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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.
Stations
Station
Image
Line(s)
[note 1]
Rail connections
Location
Date opened
References
Anaheim
Amtrak :
Anaheim
December 6, 2014
[5]
[6]
[7]
Anaheim Canyon
Anaheim
August 5, 1996
[8]
[9]
Auto Club Speedway
Fontana
Baldwin Park
Baldwin Park
May 24, 1993
[10]
[11]
Buena Park
Buena Park
September 4, 2007
[12]
[13]
Burbank Airport–North
Burbank
May 14, 2018
[14]
[15]
Burbank Airport–South
Amtrak :
Burbank
April 24, 1995
[16]
[17]
Cal State L.A.
Los Angeles
October 26, 1994
[18]
[19]
Camarillo
Amtrak :
Camarillo
February 14, 1994
[20]
[21]
Chatsworth
Amtrak :
Los Angeles
October 26, 1992
[22]
[23]
Claremont
Claremont
December 5, 1992
[24]
[25]
Commerce
Commerce
March 28, 1994
[7]
[26]
Corona–North Main
Corona
November 22, 2002
[27]
[28]
Corona–West
Corona
October 2, 1995
[29]
[30]
Covina
Covina
October 26, 1992
[31]
[32]
Downtown Burbank
Burbank
October 26, 1992
[23]
[33]
El Monte
El Monte
October 26, 1992
[32]
[34]
Fairplex
La Verne
Fontana
Fontana
November 22, 1993
[35]
[36]
Fullerton
Amtrak :
Fullerton
March 28, 1994
[7]
[37]
Glendale
Amtrak :
Glendale
October 26, 1992
[23]
[38]
Industry
Industry
June 14, 1993
[39]
[40]
Irvine
Amtrak :
Irvine
March 28, 1994
[7]
[41]
Jurupa Valley/Pedley
Jurupa Valley
June 14, 1993
[39]
[42]
[43]
L.A. Union Station †
Amtrak :
Metro (LACMTA) :
A Line
B Line
D Line
Los Angeles
October 26, 1992
[23]
[44]
Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo
Laguna Niguel
April 22, 2002
[45]
[46]
Lancaster †
Lancaster
January 24, 1994
[47]
[48]
Montclair
Montclair
February 22, 1993
[49]
[50]
Montebello/Commerce
Montebello
September 8, 1997
[51]
[52]
Moorpark
Amtrak :
Moorpark
October 26, 1992
[23]
[53]
Moreno Valley/March Field
Moreno Valley
June 6, 2016
[54]
[55]
Newhall
Santa Clarita
March 18, 2000
[56]
[57]
Northridge
Los Angeles
February 14, 1994
[21]
[58]
Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs
Norwalk
July 17, 1995
[59]
[60]
Oceanside †
Amtrak :
NCTD :
Coaster
Sprinter
Oceanside
March 28, 1994
[7]
[61]
Ontario–East
Ontario
June 14, 1993
[62]
[39]
Orange
Orange
March 28, 1994
[7]
[63]
Oxnard
Amtrak :
Oxnard
April 4, 1994
[64]
[65]
Palmdale
Palmdale
April 25, 2005
[66]
[67]
Perris–Downtown
Perris
June 6, 2016
[54]
[55]
Perris–South †
Perris
June 6, 2016
[54]
[55]
Pomona–Downtown
Amtrak :
Pomona
February 5, 2001
[68]
[69]
Pomona–North
Pomona
October 26, 1992
[23]
[70]
Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga
November 1, 1994
[71]
[72]
Redlands–Downtown †
Redlands
October 24, 2022
[73]
Redlands–Esri
Redlands
October 24, 2022
[74]
[75]
Redlands–University †
Redlands
October 24, 2022
[74]
[75]
Rialto
Rialto
May 17, 1993
[76]
[77]
Riverside–Downtown †
Amtrak :
Riverside
June 14, 1993
[39]
[78]
Riverside–Hunter Park/UCR
Riverside
June 6, 2016
[54]
[55]
Riverside–La Sierra
Riverside
October 2, 1995
[79]
[29]
San Bernardino–Depot
Amtrak :
San Bernardino
May 17, 1993
[77]
[80]
San Bernardino–Downtown †
San Bernardino
December 16, 2017
[81]
[82]
San Bernardino–Tippecanoe
San Bernardino
October 24, 2022
[74]
[75]
San Clemente
San Clemente
March 6, 1995
[83]
[84]
San Clemente Pier
[note 2]
Amtrak :
San Clemente
June 15, 1996
[85]
[86]
San Juan Capistrano
Amtrak :
San Juan Capistrano
March 28, 1994
[7]
[87]
Santa Ana
Amtrak :
Santa Ana
March 28, 1994
[7]
[88]
Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita
October 26, 1992
[23]
[89]
Simi Valley
Amtrak :
Simi Valley
October 26, 1992
[23]
[90]
Sun Valley
Los Angeles
April 30, 2001
[91]
[92]
Sylmar/San Fernando
Los Angeles
January 26, 1994
[93]
[94]
Tustin
Tustin
January 21, 2002
[95]
[96]
Upland
Upland
May 17, 1993
[77]
[97]
Van Nuys
Amtrak :
Los Angeles
October 26, 1992
[23]
[98]
Ventura–East †
Ventura
November 11, 2002
[99]
[100]
Via Princessa
Santa Clarita
February 7, 1994
[101]
[102]
Vincent Grade/Acton
Acton
January 31, 1994
[48]
[103]
Vista Canyon
Santa Clarita
October 23, 2023
[104]
[105]
Future stations
Notes
^ Where more than one line serves a station, lines are listed in the order of opening.
^ Weekend service only.
References
^
"About Metrolink" . Metrolink. Retrieved February 10, 2010 .
^
"Metrolink Celebrates 30th Anniversary by Gifting Customers and Introducing New Logo" . Metrolink Celebrates 30th Anniversary by Gifting Customers and Introducing New Logo (Press release). October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^ Keating, Jessica (October 24, 2022).
"Metrolink Arrow train begins Redlands-to-San Bernardino service" .
Redlands Daily Facts .
Digital First Media . Retrieved October 24, 2022 .
^
"Metrolink Fact Sheet: Q1 '21-22" (PDF) . Southern California Regional Rail Authority. Retrieved December 29, 2023 .
^
"Anaheim, CA (ANA)" . Great American Stations . Retrieved May 25, 2016 .
^
"Anaheim" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h Mary Ann Milbourn (March 27, 1994). "Linking up with Metrolink – What's Inside".
The Orange County Register .
^
"Anaheim Canyon" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ "New Metrolink station to open in Anaheim".
The Press-Enterprise . August 2, 1996.
^
"Baldwin Park" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ "Baldwin Park Metrolink Station Opens".
Los Angeles Times . May 23, 1993.
^
"Buena Park" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Ellyn Pak (September 5, 2007). "All aboard in Buena Park".
The Orange County Register .
^ Carpio, Anthony Clark (2017-03-18).
"Metrolink's new $15-million Burbank station is expected to be completed spring 2018" .
The Burbank Leader .
ISSN
0458-3035 . Retrieved 2017-05-11 .
^ Senese, Kyra (2018-05-11).
"Ribbon cutting held for Metrolink station connecting to Burbank airport" .
Railway Track & Structures .
Simmons-Boardman Publishing . Retrieved 2018-05-18 .
^
"Burbank-Bob Hope Airport" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Mary Schubert (April 25, 1995). "Metrolink stops at new Burbank Airport station".
Daily News of Los Angeles .
^
"Cal State L.A."
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ "Burbank/Glendale: Briefly – Metrolink marks 2nd anniversary".
Daily News of Los Angeles . October 27, 1994.
^
"Camarillo" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
a
b Mark Katches (February 14, 1994). "2 rail stations slated to open today".
Daily News of Los Angeles .
^
"Chatsworth" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i Tony Knight (October 26, 1992). "Trains for L.A. – Metrolink commuter service begins today".
Daily News of Los Angeles .
^
"Claremont" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Berkeley Hudson; Martha Willman (December 10, 1992). "Station Starts Off on the Right Track".
Los Angeles Times .
^
"Commerce" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"North Main Corona" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Adriana Chavira (November 14, 2002). "Train fees at issue: FARE: The Transportation Commission recommends a single price at Corona 's Metrolink stations".
The Press-Enterprise .
^
a
b Cheryl Downey (October 2, 1995). "Railing against heavy traffic – TRANSPORTATION: Some commuters are looking forward to using new Metrolink lines to Riverside County".
The Orange County Register .
^
"West Corona" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Covina" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
a
b Enrique Rivero (October 25, 1992). "Metrolink station in Saugus dedicated – New train displayed at opening ceremonies".
Daily News of Los Angeles .
^
"Downtown Burbank" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"El Monte" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Fontana" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ "Fontana: $1.9 Million Commuter Metrolink Station Opens".
Los Angeles Times . November 24, 1993.
^
"Fullerton" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Glendale" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
a
b
c
d Ernest E. Pund (June 6, 1993). "Riverside readies for final link – June 14 marks the opening of the Metrolink to Los Angeles".
The Press-Enterprise .
^
"Industry" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Irvine" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Pedley" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Susan M. Loux (March 10, 1994). "Metrolink puts Pedley on track to plan progress – Local citizens and business people meet for the first of two brainstorming sessions to chart development opportunities".
The Press-Enterprise .
^
"Union Station" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Joel Zlotnik; Catrine Johansson; Chantal Lamers (April 20, 2002). "Braking in new stop // Rail: It's got a few basics and little else, but Laguna Niguel's new Metrolink station begins operating Monday. Metrolink stations in O.C.".
The Orange County Register .
^
"Lancaster" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
a
b Mary Beth Alexander (January 25, 1994). "1,000 take new commuter trains – Local officials among riders on maiden runs".
Daily News of Los Angeles .
^
"Montclair" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
Associated Press (February 23, 1993). "Metrolink opens in Montclair".
The Press-Enterprise .
^
"Montebello" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Ernest E. Pund (August 30, 1997). "Metrolink puts on new trains, station – Officials expect attract new users".
The Press-Enterprise .
^
"Moorpark" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
a
b
c
d Sheridan, Tom (2016-05-11).
"METROLINK: Perris Valley Line set to open June 6 (UPDATE)" .
The Press-Enterprise . Retrieved 2016-05-12 .
^
a
b
c
d Sheridan, Tom (2016-06-06).
"TRANSPORTATION: Perris Valley Line rolls out right on schedule" .
The Press-Enterprise . Retrieved 2016-06-06 .
^
"Newhall" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Sharon Cotal; Angela M. Lemire (March 18, 2000). "Making history: City to celebrate new Metrolink station".
Daily News of Los Angeles .
^
"Northridge" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Norwalk" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Sabrina Steele (July 14, 1995). "Fanfare opens Metrolink center".
Press-Telegram .
^
"Oceanside" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"East Ontario" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Orange" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Oxnard" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Howard Breuer (April 5, 1994). "Oxnard gets aboard Metrolink – Train service starts with 53 riders".
Daily News of Los Angeles .
^
"Palmdale" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Jim Skeen (April 26, 2005). "Making tracks – City opens $10.8 million transit center".
Daily News of Los Angeles .
^
"Downtown Pomona" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Metrolink Riverside Line to stop at new Downtown Pomona station" . Metrolink News .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . January 31, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Pomona (North)" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Rancho Cucamonga" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Steve Harvey (November 1, 1994). "Only in L.A.".
Los Angeles Times .
^ Emerson, Sandra (19 August 2016).
"Where Redlands rail project is heading" .
The Press-Enterprise . Retrieved 6 November 2016 .
^
a
b
c Scauzillo, Steve (21 October 2019).
"$520 million deficit has Omnitrans eyeing layoffs and bus-line reductions, but is it enough?" . The Sun. Retrieved 24 November 2019 .
^
a
b
c
"Timetable" (PDF) . Metrolink . SCRRA. Retrieved 24 November 2019 .
^
"Rialto" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
a
b
c "Metrolink trains start from San Bernardino".
Daily News of Los Angeles . May 18, 1993.
^
"Riverside-Downtown" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Riverside-La Sierra" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"San Bernardino" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Valenzuela, Beatriz (2017-03-01).
"Construction to interrupt Metrolink service in Inland Empire" .
The San Bernardino Sun . Retrieved 2017-05-11 .
^ Emerson, Sandra (2017-11-06).
"Passenger rail project remains priority for Rail to Redlands Working Group" .
Redlands Daily Facts . Retrieved 2017-11-13 .
^
"San Clemente" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ "San Clemente Metrolink station's debut a success".
Press-Telegram . March 7, 1995.
^
"San Clemente Pier" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Ernest E. Pund (July 10, 1996). "Surf-bound, Beach Trains are a sellout".
The Press-Enterprise .
^
"San Juan Capistrano" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Santa Ana" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Santa Clarita" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Simi Valley" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Sun Valley" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Dominic Berbeo (April 30, 2001). "Sun Valley links up: Commuter rail station opens today".
Daily News of Los Angeles .
^
"Sylmar" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Mark Katches (February 21, 1994). "Sylmar station parking lot to open – Commuter rail stop incomplete but Metrolink officials expect boost in ridership".
Daily News of Los Angeles .
^
"Tustin" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Heather Lourie (January 18, 2002). "Tustin rail depot to open // Transportation – Metrolink station, the ninth in O.C., will begin service Monday".
The Orange County Register .
^
"Upland" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Van Nuys" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"East Ventura" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ Wolcott, Holly J. (November 10, 2002).
"Metrolink Line Connects With Ventura Riders" . Los Angeles Times . p. B3. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Via Princessa" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^ "Santa Clarita: Briefly – Metrolink to open emergency station".
Daily News of Los Angeles . February 6, 1994.
^
"Vincent Grade/Acton" .
Southern California Regional Rail Authority . Retrieved June 16, 2010 .
^
"Metrolink Service Expansion" . metro.legistar.com . Metro. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023 .
^ Quezada, Katherine (October 20, 2023).
"Connecting communities through the rails" .
The Santa Clarita Valley Signal . Paladin Multi-Media Group, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023 .
^ Kwong, Jessica (29 June 2016).
"OCTA approves long-awaited Placentia Metrolink station" .
The Orange County Register . Retrieved 19 October 2016 .
^ @numble (June 20, 2023).
"LA Metro study on infill Metrolink station at LA General Medical Center (LA County-USC Medical Center). Would build a second track and center platform. Cost $51m-$110m (depends on if pedestrian bridge is built). Existing bridge is hard to retrofit" (
Tweet ) – via
Twitter .
^ Scauzillo, Steve (June 27, 2023).
"Plans for new Metrolink stations in Boyle Heights and Pico Rivera press on" .
Los Angeles Daily News .
MediaNews Group . Retrieved October 28, 2023 .
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"2005 Commuter Rail Feasibility Study" . Riverside County Transportation Commission. Archived from
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