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Del Mar Fairgrounds | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Del Mar, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°58′35″N 117°16′03″W / 32.976410°N 117.267578°W | ||||||||||
| Owner | North County Transit District | ||||||||||
| Line | NCTD San Diego Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2031 | ||||||||||
| Future services | |||||||||||
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Del Mar Fairgrounds is a planned Coaster special events station to be built in Del Mar, California. It will operate during special events at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
The station is to be built alongside the San Dieguito Double Track program, which would replace the San Dieguito Bridge, a single-tracked wooden trestle bridge over the San Dieguito River originally built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1916, with a new, double-tracked concrete San Dieguito Railway River Bridge.[2] As of 2026, the San Dieguito Bridge was 110 years old.[3]
Both the bridge and the station were originally proposed by SANDAG in 2015, with the design phase beginning in 2017.[2] By June 2021, NCTD had approved $5.5 million to design the track and the platform.[4] Later, in April 2023, the California State Transportation Agency's California Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program awarded $100 million to NCTD and SANDAG to fund the bridge and station.[5][6]
Later, in July 2026, the California Transportation Commission announced that it would grant $214.3 million to SANDAG and NCTD for the San Dieguito Double Track program, thereby fully funding the project. It is currently expected to begin construction in 2027, with the bridge and station opening in mid-2031.[7][8]
Current fairground service
[edit]Currently, the NCTD and San Diego Metropolitan Transit System operate a special ticket called the Fair Tripper for passengers going to the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The NCTD also operates a free shuttle bus from the Solana Beach station to the Del Mar Fairgrounds for Fair Tripper passengers.[9][10][11][12]
References
[edit]- ↑ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 26.
- 1 2 "SANDAG - San Dieguito Double Track". www.sandag.org. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- ↑ Tennis, Brie. "110-Year-Old Train Trestle In Del Mar To Be Replaced | Newsradio 600 KOGO". KOGO News. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- ↑ Diehl, Phil (June 27, 2021). "Transit district to increase Coaster commuter train service this fall". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ↑ Jennewein, Chris (April 25, 2023). "$100 Million Grant Will Replace Aging Bridge and Build Railroad Station at Del Mar Fairgrounds". Times of San Diego. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program Sixth Round Selected Projects – Project Detail Summary" (PDF). California State Transportation Agency. April 24, 2023. p. 11. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Del Mar Fairgrounds train platform, track and new bridge now fully funded". The San Diego Union-Tribune. July 31, 2026. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Del Mar Fairgrounds Finally Getting Its Own Train Stop: Here's What North County Residents Should Know". Bern McGovern | North County SD. August 3, 2026. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Fair Tripper to San Diego County Fair | San Diego Metropolitan Transit System". www.sdmts.com. May 10, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- ↑ Osuna, Briana (June 10, 2026). "Ride, Relax and Save: NCTD and MTS Relaunch Fair Tripper for the 2026 San Diego County Fair". North County Transit District. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
- ↑ "NCTD to the SD Fair | NCTD". North County Transit District.
- ↑ "LOSSAN Realignment". www.delmarfairgrounds.com. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
A portion of the rail line sits to the west of the Del Mar Fairgrounds main campus. The closest station is Solana Beach Station, which serves passengers from Amtrak and COASTER trains. During the San Diego County Fair and live horse race meets in the summer and fall, passengers are able to take advantage of free shuttle service between Solana Beach Station and the Fairgrounds. This helps alleviate local traffic, carbon emissions, and associated noise in the cities of Del Mar, Solana Beach, and San Diego.