Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo is a station on the Inland Empire–Orange County Line and Orange County Line of the Metrolink commuter rail system around Southern California. Originally built to serve Metrolink, the station became a stop for Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner in 2007 but is currently not used as a limited Amtrak stop on the Pacific Surfliner route.[4][5] Total daily ridership for Metrolink and Amtrak was about 500 passengers in fiscal year 2009.[3] Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo was the 71st-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately seven passengers daily.[6] Metrolink trains terminate here[7] and if they do by noon time, one train set moves over to a nearby siding track until the rush hour.

Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo
Metrolink train at Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo in 2008
General information
Location	28200 Forbes Road Laguna Niguel, California
Coordinates	33.5537°N 117.6741°W / 33.5537; -117.6741
Owned by	City of Laguna Niguel and City of Mission Viejo
Line(s)	SCRRA Orange Subdivision[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms, 1 bay platform
Tracks	3
Connections	OC Bus: 85, 91
Construction
Parking	460 spaces, 9 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	April 19, 2002 (2002-04-19)[2]
Passengers
2009	182,500[3] (Metrolink and Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station Irvine toward San Bernardino–Downtown Inland Empire–Orange County Line San Juan Capistrano toward Oceanside Irvine toward Los Angeles Union Station Orange County Line
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Irvine toward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner San Juan Capistrano toward San Diego
Location

Hours and frequency

Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station is served by 16 Metrolink Orange County Line trains (8 in each direction) each weekday running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday running in each direction in the morning and evening.[8] Additionally, the station is served by 13 Metrolink Inland Empire-Orange County Line trains (7 northbound and 6 southbound) each weekday running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday heading towards Orange County in the morning and towards the Inland Empire in the evening.[8]

References

External links

• Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station at the Metrolink website
• Laguna Niguel/ Mission Viejo Metrolink Station(USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
• Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo (LNL)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)

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