Encinitas station

Encinitas
A Coaster train at Encinitas station in February 2022
General information
Location	25 East D Street Encinitas, California
Coordinates	33°2′49.56″N117°17′35.46″W / 33.0471000°N 117.2931833°W / 33.0471000; -117.2931833
Owned by	North County Transit District
Line(s)	NCTD San Diego Subdivision [1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	NCTD BREEZE: 101, 304, 309
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	February 27, 1995 (1995-02-27) [2]
Services
Preceding station North County Transit District Following station Carlsbad Poinsettia toward Oceanside COASTER Solana Beach toward San Diego
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Carlsbad Poinsettia toward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner 2013–2018 Solana Beach toward San Diego At former Encinitas station (until the 1960s) [3] Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station Oceanside toward Los Angeles Surf Line Del Mar toward San Diego Carlsbad pre-1960 [4] toward Los Angeles Cardiff pre-1950s [5] toward San Diego
Location

Encinitas station is a commuter rail station in Encinitas, California, that is on the NCTD COASTER commuter rail line. In addition to COASTER, it is also served by three BREEZE bus routes.

On October 7, 2013, the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner began stopping at four COASTER stations: Carlsbad Village, Carlsbad Poinsettia, Encinitas, and Sorrento Valley. ^[6] Amtrak dropped service to Carlsbad Poinsettia and Encinitas on October 9, 2017, due to low ridership. ^[7]

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 26.
2. Bradley, Jr., Tom (February 26, 1995). "High Hopes Ride Aboard Coaster". The North County Times. Oceanside, California. pp. B1, B8 . Retrieved March 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. Santa Fe Railway (1961). "Santa Fe System Timetables (PDF)" (PDF). Streamliner Memories. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. p. 22. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
4. National Park Service (NPS) Digital Asset Management System. "Carlsbad Santa Fe Depot".
5. Santa Fe Railway (1953). "Santa Fe System Timetables" (PDF). Streamliner Memories. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. p. 22. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
6. "Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Adds Four New stops" (Press release). Amtrak. September 18, 2013. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
7. Diehl, Phil (September 21, 2017). "Amtrak to discontinue two stops, add one". San Diego Union Tribune.

External links

• Media related to Encinitas station at Wikimedia Commons
• COASTER Stations