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The ''Pacific Surfliner'' is a passenger train operated by Amtrak, with funding from the California Department of Transportation as part of the Amtrak California network. The ''Pacific Surfliner'' serves the communities on the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo. The service carried over 2.7 million passengers during fiscal year 2013, a 2.5% increase from FY2012. Total revenue during FY2013 was $62,576,548, an increase of 6.8% over FY2012.〔 The ''Pacific Surfliner'' was Amtrak's third-busiest service, and the busiest outside the Northeast Corridor. The Los Angeles-San Diego portion of the ''Pacific Surfliner'' route was once served by the Santa Fe Railway's ''San Diegan'' passenger trains until Amtrak took over operations. Initially there were three daily trips, but in 1976 the schedule was expanded. In 1988 the service was extended to Santa Barbara, followed in 1995 with one trip a day going all the way to San Luis Obispo. As the name "San Diegan" no longer reflected the extent of the route, it was renamed the Pacific Surfliner in 2000. The route is named after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's Surf Line. ==Operations== The San Luis Obispo-San Diego trip takes approximately 8½ hours with an average speed of ; maximum track speed is . Much of the ''Pacific Surfliner's'' scenic route follows the Pacific coast, although trains travel inland through expansive farmlands in Ventura County and industrial backlots in the Los Angeles Basin, San Fernando Valley, and parts of Orange County. The ''Pacific Surfliner'' operates 11 daily trains between Los Angeles and San Diego on weekdays, 12 on weekends. On the northernmost part, there are four trains per day in each direction (out of the 11 total trains per day); frequency is greater on the Los Angeles-San Diego segment (seven trains a day serve only the southern section; four trains serve the entire route). Thruway Motorcoach connections are available between Santa Barbara, California and Paso Robles during hours when that part of the Coast Line track is in use by freight trains. Because the San Diego, San Luis Obispo, and Goleta stations are not equipped to turn equipment, trains are operated in push-pull mode. The locomotive is at the rear of the train, pushing the train from Goleta/San Luis Obispo or San Diego to Los Angeles. At Los Angeles, the train reverses the station, and pulls the train to San Diego or Goleta/San Luis Obispo, respectively. A project is currently being prepared for run-through tracks at Union Station in Los Angeles. As of 2007, the route recovers 63% of its operating expenses through ticket sales. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pacific Surfliner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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