Pacific Surfliner

Pacific Surfliner
Pacific Surfliner train at San Diego Santa Fe Depot
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail, higher-speed rail
LocaleSouthern California
PredecessorSan Diegan
First serviceJune 1, 2000 (2000-06-01)
Current operatorsLOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency, in partnership with Amtrak, Caltrans and OCTA
Annual ridership2,043,059 (FY 25)  3%
Websitepacificsurfliner.com
Route
TerminiSan Luis Obispo
San Diego
Stops25
Distance travelled350 miles (560 km)
Average journey time8 hours, 52 minutes
Train number562–595, 761–794
On-board services
ClassesCoach Class, Business Class
Catering facilitiesCafé
Technical
Rolling stockSiemens Charger
Surfliner (railcar)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed41 mph (66 km/h) (avg.)
90 mph (140 km/h) (top)
Route map
Pacific Surfliner highlighted in black
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San Luis Obispo
12 mi
19 km
Grover Beach
24 mi
39 km
Guadalupe
51 mi
82 km
Lompoc–Surf
109 mi
175 km
Goleta
119 mi
192 km
Santa Barbara
129 mi
208 km
Carpinteria
145 mi
233 km
Ventura
155 mi
249 km
Oxnard
164 mi
264 km
Camarillo
175 mi
282 km
Moorpark
186 mi
299 km
Simi Valley
193 mi
311 km
Chatsworth
201 mi
323 km
Northridge
203 mi
327 km
Van Nuys
( 2030)
208 mi
335 km
Hollywood Burbank Airport
214 mi
344 km
Downtown Burbank
216 mi
348 km
Glendale
222 mi
357 km
Los Angeles
247 mi
398 km
Fullerton
253 mi
407 km
Anaheim
256 mi
412 km
Orange
258 mi
415 km
Santa Ana
( 2025)
267 mi
430 km
Irvine
276 mi
444 km
Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo
280 mi
451 km
San Juan Capistrano
287 mi
462 km
San Clemente Pier
309 mi
497 km
Oceanside
312 mi
502 km
Carlsbad Village
316 mi
509 km
Carlsbad Poinsettia
321 mi
517 km
Encinitas
324 mi
521 km
Solana Beach
Del Mar Fairgrounds
(planned, 2028)
332 mi
534 km
Sorrento Valley
346 mi
557 km
San Diego–Old Town
350 mi
563 km
San Diego

All stations are accessible

Key
Limited service, not all trains stop
Former station, no longer served

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.

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). 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.