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METROLINK®
FACT SHEET
The Metrolink Regional
System
Jan. ‘00 Jan. ‘99
Number of Routes
6
6
Stations in Service
46
46
Route Miles
416
416
Average Trains Operated/Day
124
130
Average Daily Riders
29,730
27,596
Average System Speed (mph with stops)
45 m.p.h.
Metrolink By Route
Corridor
Jan. ‘00 Dec. ‘99
Ventura
County Line (Oxnard to Los Angeles)*Includes 12 Burbank Airport
trains.
Stations 11 11
Route Miles
66.1
66.1
Trains Operated/Day
30*
34
Average Daily Riders
3,766
3,754
Average Speed
42 m.p.h.
Antelope
Valley Line (Lancaster to Los Angeles)
Stations
8
8
Route Miles
76.6
76.6
Trains Operated/Day
22
12
Average Daily Riders
4,677
4,143
Average Saturday Service Riders
1,429
1,140
Average Speed
46 m.p.h.
San
Bernardino Line (San Bernardino to Los Angeles)
Stations
12
12
Route Miles
56.2
56.2
Trains Operated/Day
26
24
Average Daily Riders
8,681
8,033
Average Saturday Service Riders
2,235
1,917
Average Speed
41 m.p.h.
Riverside
Line (Riverside to Los Angeles)
Stations
5
4
Route Miles
58.7
58.7
Trains Operated/Day
12
13
Average Daily Riders
4,363
3,972
Average Speed
47 m.p.h.
Orange
County Line (Oceanside to Los Angeles)
Stations
10
10
Route Miles
87.2
87.2
Trains Operated/Day
19
13
Average Daily Riders
5,773
5,453
Average Speed
48 m.p.h.
Inland
Empire-Orange County Line (San Bernardino to San Juan Capistrano)
* Includes 3
Riverside-via-Fullerton trains
Stations
8
8
Route Miles
70.9
70.9
Trains Operated/Day
15*
11
Average Daily Riders
1,922
1,852
Average Speed
45 m.p.h.
Metrolink
FastFacts
·
Number of Auto Trips Removed/Day
20,811
·
Percent of Riders Who Formerly Drove Alone
70 percent
·
Average Metrolink Commute Trip Length
34 miles
·
Percent of Freeway Traffic Removed
on Parallel Freeways each Peak Hour
8.5 percent
·
Percent of Riders that Make Downtown
Los Angeles their Destination
70 percent
·
Average weight of a Metrolink Train
450 tons
·
Average distance for a Metrolink train to stop
1/3 mile
·
Percent of revenue recovered by operations
52 percent
·
Percent of Ethnic Riders by Line Corridor
(Latino, Asian, African-American,
other)
San Bernardino Line 53
percent
Riverside Line
53 percent
Santa Clarita Line
32 percent
Ventura County Line
29 percent
Orange County Line
39 percent
Source: 1997 Metrolink Customer Satisfaction Survey
The
Southern California Regional Rail Authority/Metrolink
Date of Formation
August 1991
Form of Government
Joint Powers Authority
Number of SCRRA Board Members
11
Number of Alternates
9
Number of Member Agencies
5
SCRRA Member Agencies
Los Angeles County
Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
Orange County
Transportation Authority
Riverside County
Transportation Commission
San Bernardino Associated
Governments
Ventura County
Transportation Commission
SCRRA/Contract Employment (full-time)
Operations’ Contract 245
Construction & Maintenance
350
SCRRA Administration
83
TOTAL 678
Operating Route Mile
Los Angeles County
199
By County In System Orange
County
87
Riverside County
38
San Bernardino County 39
Ventura County
34
San Diego County
19
TOTAL 416
Metrolink’s
1999-2000 Annual Budget
Operating Budget
$80 million
Projected percent of operating costs
covered by operation revenues 51.6
percent
Highway-Rail
Grade Crossings
Total Number of Network Grade-Crossings
399
Number of Public Crossings
339
Number of Private Crossings 61
Number of SCRRA Maintained Crossings
238
Metrolink Train Equipment
Number of Locomotives
33
Total Number of Commuter Rail Cars
119
Cab Cars
37
Coaches
82
On Order 28