Los Angeles Union Station entrance. Photo by Felicia Aparicio.
In fiscal year 2024, 1,262,754 passengers boarded or alighted Amtrak trains at Union Station in Los Angeles. This makes Union Station Amtrak's seventh busiest station in the nation, following New York Penn Station, Washington Union Station, Philadelphia Gray 30th Street, Chicago, Boston South Station, and Baltimore Station. Source: Amtrak State Fact Sheets
.| Route | Major Stops | Route Map |
|---|---|---|
| Coast Starlight | Los Angeles-San Jose-Oakland-Sacramento-Portland-Seattle | 
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| Pacific Surfliner | San Diego-Anaheim-Los Angeles-Oxnard-Santa Barbara-San Luis Obispo | 
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| Southwest Chief | Los Angeles-Flagstaff-Albuquerque-Topeka-Kansas City-Chicago | 
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| Sunset Limited | Los Angeles-Tucson-El Paso-San Antonio-Houston-New Orleans | 
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| Texas Eagle | Los Angeles-Tucson-El Paso-San Antonio-Dallas-St. Louis-Chicago | 
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Source: Amtrak
Amtrak passengers arrive at LA Union Station, 1970. Photo by Charles O'Rear, courtesy of Environmental Protection Agency & National Archives
Amtrak assumed operation of the San Diegan Route (now Pacific Surfliner) in May, 1971. With an annual ridership of 1,984,069 passengers on the route in fiscal year 2024, it is now the third-busiest intercity passenger rail corridor in the nation (following the Albany, NY, to New York City, and Philadelphia to Harrisburg, PA, routes). This route is actually a partnership between Amtrak and the State of California.
