Ontario station (Amtrak)

Coordinates: 34°03′42″N 117°38′59″W / 34.0617°N 117.6496°W / 34.0617; -117.6496
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Not to be confused with Ontario–East station.
For train stations in Ontario, Canada, served by Amtrak, see Maple Leaf (train) § Station stops.

Ontario, CA
Southern Pacific
Passengers
FY 20223,374[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Pomona
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited Palm Springs
toward New Orleans
Texas Eagle Palm Springs
toward Chicago
Previous services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Pomona
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Route Colton
toward New Orleans
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Transit & Commercial Court
towards Upland
 Upland–Ontario Terminus
Location
Map

Ontario station is an Amtrak train station in Ontario, California, located on the Union Pacific Railroad Alhambra Subdivision. It is served by the thrice-weekly Sunset Limited/Texas Eagle. The station has a covered, open-air pavilion built by the city in 1991.[2]

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Ontario was the 70th-busiest in fiscal year 2019, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 11 passengers daily (though the station does not receive daily service).[1]

The

Ontario International Airport, and Fontana station.[3]

The Amtrak Thruway #19 stops here twice daily, providing service between San Bernardino and Bakersfield, and points in between.[4]

History

Ontario was initially a

Southern Pacific Sunset Route.[5]

Local streetcar service was provided nearby at the corner of Euclid and Emporia by the Ontario and San Antonio Heights Railroad Company by 1897.[6] The line was acquired by Pacific Electric in 1912, which continued to operate here until 1928.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ontario, CA (ONA)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. ^ /https://omnitrans.org/wp-content/themes/omninew/timetables/rte_pdf/Route_61.pdf
  4. ^ "Route19".
  5. ^ "Southern Pacific Time Tables Sunset Route" (PDF). wx4's Dome of Foam. Southern Pacific Transportation Company. August 1935. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Cucamonga (Map). United States Geological Survey. 1897. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Ontario & San Antonio Heights Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  8. OCLC 6565577
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External links

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