Oceanside Transit Center

Oceanside, CA
A Pacific Surfliner train at Oceanside in July 2011
General information
Location235 South Tremont Street
Oceanside, California
United States
Coordinates33°11′31″N 117°22′46″W / 33.19194°N 117.37944°W / 33.19194; -117.37944
Owned byNorth County Transit District
Line(s)Surf Line
Escondido Subdivision
Platforms3 side platforms (Surf Line)
1 island platform (Escondido Subdivision)
Tracks3 (Surf Line)
2 (Escondido Subdivision)
Connections
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed, station building with waiting room
Station codeAmtrak: OSD
Fare zone1 (COASTER)
History
Opened1886 (1886)
Rebuilt
  • 1946
  • 1984
Passengers
FY 2022185,734[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
San Juan Capistrano Pacific Surfliner Solana Beach
toward San Diego
San Clemente Pier
(limited service)
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
San Clemente Inland Empire–Orange County Line Terminus
San Clemente Pier
(weekends)
San Clemente Orange County Line
San Clemente Pier
(weekends)
Preceding station North County Transit District Following station
Terminus COASTER Carlsbad Village
towards San Diego
SPRINTER Coast Highway
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
San Onofre Surf Line Encinitas
toward San Diego
Las Flores
Bypassed pre-1948[2][3]
Carlsbad
1887-1960[4]
toward San Diego
Terminus OceansideFallbrook Ysidora
toward Fallbrook
Escondido Branch Vista
toward Escondido
Location
Map

Oceanside Transit Center is a major railway interchange in Oceanside, California, serving both intercity and suburban/commuter services. The station is used by Amtrak on the route of its Pacific Surfliner service between San Diego and San Luis Obispo. It is also a terminus for two different regional transit operators – Metrolink, the commuter rail operator for the Los Angeles area, has two of its services, the Orange County Line and Inland Empire–Orange County Line, that terminate at Oceanside (the only Metrolink station in San Diego County), while the North County Transit District, the operator for most of the public transport in the North County, has its COASTER and SPRINTER services also terminating at Oceanside.[5] Oceanside Transit Center is also served by Greyhound Lines, numerous BREEZE buses, and is also the terminal for Riverside Transit Agency's Bus Route 202 to Temecula and Murrieta (which has been suspended in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic). COASTER and Metrolink trains going out of service will head to Stuart Mesa but due to the small facility, some Metrolink sets will either be kept at the nearby Fallbrook Yard or stored on an empty track south of the station.

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Santa Fe Railway (1939). "The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System Time Tables" (PDF). Streamliner Memories. p. 42. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. ^ Santa Fe Railway (1948). "Time Tables - The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System" (PDF). p. 24. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. ^ National Park Service (NPS) Digital Asset Management System. "Carlsbad Santa Fe Depot".
  5. ^ "Train Web: Oceanside".

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