75]
Redlands–University Redlands–University station, under construction in October 2021
   Arrow
Redlands October 24, 2022 [74] [75]
Rialto The Rialto station building at night Rialto May 17, 1993 [76] [77]
Riverside–Downtown A train at Riverside–Downtown station at night Amtrak Amtrak:
Riverside June 14, 1993 [39] [78]
Riverside–Hunter Park/UCR A train at Riverside–Hunter Park/UCR station Riverside June 6, 2016 [54] [55]
Riverside–La Sierra The entrance to Riverside–La Sierra station Riverside October 2, 1995 [79] [29]
San Bernardino–Depot Trackside at San Bernardino Depot Amtrak Amtrak:
San Bernardino May 17, 1993 [77] [80]
San Bernardino–Downtown A San Bernardino Transit Center sign
   Arrow
San Bernardino December 16, 2017 [81] [82]
San Bernardino–Tippecanoe The platform at San Bernardino–Tippecanoe station
   Arrow
San Bernardino October 24, 2022 [74] [75]
San Clemente The platform at San Clemente station San Clemente March 6, 1995 [83] [84]
San Clemente Pier [note 2] The platform at San Clemente Pier station Amtrak Amtrak:
San Clemente June 15, 1996 [85] [86]
San Juan Capistrano A trackside view of San Juan Capistrano station Amtrak Amtrak:
San Juan Capistrano March 28, 1994 [7] [87]
Santa Ana A view of Santa Ana station Amtrak Amtrak:
Santa Ana March 28, 1994 [7] [88]
Santa Clarita The entrance to Santa Clarita station Santa Clarita October 26, 1992 [23] [89]
Simi Valley The platform at Simi Valley station Amtrak Amtrak:
Simi Valley October 26, 1992 [23] [90]
Sun Valley The platform at Sun Valley station Los Angeles April 30, 2001 [91] [92]
Sylmar/San Fernando The open-sheltered platforms of Sylmar/San Fernando station Los Angeles January 26, 1994 [93] [94]
Tustin A streetside view of Tustin station Tustin January 21, 2002 [95] [96]
Upland The platform at Upland station Upland May 17, 1993 [77] [97]
Van Nuys The Van Nuys station building Amtrak Amtrak:
Los Angeles October 26, 1992 [23] [98]
Ventura–East A train at East Ventura station at sunset Ventura November 11, 2002 [99] [100]
Via Princessa The platform at Via Princessa station Santa Clarita February 7, 1994 [101] [102]
Vincent Grade/Acton Vincent Grade/Acton station Acton January 31, 1994 [48] [103]
Vista Canyon The platform at Vista Canyon station Santa Clarita October 23, 2023 [104] [105]

Future stations

Station Line(s) Location Status Planned opening date References
Placentia 91/Perris Valley Line
( Infill station)
Placentia Planned [ to be determined] [106]
L.A. General Medical Center San Bernardino Line
( Infill station)
Los Angeles Planned [ to be determined] [107]
Pico Rivera 91/Perris Valley Line, Orange County Line
( Infill station)
Pico Rivera Planned [ to be determined] [108]
Hemet 91/Perris Valley Line Hemet Planned [ to be determined] [109] [110]
San Jacinto 91/Perris Valley Line San Jacinto Planned [ to be determined] [109] [110]

Notes

  1. ^ Where more than one line serves a station, lines are listed in the order of opening.
  2. ^ Weekend service only.

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