by lpetrich
California High Speed Rail Blog » Will Metrolink Begin Service to San Diego?
Metrolink Service to San Diego Contemplated | Streetsblog Los Angeles
Weekday morning: Los Angeles -> San Diego, San Diego -> Fullerton
Weekday evening: San Diego -> Los Angeles, Fullerton -> San Diego
Weekday midday, night: like weekends?
Weekends: San Bernardino (IEOC line) <-> San Diego, Los Angeles <-> San Diego
Some problems with this proposal: coordination with SD Coaster, what becomes of the Amtrak Surfliners. Between Ventura and San Diego, the Surfliners serve most of the stations that the Metrolink trains do, and will it survive as an express service?
There's also the problem of the abundance of single track in the line. That will limit the amount of service that can be offered.
I'll try to find out how much from Google Maps and Bing Maps. Those sources may be out-of-date with respect to recent construction, but that's a risk that I'm willing to take.
Downtown San Diego || Old Town | Tecolote Rd. || Balboa Ave. | SR-52 || Miramar Rd. | Sorrento Valley Rd. (||) | Coast Blvd. || Camino Del Mar | Solana Beach Sta. (||) | Chesterfield Dr. || East E St. | Avenida Encinas || Cannon Rd. | Eaton St. || Surf Rider Wy. | Harbor Dr. || 14th + A St. | San Diego Fwy. || dirt road from S El Camino Real | CA Highway Patrol San Onofre Inspection Facility || Beach Club Rd. | SR-1, Pacific Hwy. || Camino Capistrano | Avery Pkwy. || Downtown Los Angeles
Both Google and Bing agree - no discrepancies that I could recognize.
What are the prospects for double-tracking any of the remaining single-track segments?
Metrolink Service to San Diego Contemplated | Streetsblog Los Angeles
Weekday morning: Los Angeles -> San Diego, San Diego -> Fullerton
Weekday evening: San Diego -> Los Angeles, Fullerton -> San Diego
Weekday midday, night: like weekends?
Weekends: San Bernardino (IEOC line) <-> San Diego, Los Angeles <-> San Diego
Some problems with this proposal: coordination with SD Coaster, what becomes of the Amtrak Surfliners. Between Ventura and San Diego, the Surfliners serve most of the stations that the Metrolink trains do, and will it survive as an express service?
There's also the problem of the abundance of single track in the line. That will limit the amount of service that can be offered.
I'll try to find out how much from Google Maps and Bing Maps. Those sources may be out-of-date with respect to recent construction, but that's a risk that I'm willing to take.
Downtown San Diego || Old Town | Tecolote Rd. || Balboa Ave. | SR-52 || Miramar Rd. | Sorrento Valley Rd. (||) | Coast Blvd. || Camino Del Mar | Solana Beach Sta. (||) | Chesterfield Dr. || East E St. | Avenida Encinas || Cannon Rd. | Eaton St. || Surf Rider Wy. | Harbor Dr. || 14th + A St. | San Diego Fwy. || dirt road from S El Camino Real | CA Highway Patrol San Onofre Inspection Facility || Beach Club Rd. | SR-1, Pacific Hwy. || Camino Capistrano | Avery Pkwy. || Downtown Los Angeles
Both Google and Bing agree - no discrepancies that I could recognize.
What are the prospects for double-tracking any of the remaining single-track segments?