Coast Starlight

Coast Starlight

Coast Starlight crossing the Santa Ynez River as it drains into the Pacific Ocean near Surf, California, 2019
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Locale	Pacific Coast
Predecessor	Coast Daylight, Cascade
First service	May 1, 1971
Current operator(s)	Amtrak
Annual ridership	338,017 (FY23) -4.2%[a][1]
Route
Termini	Seattle, Washington Los Angeles, California
Stops	28
Distance travelled	1,377 miles (2,216 km)
Average journey time	35 hours, 21 minutes[2] (southbound) 34 hours[2] (northbound)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	11, 14
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach Class Business Class Sleeper Service
Disabled access	Train lower level, all stations
Sleeping arrangements	Roomette (2 beds) Bedroom (2 beds) Bedroom Suite (4 beds) Accessible Bedroom (2 beds) Family Bedroom (4 beds)
Catering facilities	Dining car, Café
Observation facilities	Sightseer lounge car
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks, checked baggage available at selected stations
Technical
Rolling stock	Superliner
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	40 mph (64 km/h) (avg.) 79 mph (127 km/h) (top)
Track owner(s)	BNSF, SCAX, SDRX, JPBX, UP
Route map Legend Amtrak Cascades to Vancouver, BC Empire Builder to Chicago 0 mi Seattle pre-2021 route Tacoma Dome 39 mi 63 km Tacoma closed 2021 Tacoma–Union Station closed 1984 Point Defiance Bypass 72 mi 116 km Olympia–Lacey 75 mi 121 km East Olympia closed 1990 94 mi 151 km Centralia 137 mi 220 km Kelso Empire Builder to Chicago 177 mi 285 km Vancouver, Washington swing span across Columbia River WA OR 187 mi 301 km Portland 239 mi 385 km Salem 267 mi 430 km Albany 310 mi 499 km Eugene 432 mi 695 km Chemult 505 mi 813 km Klamath Falls OR CA 610 mi 982 km Dunsmuir 665 mi 1070 km Redding Gerber closed 1972 pre-1982 route 739 mi 1189 km Chico Orland Marysville closed 1999 Capitol Corridor to Auburn California Zephyr to Chicago 824 mi 1326 km Sacramento 837 mi 1347 km Davis San Joaquins to Bakersfield 881 mi 1418 km Martinez Richmond bypassed 2013 908 mi 1461 km Emeryville Oakland closed 1994 913 mi 1469 km Oakland – Jack London Square Altamont Corridor Express to Stockton Caltrain to San Francisco 954 mi 1535 km San Jose 1021 mi 1643 km Salinas King City proposed 1119 mi 1801 km Paso Robles 1157 mi 1862 km San Luis Obispo 1274 mi 2050 km Santa Barbara 1310 mi 2108 km Oxnard 1341 mi 2158 km Simi Valley 1358 mi 2185 km Van Nuys 1363 mi 2194 km Hollywood Burbank Airport Metrolink to Lancaster Glendale bypassed 2005 Amtrak to San Diego, New Orleans & Chicago 1377 mi 2216 km Los Angeles All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit

The Coast Starlight is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States between Seattle and Los Angeles via Portland and the San Francisco Bay Area. The train, which has operated continuously since Amtrak's formation in 1971, was the first to offer direct service between Seattle and Los Angeles. Its name is a combination of two prior Southern Pacific (SP) trains, the Coast Daylight and the Starlight.

During fiscal year (FY) 2019, the Coast Starlight carried 426,029 passengers, an increase of 2.0% from FY 2018.^[3] In FY 2016, the train had a total revenue of $40.5 million, a decrease of 1.4% from FY 2015.^[4]

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