Cal State San Marcos station

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Cal State San Marcos
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General information
Location410 La Moree Road
San Marcos, California
Coordinates 33°08′05″N117°09′13″W / 33.1348°N 117.1536°W / 33.1348; -117.1536
Owned by North County Transit District
Line(s) Escondido Subdivision [1]
Platforms1 island platform
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg NCTD: 347
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2005
Services
Preceding station North County Transit District Following station
San Marcos Civic Center SPRINTER Nordahl Road
Location
Cal State San Marcos station

Cal State San Marcos station is an elevated railway station in San Marcos, California, the only elevated station along the North County Transit District's SPRINTER hybrid rail line, was commenced in 2005. The station sits on a loop of the San Diego Northern Railway's Escondido Subdivision that crosses over State Route 78 to serve the California State University, San Marcos campus, which is located southwest of the station. On campus days, shuttle services are available to ferry students from the train station to the heart of the CSUSM campus and vice versa.

Contents

Platforms and tracks

Westbound  Sprinter toward Oceanside Transit Center (San Marcos Civic Center)
Eastbound  Sprinter toward Escondido Transit Center (Nordahl Road)

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References

  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.

https://gonctd.com/services/sprinter-hybrid-rail/