Sorrento Valley station is a
commuter rail
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station in the
Sorrento Valley neighborhood of
San Diego
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
, California, that is on the
NCTD
The North County Transit - San Diego Railroad (NCTD) is the agency responsible for public transportation in Northern San Diego County, California. The agency manages the COASTER commuter rail service between Oceanside and San Diego, the SPRIN ...
COASTER commuter rail line. The station is served by NCTD COASTER Connection shuttles to the businesses east of the station, the community of
Torrey Pines,
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego in communications material, formerly and colloquially UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California, United States. Es ...
, and
Westfield UTC
Westfield UTC is an upscale, open-air shopping mall in the University City, San Diego, University City community of San Diego, California. It lies just east of La Jolla, near the University of California, San Diego. The mall is served by UTC Tr ...
mall.
On October 7, 2013, the
Amtrak
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''
Pacific Surfliner
The ''Pacific Surfliner'' is a passenger train service serving the communities on the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo.
The ''Pacific Surfliner'' is Amtrak's third-busiest service (exceeded in ridership only ...
'' began stopping at four COASTER stations:
Carlsbad Village,
Carlsbad Poinsettia,
Encinitas
Encinitas (Spanish language, Spanish for "Small Oaks") is a beach city in the North County (San Diego area), North County area of San Diego County, California, United States. Located in Southern California, it is approximately north of San Di ...
and Sorrento Valley. The Carlsbad Poinsettia and Encinitas stops were discontinued on October 9, 2017. The Carlsbad Village and Sorrento Valley stops were dropped on October 8, 2018, due to changes with the cross-ticketing arrangement with COASTER and NCTD.
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COASTER Stations
North County Transit District stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1995
Former Amtrak stations in California
Railway stations in San Diego
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