Oceanside Transit Center

For the train station in New York, see Oceanside (LIRR station).

Oceanside Transit Center
Amtrak, Metrolink, COASTER and SPRINTER station
Sprinter Light-Rail cars stop at Oceanside's Amtrak Station
General information
Location	235 South Tremont Street Oceanside, CA 92054
Coordinates	33°11′31″N 117°22′46″W
Owned by	North County Transit District
Line(s)	Amtrak   Pacific Surfliner Metrolink North County Transit District
Platforms	2 side platforms (Amtrak/Metrolink/COASTER) 1 island platform (SPRINTER)
Tracks	2 (Amtrak/Metrolink/COASTER) 2 (SPRINTER)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	OSD
Fare zone	1 (COASTER)
History
Opened	1984
Passengers
2015	385,128  6.7% (Amtrak)
Services
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The Oceanside Transit Center, usually referred to as simply Oceanside, 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 stop for two different regional transit operators - Metrolink, the commuter rail operator for the Los Angeles area, has two of its services, the Metrolink Orange County Line and Inland Empire-Orange County Line, that terminate at Oceanside, while the North County Transit District, the operator for most of the public transport in North San Diego County, has its COASTER and SPRINTER services also terminating at Oceanside. Oceanside Transit Center is also served by Greyhound Lines, numerous BREEZE buses, and is also the terminal for RTA's Bus Route 202 to Temecula and Murrieta.

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Oceanside was the fifteenth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 800 passengers daily.

History

Oceanside Transit Center was built in 1984, and serves as a replacement for a 1946-built Santa Fe Depot, which was torn down in 1988. The former station was itself a replacement for an 1886-built Santa Fe Depot.

Platforms and tracks

1-2	■ Pacific Surfliner	toward San Luis Obispo (San Clemente Pier or San Juan Capistrano)
	■ Pacific Surfliner	toward San Diego-Union Station (Carlsbad Village or Solana Beach)
	■ Inland Empire–Orange County Line	toward San Bernardino (San Clemente Pier or San Clemente)
	■ Orange County Line	toward L.A. Union Station (San Clemente Pier or San Clemente)
	■ Coaster	toward San Diego-Union Station (Carlsbad Village)
Sprinter platform	■ Sprinter	toward Escondido Transit Center (Coast Highway)
	■ Sprinter	toward Escondido Transit Center (Coast Highway)

Amtrak, Coaster, and Metrolink trains may stop on either Platform 1 or Platform 2.

Future service

To enhance the regional transit service, this station will have major expansion including building a third track and platform in the middle of the existing tracks, extending all platforms, and adding a passenger walkway. Construction on the project is scheduled to begin in 2015.

External links

• Media related to Oceanside Transit Center at Wikimedia Commons

• Oceanside, CA – Amtrak
• Oceanside, CA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Oceanside – Metrolink
• COASTER Stations (including Oceanside)
• SPRINTER Stations (including Oceanside)
• Oceanside Amtrak Station(USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
• Oceanside (OSD)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Oceanside Bus Station (Greyhound)