OC, LA, Ventura, S'Berdo, and Riverside Counties run the trains.
Founded in 1991, Metrolink carries over 40,000 passengers boarding at 55 stations, on trains running on 7 routes. The Orange County line is owned and maintained by Metrolink.
Yes, people do ride the train– about 7,000 OC passengers a day in fact keeping more that 6,000 cars off the freeways. They ride it a long way, too: 90% of passengers are commuters with an average trip length of 39 miles. Good thing over 90% of Orange County’s trains run on time.
Proof: 4 bikes-- a BMX, commuter/road, mountain, and full-on road-- properly stacked in the bike area.
Bicycle capacity on OC Metrolink trains is increased from two to between 4 and 8 bikes per car– depending on how the car has been modified.
Many cars on the OC Line have the bench seat removed to make more room for bikes.
OCBC lobbied Metrolink last year for the increase, pointing out that the area designated for 2 bikes would easily hold 3 or 4, provided they were stacked left/right, that is “handlebars to seat.” Additional space is now available where a bench seat has been removed just inside the doors of cars marked with the Bike decal. Today it’s common to see 6 or 7 bikes in a car on busy trains in the morning.
SO HERE’S THE MEMO:
1.) Try to organize bikes in the stack according to destinations.
2.) Stack bikes left/right, handlebars to seat.
3.) Bring YOUR OWN bungie or strap to secure your bike. No loose bikes!
Bungie retains a bike in the area beneath the stairs on a modified coach.
4.) Free up your bike before your stop to expedite detraining.
5.) Let the pedestrians get on/off first so they’re out of your way.
Metrolink site, click the map.
OC weekday schedule
OC Sat. and Sun. schedule
Bungies or webstraps only have to be long enough to secure your bike to the wall or other bike in the stack.
Locking your front brake helps a lot, too.