METROLINK 25th Anniversary Report
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THE METROLINK STORY
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Effective April 3, 2017
Antelope Valley Line
91/Perris Valley Line
Ventura County Line
San Bernardino Line
Riverside Line
Orange County Line
Inland Empire-Orange County Line
Station Served by
Multiple Lines
LAX FlyAway Bus
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
Future Station
Coaster
Oceanside to San Diego
Sprinter
Oceanside to Escondido
Metro Rail/Metro Bus
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MAP NOT TO SCALE
METROLINK COMMUTER R AIL SYSTEM
Effective April 3, 2017
commuters bound for jobs in central
Los Angeles, though trips to jobs in
Orange County and elsewhere are
picking up as the population and
employment sectors there grow.
Metrolink is uniquely poised to capture
this growth. It is projected that by
2035 another 4 million people will live
in the SCAG region Los Angeles,
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino,
Ventura and Imperial counties -- a total
of 23 million people. Half the future
growth will occur in the Inland Empire.
Metrolink Faces Challenges
After operating for a quarter century,
Metrolink finds itself at a crossroads
facing daunting challenges. Consider:
Metrolink is nearing
operational capacity
during weekday peak
hours.
Its fleet is aging along
with infrastructure such
as track and bridges.
Separate rehabilitation
costs, including
assets like stations
owned and maintained
by cities served by
Metrolink, over the next
10 years are estimated
at $1.9 billion.
Sixty percent of the system is single
track. To add service, increase
speeds and reduce delays, Metrolink
needs to add track and
signals and construct new
maintenance facilities along
with Quiet Zones.
To live up to its moniker
and become a true
regional "link" that
passengers can turn to as
an alternative to driving,
Metrolink needs to add
more midday and late-
night service.
Metrolink faces
competition from
fellow transit agencies
running overlapping service and,
to a lesser degree, rideshare apps
like Uber and Lyft.