Ontario station (Amtrak) explained

Style:Amtrak
Ontario, CA
Address:198 East Emporia Street
Country:United States
Coordinates:34.0617°N -117.6496°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Tracks:2
Rebuilt:1991
Other Services Header:Previous services
Other Services Collapsible:yes

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.[1]

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).

The Omnitrans Route 61 bus operates daily between this station and Pomona–Downtown station, Ontario International Airport, and Fontana station.[2]

The Amtrak Thruway #19 stops here twice daily, providing service between San Bernardino and Bakersfield, and points in between.[3]

History

Ontario was initially a flag stop on the Southern Pacific Sunset Route.[4]

Local streetcar service was provided nearby at the corner of Euclid and Emporia by the Ontario and San Antonio Heights Railroad Company by 1897.[5] The line was acquired by Pacific Electric in 1912, which continued to operate here until 1928.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ontario, CA (ONA) . Great American Stations . Amtrak . February 13, 2013.
  2. /https://omnitrans.org/wp-content/themes/omninew/timetables/rte_pdf/Route_61.pdf
  3. Web site: Route19 .
  4. Web site: Southern Pacific Time Tables Sunset Route . August 1935 . . Southern Pacific Transportation Company . wx4's Dome of Foam . August 10, 2021.
  5. Cucamonga . 6 July 2023 . . 1897.
  6. Web site: Ontario & San Antonio Heights Line. Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. 18 January 2021.