California High-Speed Rail

80 miles

Will connect the Central Valley to the Antelope Valley, closing the existing passenger rail gap over the Tehachapi Mountains with proposed stations in Bakersfield and at the Palmdale Transportation Center. In September 2021, the Authority’s Board approved final environmental documents for this section, the first in the Southern California Region.

40 miles

Will connect the Antelope Valley to the San Fernando Valley, bringing high-speed rail service to the Hollywood Burbank Airport from the Palmdale Transportation Center. Final environmental documents are expected to be complete in 2023.

14 miles

Will connect two key multi-modal transportation hubs, Los Angeles Union Station, and for a plane to train connection, a station near the Hollywood Burbank Airport. In January 2022, the Authority’s Board approved final environmental documents for this section.

30 miles

The approximately 30-mile project section would provide HSR service between Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) in Los Angeles and the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) in Anaheim, and travels through the cities of Los Angeles, Vernon, Commerce, Bell, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, portions of unincorporated Los Angeles County, La Mirada, Buena Park, Fullerton, and Anaheim. New HSR infrastructure at LAUS was already approved as part of the Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section in January 2022 or is studied as part of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Link Union Station Project. This project section would connect to the HSR System’s current southern terminus located at LAUS.

170 miles

The Los Angeles to San Diego section team is working to identify the best high-speed configuration, as well as interim improvements that can upgrade regional rail service in the corridor before completion of the 520 mile Phase 1 system. When complete in Phase 2, this section will close a major rail gap between the two counties.

• Multi-modal transportation center featuring a Metrolink rail station, a local bus hub and commuter bus
• May offer future connection opportunity for trains between Las Vegas and Los Angeles

• High-speed rail will be located adjacent to the Hollywood Burbank Airport terminal, near the airport
• Located close to Metrolink stations for the Antelope Valley line and Ventura line, as well as local bus service

LAUS is Southern California’s primary transportation hub. The Link US project plans to transform LAUS into a modern transit and mobility hub. Key components include:

• New platform for high-speed rail
• New rail communications, signals and tracks
• New run-through tracks over the US-101 freeway to provide potential one-seat rides to key destinations in Southern California
• Expanded passageway, platforms, escalators and elevators

• Considered the first station built to serve high-speed rail, ARTIC provides easy access to Angel Stadium, Honda Center and the Disneyland Resort
• ARTIC is a new state-of-the-art station featuring Metrolink, Amtrak, regional buses and local transit services