Orange County Line (Metrolink)

Orange County Line
Metrolink locomotive 860 at Irvine
Overview
Type	Commuter rail
System	Metrolink
Status	Operating
Locale	Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties
Termini	Los Angeles Union Station Oceanside
Stations	14
Daily ridership	8,255 (2012)
Operation
Owner	BNSF Railway (Los Angeles–Fullerton) SCRRA (Fullerton–San Clemente Pier) NCTD (San Clemente Pier–Oceanside)
Operator(s)	Metrolink
Character	Elevated and surface-level
Technical
Line length	87.2 miles (140.3 km)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	90 mph (140 km/h) (top) 41 mph (66 km/h) (average)
Route map Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to San Luis Obispo      Antelope Valley,      Ventura County Lines Union Station      San Bernardino Line      Riverside Line Commerce Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Buena Park Fullerton      91 Line Anaheim      Inland Empire-Orange County Line Orange Santa Ana Tustin Irvine Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo San Juan Capistrano San Clemente San Clemente Pier (weekends only) Oceanside Transit Center Sprinter to Escondido Coaster, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to San Diego This diagram:

The Orange County Line is a commuter rail line run by Metrolink from Los Angeles through Orange County to Oceanside in San Diego County, connecting with the Coaster commuter rail service to San Diego. The Orange County Line carries passengers to the primary Metrolink hub at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, as well as to many attractions in Orange County including Angel Stadium of Anaheim and the Honda Center, the Disneyland Resort, Old Town Orange, and Mission San Juan Capistrano.

The Orange County Line began in 1990 as the Orange County Commuter, an Amtrak-operated service between Los Angeles and San Juan Capistrano. The Orange County Commuter made a single weekday round-trip; departing San Juan Capistrano in the morning and returning in the evening.Amtrak conveyed the route to Metrolink on March 28, 1994, becoming the "Orange County Line" and Metrolink's fifth route. Service is provided seven days a week, with 19 trains on weekdays, and six on weekends. The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner supplements Orange County Line service by providing limited stop service along the corridor and more service during mid-days, nights and weekends.