As part of its effort to provide safe , affordable transportation for all , Metrolink is offering a 50 % discount on all tickets and passengers to customers with a California Electronic Benefit Transfer ( EBT ) card .

The OCTA Board held a workshop to discuss the agency ’ s proposed $ 1 . 74 billion balanced budget for fiscal year 2025 - 26 . Overall , 50 % of the budget is dedicated to transit , 26 % for freeways , and 9 % for streets and roads .

The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo ( LOSSAN ) Rail Corridor Agency , which manages the Amtrak ® Pacific Surfliner ® train service , has received a $ 27 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration ( FRA ) to increase train frequencies between Los Angeles and San Diego .. The grant helps fund the operation of three roundtrips between Los Angeles and San Diego , increasing ...

Among the many reasons to ride the train , here ’ s one with good taste : Restaurants near San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente Metrolink stations add a pinch of deliciousness to any journey .

Metrolink has launched a new pass that allows users to take the train as needed with twice as much flexibility as before . The 10 - Day Flex Pass joins the 5 - Day Flex Pass to meet the needs of today ’ s travelers and their new hybrid and flexible schedules .

All Metrolink tickets with Los Angeles County destinations are now compatible with the Metro TAP system . The TAP system allows passengers to pay their Metro bus or Metro rail fare using plastic , reloadable fare cards .

In celebration of its upcoming 30 th anniversary on Oct . 26 , Metrolink has introduced a 30 % sale on its Monthly Pass . The 30 % discount is open to all Metrolink riders for three months – October , November and December 2022 – and is automatically applied at purchase .

A recent tour in Santa Ana brought together two things that were clearly meant for each other : The OC Streetcar and the Electric Railroaders ’ Association .. Currently under construction , the OC Streetcar is expected to open in 2024 to benefit residents , commuters and visitors in the heart of Orange County .

Between the high cost of gas and inflation , some families are foregoing their summer vacation . But why stay home when world - class destinations are an affordable train ride away ?

Construction Activities . The Orange County Transportation Authority , which owns the track through San Clemente , worked with Metrolink , which operates regional passenger rail service , to build a 200 - foot - long wall at Mariposa Point , to safely re - establish rail service after a Jan . 24 landslide on private property above the track littered the rail line with soil and debris , halting passenger ...