Coast Line (Union Pacific Railroad)

The Coast Line is a railroad line between Burbank, California and the San Francisco Bay Area, roughly along the Pacific Coast. It is the shortest rail route between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Though not as busy as the Surf Line, the continuation of the Coast Line southbound to San Diego, it still sees lots of passenger trains, especially because of that of the Pacific Surfliner, which runs from the San Diego Santa Fe Depot to San Luis Obispo via Union Station in Los Angeles, is the third busiest Amtrak route outside of the Northeast Corridor between Washington D.C. and Boston, which in turn hosts two of Amtrak's busiest routes being the Acela and the Northeast Regional.

Coast Line
Overview
OwnerSCRRA (Los Angeles-Moorpark)
Union Pacific Railway (Moorpark-Tamien)
Caltrain (Tamien-San Francisco)
LocaleGreater Los Angeles
Central Coast
San Francisco Bay Area
Termini
Stations68 (25 Amtrak stations, 43 commuter rail stations)
Service
TypeInter-city rail
Freight rail
Commuter rail
SystemAmtrak (through SCRRA)
Caltrain
Union Pacific Railroad
Operator(s)Amtrak (Amtrak California)
Metrolink
Caltrain
Altamont Corridor Express
Ridership338,017 (FY23) -4.2%
History
Opened1871 (first section)
1901 (final section)
Technical
Track length470 mi (760 km)
Number of tracks1-4
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV AC at 60 Hz overhead line (San Jose-San Francisco; Caltrain and California High-Speed Rail; Caltrain beginning in 2024 and CAHSR beginning in 2029-2033)
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