Metrolink San Bernardino Line
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The San Bernardino Line is the busiest of Southern California
's seven Metrolink
lines, running from Downtown
Los Angeles
east through the San Gabriel Valley
and the Inland Empire
to San Bernardino
. It is one of the three initial lines (along with the Santa Clarita
and Ventura
Lines) on the original Metrolink system. When the line opened in 1992 service extended only as far as Pomona, but in 1993 the line was extended to San Bernardino. Saturday service was added in 1997 and Sunday service in 1998. The San Bernardino Line serves the following stations:
There are also platforms at Fairplex
and Auto Club Speedway, but these are only used for special events.
As of July 2011, 21 trains run Los Angeles to San Bernardino on weekdays. It is the first of the seven Metrolink lines to run on both Saturday and Sunday, with 10 trains to San Bernardino on Saturdays and 7 on Sundays. Two Saturday and two Sunday trains continue to the Downtown Riverside
Station.
After leaving Union Station and crossing the Los Angeles River
the line follows the San Bernardino Freeway
and El Monte Busway
until just after the Cal State L.A. station; it then runs in the median of the San Bernardino Freeway to the El Monte Station. Starting at El Monte the line parallels the Union Pacific's Sunset Route (Ex-Southern Pacific) for a few miles before turning northeast at Bassett 34.0507°N 117.9971°W onto an SP branch. At 34.0939°N 117.7303°W (former SP/PE-SFe crossing) it switches to the Santa Fe; from Claremont to just west of San Bernardino it follows what was the Santa Fe's Pasadena Subdivision
(and before that the Second District of the LA Division, the SFe passenger main line). The San Bernardino Line is mostly single track with 6 passing sidings and short sections of double track near Covina, between Pomona and Montclair, and west of Fontana.
wants to extend the San Bernardino Line southeast from the current eastern terminus at San Bernardino's
Santa Fe depot to the University of Redlands
. The extension would follow the 9-mile Redlands Subdivision and would comprise two phases:
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
's seven Metrolink
Metrolink (Southern California)
Metrolink is a commuter rail system serving Los Angeles and the surrounding area of Southern California; it currently consists of six lines and 55 stations using of track....
lines, running from Downtown
Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...
Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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east through the San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley
The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of Southern California, United States. It lies to the east of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows...
and the Inland Empire
Inland Empire (California)
The Inland Empire is a region in Southern California. The region sits directly east of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Inland Empire most commonly is used in reference to the U.S. Census Bureau's federally-defined Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area, which covers more than...
to San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
. It is one of the three initial lines (along with the Santa Clarita
Metrolink Antelope Valley Line
The Antelope Valley Line is a commuter rail line that serves the Northern Los Angeles County area as part of the Metrolink system. The line is presently more rural in character because it travels through the sparsely populated Soledad Canyon between Santa Clarita and Palmdale, serving the small...
and Ventura
Metrolink Ventura County Line
Metrolink's Ventura County Line is a commuter rail line serving Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. Service on this line began in 1992 as one of Metrolink's original three lines, with service from Moorpark to Los Angeles Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles...
Lines) on the original Metrolink system. When the line opened in 1992 service extended only as far as Pomona, but in 1993 the line was extended to San Bernardino. Saturday service was added in 1997 and Sunday service in 1998. The San Bernardino Line serves the following stations:
- Union StationUnion Station (Los Angeles)Los Angeles Union Station is the main railway station in Los Angeles, California. The station has rail services by Amtrak and Amtrak California and Metrolink; light rail/subways are the Metro Rail Red Line, Purple Line, Gold Line. Bus rapid transport runs on the Silver Line...
, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... - Cal State L.A., Los Angeles
- El MonteEl Monte (Metrolink station)El Monte Station railway station on the San Bernardino Line in El Monte, California. It is at 10925 Railroad Street between Santa Anita and Tyler Avenues north of Valley Blvd. It has 235 free parking spaces...
, El MonteEl Monte, CaliforniaEl Monte is a residential, industrial, and commercial city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte," and historically is known as "The End of the Santa Fe Trail." As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 113,475,... - Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park (Metrolink station)Baldwin Park Station is a Metrolink rail station in Baldwin Park, California, between Pacific Avenue and Ramona Boulevard next to the Baldwin Park City Hall.The station is owned by the City of Baldwin Park...
, Baldwin ParkBaldwin Park, CaliforniaBaldwin Park is a city located in the central San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 75,390, down from 75,837 at the 2000 census.- History :... - CovinaCovina (Metrolink station)Covina Station is located at 600 North Citrus Avenue in Covina. It is located just east of Citrus Ave. between Front St. and Edna Place.The station is owned by the City of Covina. It is one of the few Metrolink stations that charges for parking .The small lot near the platforms requires a monthly...
, CovinaCovina, CaliforniaCovina is a small city in Los Angeles County, California about east of downtown Los Angeles, in the San Gabriel Valley region. The population was 47,796 at the 2010 census, up from 46,837 at the 2000 census... - Pomona (North)Pomona (Metrolink station)Pomona Station is located at 205 Santa Fe Street in Pomona, California. It is located just west of Garey Avenue and south of Bonita Avenue, and has 225 free parking spaces, which are accessible from either Santa Fe Street or Fulton Road. The north Pomona station serves the San Bernardino Line...
, PomonaPomona, California-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Pomona had a population of 149,058, a slight decline from the 2000 census population. The population density was 6,491.2 people per square mile... - ClaremontClaremont (Metrolink station)Claremont Metrolink Station is a passenger rail station in Claremont, California. It is served by Metrolink's San Bernardino Line which runs from Los Angeles Union Station to San Bernardino, with some trains continuing to Riverside on weekends. The Mission Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival style...
, ClaremontClaremont, CaliforniaClaremont is a small affluent college town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The population as of the 2010 census is 34,926. Claremont is known for its seven higher-education institutions, its... - Montclair, MontclairMontclair, CaliforniaMontclair is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 36,664 at the 2010 United States Census.The current mayor is Paul M. Eaton.-Description:...
- UplandUpland (Metrolink station)Upland Station is at 300 East A Street in Upland, California, just east of Euclid Ave. It has 170 free parking spaces.The station is owned by the City of Upland. Omnitrans does not directly serve the station, but runs route 83 along Euclid Aveune....
, UplandUpland, CaliforniaUpland is a city in San Bernardino County, California, located at an elevation of 1,242 feet . As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 73,732, up from 68,393 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated on May 15, 1906, after previously being named North Ontario.-History and culture:Upland... - Rancho CucamongaRancho Cucamonga (Metrolink station)Rancho Cucamonga Station is located at 11208 Azusa Court in Rancho Cucamonga, California. It is located just west of Milliken Avenue and has 330 parking spaces....
, Rancho CucamongaRancho Cucamonga, CaliforniaRancho Cucamonga is a suburban city in San Bernardino County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,269, up from 127,743 at the 2000 census. L. Dennis Michael was elected as Mayor on November 2, 2010. Jack Lam is the City Manager... - FontanaFontana (Metrolink station)The Fontana Metrolink station is a train station served by Metrolink commuter rail in the city of Fontana, California. It is immediately adjacent to Fontana's Downtown District. It has 340 free parking spaces....
, FontanaFontana, CaliforniaFontana is a city of 196,069 residents in San Bernardino County, California. Founded in 1913, it remained essentially rural until World War II, when entrepreneur Henry J. Kaiser built a large steel mill in the area... - RialtoRialto (Metrolink Station)Rialto Station is a Metrolink station located at 261 South Palm Avenue in Rialto, California, just south of Rialto Avenue off of Riverside Avenue. It has 165 free parking spaces....
, RialtoRialto, California-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Rialto had a population of 99,171. The population density was 4,434.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Rialto was 43,592 White, 16,236 African American, 1,062 Native American, 2,258 Asian, 361 Pacific Islander, 30,993 from other... - Santa Fe Depot, San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CaliforniaSan Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
There are also platforms at Fairplex
Fairplex
Fairplex, formerly known as the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, has been since 1922 the home of the L.A. County Fair. It is located in the city of Pomona, California. The L.A...
and Auto Club Speedway, but these are only used for special events.
As of July 2011, 21 trains run Los Angeles to San Bernardino on weekdays. It is the first of the seven Metrolink lines to run on both Saturday and Sunday, with 10 trains to San Bernardino on Saturdays and 7 on Sundays. Two Saturday and two Sunday trains continue to the Downtown Riverside
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
Station.
After leaving Union Station and crossing the Los Angeles River
Los Angeles River
The Los Angeles River is a river that starts in the San Fernando Valley, in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains, and flows through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the western end of the San Fernando Valley, nearly southeast to its mouth in Long Beach...
the line follows the San Bernardino Freeway
San Bernardino Freeway
The San Bernardino Freeway, formerly known as the Ramona Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Orange Counties in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. It refers to the following two segments:...
and El Monte Busway
El Monte Busway
The El Monte Busway is a 11 mile shared-use bus corridor and high occupancy vehicle lane running west along the Interstate 10 from the Interstate 605 and El Monte Bus Station via transitway stations at California State University Metro Station, USC Medical Center Metro Station into Downtown Los...
until just after the Cal State L.A. station; it then runs in the median of the San Bernardino Freeway to the El Monte Station. Starting at El Monte the line parallels the Union Pacific's Sunset Route (Ex-Southern Pacific) for a few miles before turning northeast at Bassett 34.0507°N 117.9971°W onto an SP branch. At 34.0939°N 117.7303°W (former SP/PE-SFe crossing) it switches to the Santa Fe; from Claremont to just west of San Bernardino it follows what was the Santa Fe's Pasadena Subdivision
Pasadena Subdivision
The Pasadena Subdivision is the remnant branch line of the former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Los Angeles Second District. Currently the line branches off of the Metrolink San Bernardino line at CP Cambridge in Claremont...
(and before that the Second District of the LA Division, the SFe passenger main line). The San Bernardino Line is mostly single track with 6 passing sidings and short sections of double track near Covina, between Pomona and Montclair, and west of Fontana.
Redlands extension
The San Bernardino Associated GovernmentsSan Bernardino Associated Governments
San Bernardino Associated Governments is an association of local San Bernardino County governments. It is the metropolitan planning organization for the county, with policy makers consisting of mayors, councilmembers, and county supervisors, and the funding agency for the county's transit...
wants to extend the San Bernardino Line southeast from the current eastern terminus at San Bernardino's
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
Santa Fe depot to the University of Redlands
University of Redlands
The University of Redlands is a private liberal arts and sciences university located in Redlands, California. The university's campus sits on near downtown Redlands. The university was founded in 1907 and was associated with the American Baptist Church. The land for the university was donated by...
. The extension would follow the 9-mile Redlands Subdivision and would comprise two phases:
- The "Redlands First Mile" extension would continue Metrolink's San Bernardino Line southeast one mile via double trackage to a new terminus at the planned Intermodal Transit Center (to be built in downtown San BernardinoDowntown San BernardinoDowntown San Bernardino is a district in San Bernardino, California, United States. It is home to city and county government buildings, as well as the city's central business district...
), where it would connect with the Omnitrans bus systemOmnitransOmnitrans is a public transportation agency in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The largest transit operator within San Bernardino County, it serves the San Bernardino Valley. The agency was established in 1976 through a joint powers agreement and today includes 15 cities and...
, MARTAMountain Area Regional Transit AuthorityNot to be confused with the primary public transportation agency serving Atlanta, Georgia, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityMountain Area Regional Transit Authority is the third largest regional transit agency in San Bernardino county...
and the proposed sbX BRT line. The Redlands First Mile would add one more station to the San Bernardino Line.
- Redlands Passenger RailRedlands Passenger RailRedlands Passenger Rail is a proposed commuter rail line between San Bernardino, California and the University of Redlands in Redlands.Proposals for a rail connection between the two cities have been made as early as the 1990s; at one point, service was projected to start in 1995, while more recent...
will be a 9-mile extension of the San Bernardino Line to RedlandsRedlands, CaliforniaRedlands is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 68,747, up from 63,591 at the 2000 census. The city is located east of downtown San Bernardino.- History :...
. Service will begin in the mid to late 2010s.