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2/10/2023: Partial weekday and weekend track closures are in effect on the OC and IEOC lines Lines Affected: Inland Empire-Orange County, Orange County

3/21/2023: Planned Advisory for the San Bernardino Line: San Bernardino Line Track Closure April 1-2, April 15-16, and May 6-7, 2023  Lines Affected: San Bernardino

Rail 2 Rail®

The Rail 2 Rail® program allows Metrolink Monthly Pass holders to travel on Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains along the Ventura County and Orange County lines at no additional charge, including Saturdays and Sundays. (Blackout dates apply - see below.)

Passengers simply board any Pacific Surfliner train and show their pass to the conductor. The Rail 2 Rail program does NOT include travel on Amtrak Coast Starlight trains.

Travel must be within the station pairs indicated on the Metrolink pass. Monthly Pass holders who travel outside those stations are required to purchase an Amtrak Pacific Surfliner ticket for the portion of the trip not within their Monthly Pass station pairs.

Metrolink’s Kids Ride Free on Weekends program may not be used on any Pacific Surfliner train, and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner policies apply on all their trains. For example, if you wish to take your bicycle on a Pacific Surfliner train, you must purchase a Pacific Surfliner ticket with a bike reservation even though bike reservations are not required for travel on Metrolink trains.

Tickets for Pacific Surfliner trains can be purchased online at Amtrak.com, from the Amtrak mobile app, at an Amtrak Quik-Trak machine, from station ticket agents, or by calling 1-800-USA-RAIL. You can add a complimentary bike reservation to your ticket. Get details here.

During the following blackout periods*, Metrolink monthly passes are not accepted on Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains:

  • Friday through Tuesday of Memorial Day weekend (May 26-30, 2023)
  • Friday through Tuesday of Independence Day weekend (June 30-July 4, 2023)
  • Opening weekend of Del Mar horse racing season and San Diego Comic Con Wednesday through Monday. (July 19-24, 2023)
  • Friday through Tuesday of Labor Day weekend (September 1-5, 2023)
  • Wednesday through Monday the week of Thanksgiving (November 22-27, 2023)
  • Thursday through Monday the week of Christmas (December 21-25, 2023)

*Blackout dates are subject to change and are NOT applicable to codeshare service on Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains 761, 770, 777 and 784 on the Ventura County Line.

NOTE: Due to space limitations, Metrolink Monthly Pass holders may not use the Rail 2 Rail program to travel on alternate buses being provided by Amtrak Pacific Surfliner between Oceanside and Irvine during the ongoing track closure in south Orange County. You can read the latest on Pacific Surfliner service here.

Using an Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Ticket on Metrolink

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Monthly Ticket holders may ride any Metrolink train, within the station pairs indicated on their ticket, at no additional charge.

Pacific Surfliner 10-Ride tickets are only accepted on Metrolink trains that operate on the Ventura County Line between the Burbank Airport-South Station and Los Angeles Union Station.

Amtrak policies apply on Pacific Surfliner trains. Visit Amtrak.com or call 1-800-USA-RAIL for complete policy information.