North County Transit District
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| Locale | North San Diego County, California |
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| Transit type | Commuter rail Light Rail Bus Paratransit |
| Began operation | September 30, 1975 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Reporting marks | SDNR |
| Operator(s) | BREEZE & LIFT: NCTD FAST: Laidlaw Services COASTER: TransitAmerica |
The North County Transit District (NCTD) (AAR reporting marks SDNR) is the agency responsible for public transportation in North San Diego County, California, United States. The agency operates the "BREEZE" bus service and manages the San Diego Coaster, a commuter rail service between Oceanside and Downtown San Diego, in conjunction with Amtrak. From 2002 to 2003 NCTD restructured its routes at its transit centers in Escondido, Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos, Encinitas, and Carlsbad.
NCTD owns 62 mi (100 km) of mainline track, as well as the 22 mi (35 km) Escondido Branch that will be served by the Sprinter beginning in 2008. The Coaster commuter train runs on 41.1 mi (66.1 km) of the mainline. NCTD maintains two rail yards. One is shared with the San Diego Trolley at 12th & Imperial in Centre City San Diego. It is used to store trainsets during the midday. The other, located north of Oceanside at Stuart Mesa on Camp Pendleton, is shared with Metrolink. This is where the main maintenance facility is located.
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[edit] History of the San Diego Northern Railway and NCTD
San Diego Northern Railway (SDNR) purchased the tracks used by Coaster from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1994. NCTD created the subsidiary San Diego Northern Railway Corporation in 1994 and dissolved it in 2002[1] When the Sprinter is fully operations total investments through NCTD will have totaled USD 750 million.
NCTD still uses the SDNR reporting marks for its rail equipment.
[edit] Services
- BREEZE- Fixed-route local and express bus services.
- COASTER- Commuter rail service from Oceanside to Downtown San Diego.
- FAST- On-call curb to curb bus services to those who live in areas not served well by fixed-route local service.
- LIFT- Paratransit service for those with disabilities that are unable to use the accessible fixed-route system.
- SPRINTER- Light rail from Oceanside to Escondido, California.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- North County Transit District
- Transit agency faces $3 million budget gap (Union Tribune, May 10, 2008)
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