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105 Cedros Avenue (at Lomas Santa Fe Drive)
Solana Beach, CA 92075
Solana Beach is a large railway station on Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner passenger train and on North County Transit District's COASTER commuter rail route. The Pacific Surfliner is the second most travelled railway in the United States, with only the Northeast Corridor having higher ridership figures. Solana Beach was Amtrak's twenty-fourth busiest station in their 2007 fiscal year (October-September), with 424,789 passengers annually using the station.
Solana Beach station is located in a "valley" of sorts, with a walkway to connect the two platforms, each serving one track. There is enough room between the two tracks to create a third track, which could be used as a bypass track.
Sixteen northbound trains stop at Solana Beach, the first at 6:48 AM and the last at 9:48 PM. On the other hand, only twelve southbound trains arrive at the station; the first at 8:12 AM and the last at 12:11 AM. The most likely reason for this is that there are only two more stations south of Solana Beach on the Pacific Surfliner.
STAFFED HOURS
6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Restrooms, pay phones, and baggage service on selected trains are available at the Solana Beach Amtrak station. Restaurants are nearby.
PARKING
About 250 spaces, those closest to the station are generally used by Coaster commuters, but spaces can be found during the day at the far north end. If there are no spaces at all, the only option would be on street parking in the neighboring residential neighborhood. There are no local pay lots around.
RAIL SERVICES
Amtrak 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) or tickets.amtrak.com
Pacific Surfliner (San Diego to San Luis Obispo)
San Joaquin (via Thruway to Bakersfield and San Joaquin Valley points including Stockton, Sacramento and the Bay Area)
COASTER
1-800-COASTER (1-800-262-7837)
Speech and Hearing Impaired 1-888-722-4889 TTY
North County Transit District (NCTD) www.gonctd.com
Stations: Oceanside, Carlsbad (2), Encinitas, Solana Beach, Sorrento Valley, San Diego Valley, Old Town, San Diego
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LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSIT
Buses
North County Transit District
Inside San Diego County 1-800-COMMUTE (1-800-266-6883)
Outside San Diego County 1-619-233-3004 or 1-760-967-2828
Buses make two stops near the Amtrak station: Coast Highway 101 and at Lomas Santa Fe Drive. (Oceanside, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Vista, San Marcos, Escondido)
Shuttle Vans
Zephyr Transportation Service 1-858-353-3669
All vans require advance reservations.
Taxis
Del Mar Cab 1-858-794-6900
Del Mar Taxi 1-858-523-9999
US Cab 1-858-688-9599
Or call 1-800-TAXICAB (829-4222)
Car Rentals
Avis 1-800-917-2847
Enterprise 1-858-350-1050
Hertz 1-800-654-3131
National 1-858-481-8100
NEARBY HOTELS
Courtyard by Marriott (1 mile)
Holiday Inn Express (0.4 miles)
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