Oceanside Transit Center

Oceanside Transit Center
Amtrak, Metrolink, COASTER and SPRINTER station
Sprinter Light-Rail cars stop at Oceanside's Amtrak Station
Location	235 South Tremont Street Oceanside, CA 92054
Coordinates	33°11′31″N 117°22′46″W / 33.19194°N 117.37944°WCoordinates: 33°11′31″N 117°22′46″W / 33.19194°N 117.37944°W
Owned by	North County Transit District
Line(s)	Amtrak   Pacific Surfliner Metrolink   Inland Empire–Orange County Line   Orange County Line North County Transit District   COASTER   SPRINTER
Platforms	2 side platforms (Amtrak/Metrolink/COASTER) 1 island platform (SPRINTER)
Tracks	2 (Amtrak/Metrolink/COASTER) 2 (SPRINTER)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	OSD
Fare zone	1 (COASTER)
History
Opened	1984
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	385,128[1]  6.7% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station San Juan Capistrano toward Goleta, Los Angeles, or San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Solana Beach toward San Diego (Union Station) San Clemente Pier toward Goleta, Los Angeles, or San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner (limited service) Carlsbad (Village) toward San Diego (Union Station) San Clemente toward San Bernardino Inland Empire–Orange County Line Terminus San Clemente Pier (Weekend-Only Stop) toward San Bernardino San Clemente toward Los Angeles Union Station Orange County Line San Clemente Pier (Weekend-Only Stop) toward Los Angeles Union Station North County Transit District Terminus COASTER Carlsbad Village toward San Diego SPRINTER Coast Highway toward Escondido Transit Center   Former services   Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Las Flores toward Los Angeles Surf Line Carlsbad toward San Diego Terminus Oceanside – Fallbrook Ysidora toward Fallbrook Oceanside – Escondido Vista toward Escondido
Location
Location within California

The Oceanside Transit Center, usually referred to as simply Oceanside, is a major railway interchange in Oceanside, California, serving both intercity and suburban/commuter services. The station is used by Amtrak on the route of its Pacific Surfliner service between San Diego and San Luis Obispo. It is also a stop for two different regional transit operators - Metrolink, the commuter rail operator for the Los Angeles area, has two of its services, the Metrolink Orange County Line and Inland Empire-Orange County Line, that terminate at Oceanside, while the North County Transit District, the operator for most of the public transport in North San Diego County, has its COASTER and SPRINTER services also terminating at Oceanside.^[2] Oceanside Transit Center is also served by Greyhound Lines, numerous BREEZE buses, and is also the terminal for RTA's Bus Route 202 to Temecula and Murrieta.

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Oceanside was the fifteenth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 800 passengers daily.^[3]

History

Oceanside Transit Center was built in 1984, and serves as a replacement for a 1946-built Santa Fe Depot, which was torn down in 1988. The former station was itself a replacement for an 1886-built Santa Fe Depot.^[4]

Platforms and tracks

1-2[5]	■ Pacific Surfliner	toward San Luis Obispo (San Clemente Pier or San Juan Capistrano)
	■ Pacific Surfliner	toward San Diego-Union Station (Carlsbad Village or Solana Beach)
	■ Inland Empire–Orange County Line	toward San Bernardino (San Clemente Pier or San Clemente)
	■ Orange County Line	toward L.A. Union Station (San Clemente Pier or San Clemente)
	■ Coaster	toward San Diego-Union Station (Carlsbad Village)
Sprinter platform	■ Sprinter	toward Escondido Transit Center (Coast Highway)
	■ Sprinter	toward Escondido Transit Center (Coast Highway)

Amtrak, Coaster, and Metrolink trains may stop on either Platform 1 or Platform 2.^[5]

Future service

To enhance the regional transit service, this station will have major expansion including building a third track and platform in the middle of the existing tracks, extending all platforms, and adding a passenger walkway. Construction on the project is scheduled to begin in 2015.^[6]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
2. "Train Web: Oceanside".
3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
4. Surviving Santa Fe Depots: Some Recent Losses
5. "Oceanside Schedule and Platform Assignments" (PDF). North County Transit District. October 7, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
6. "Oceanside Transit Center Platform Improvement Project". SANDAG. Retrieved 2014-11-21.

External links

• Media related to Oceanside Transit Center at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Oceanside, CA

• Metrolink – Oceanside
• COASTER Stations (including Oceanside)
• SPRINTER Stations (including Oceanside)
• Oceanside Amtrak Station(USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
• Oceanside (OSD)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Oceanside Bus Station (Greyhound)