Cal State San Marcos station

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Cal State San Marcos
Sprinter San Diego.png
Location410 La Moree Road
San Marcos, California
Coordinates33°08′05″N 117°09′13″W / 33.1348°N 117.1536°W / 33.1348; -117.1536Coordinates: 33°08′05″N 117°09′13″W / 33.1348°N 117.1536°W / 33.1348; -117.1536
Owned byNorth County Transit District
Line(s)Escondido Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 island platform
ConnectionsBus transport NCTD: 347
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened2008
Services
Preceding station North County Transit District Following station
San Marcos Civic Center
towards Oceanside Transit Center
 SPRINTER Nordahl Road
towards Escondido Transit Center
Location

Cal State San Marcos is an elevated railway station in San Marcos, California which opened in 2008. It is the only elevated station along the North County Transit District's SPRINTER light rail line.[2] The station serves the California State University, San Marcos campus, which is located southwest of the station. It is situated on an entirely new alignment of the San Diego Northern Railway's Escondido Branch that crosses over State Route 78 to serve the campus.[3] On campus days, shuttle services are available to ferry students from the train station to the heart of the CSUSM campus and back.

Platforms and tracks[]

Westbound ■ Sprinter toward Oceanside Transit Center (San Marcos Civic Center)
Eastbound ■ Sprinter toward Escondido Transit Center (Nordahl Road)

References[]

  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ https://subwaynut.com/california/sprinter/cal_state_san_marcos/index.php[original research?]
  3. ^ Burge, Michael (March 10, 2008). "Passenger train sprints into service". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

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