Coast Line (California)

Coast Line
Overview
Owner
Locale
Termini
Stations68
Service
TypeCommuter, freight and inter-city rail
Operator(s)
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
ElectrificationOverhead line25 kV 60 Hz AC (San Francisco–Tamien)

The Coast Line is a railroad line between Burbank, California[a] 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 freight movements and lots of passenger trains. 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, and the busiest outside of the Northeast Corridor between Washington D.C. and Boston.
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