San Clemente Pier station
Passenger train station in San Clemente, California, United States
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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, California
United States
San Clemente, CA–Pier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Orange County Transportation Authority[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | SCRRA Orange Subdivision[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  San Clemente Trolley: Red Line[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 144 spaces, 2 accessible spaces, paid[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Limited service, unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: SNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2025 | 16,486 annually[5] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2026 | 4 weekday boardings[6] (Metrolink) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In fiscal year 2025, 16,486 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 – 22 Pacific Surfliner trains per day stop at the station (11 in each direction),[7] On weekends, the Orange County Line has 8 trains (4 in each direction) running in each direction in the morning and evening, and the Inland Empire–Orange County Line 4 trains (2 in each direction), heading towards Orange County in the morning and towards the Inland Empire in the evening.[8]
History
As the city of San Clemente became established, they sought a stop on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, which passed through town.[1] The city began construction of the station in 1930,[9] with it opening the following year. The station building was closed around 1940 and then demolished in 1964.[1]
