San Clemente Pier station

This article is about the station served by both Amtrak and Metrolink. For the station only served by Metrolink, see San Clemente station.

San Clemente Pier station is a passenger train station near the San Clemente Pier in San Clemente, California, United States. The station has limited service on the Pacific Surfliner service along with weekend-only service on Inland Empire–Orange County Line and Orange County Line of the Metrolink system.

San Clemente, CA–Pier
A Metrolink train departing San Clemente station in July 2011
General information
Location	615 Avenida Victoria San Clemente, California United States
Coordinates	33°25′09″N 117°37′10″W
Owned by	Orange County Transportation Authority[1]
Line(s)	SCRRA Orange Subdivision[2]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	San Clemente Trolley: Red Line[3]
Construction
Parking	144 spaces, 2 accessible spaces, paid[4]
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Limited service, unstaffed
Station code	Amtrak: SNP
Passengers
FY 2023	5,110[5] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station San Juan Capistrano toward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner (limited service) Oceanside toward San Diego Preceding station Metrolink Following station San Clemente toward San Bernardino–Downtown Inland Empire–Orange County Line (weekends) Oceanside Terminus San Clemente toward L.A. Union Station Orange County Line (weekends)
Location

In Fiscal Year 2023, 5,110 Amtrak passengers boarded or detrained at San Clemente Pier station.^[5] Of the 77 California stations served by Amtrak, San Clemente Pier was the 53rd-busiest in the 2022 fiscal year.^[5]

The station was formerly a stop of the Santa Fe Railway's San Diegan line.

Hours and frequency

The station has limited service – four Pacific Surfliner trains per day stop at the station (two in each direction),^[6] On weekends, the Orange County Line has eight trains (four in each direction) running in each direction in the morning and evening, and the Inland Empire–Orange County Line four trains (two in each direction), heading towards Orange County in the morning and towards the Inland Empire in the evening.^[7]

References

1. "San Clemente Pier, CA (SNP)". Great American Stations. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
2. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 26.
3. "San Clemente Trolley". City of San Clemente. January 1, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
4. "San Clemente Pier Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
5. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
6. "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Pacific Surfliner. October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
7. "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). Metrolink. October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

External links

Media related to San Clemente Pier station at Wikimedia Commons

• San Clemente, CA–Pier – Amtrak
• San Clemente, CA–Pier – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• San Clemente Pier – Metrolink
• San Clemente Pier station – USA RailGuide (TrainWeb)