The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA), Omnitrans, Metrolink and the City of San Bernardino, California, announced the completion of the Downtown San Bernardino Passenger Rail Project, extending Metrolink rail services to downtown San Bernardino.
From 16 December, Metrolink’s San Bernardino and Inland Empire/Orange County lines will be extended one mile from the Santa Fe Depot to the recently completed San Bernardino Transit Center (SBTC). Serving as a key, multi-modal transportation hub, SBTC links a variety of transportation options including several Omnitrans local routes, the sbX Green Line, and neighboring transit agencies: Pass Transit, Mountain Transit, and Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA). In addition, Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) connections will begin in January 2018.
In addition to the extension, this project included building a new safe pedestrian overpass at the Santa Fe Depot and grade crossing safety improvements. Arrow, the forthcoming passenger rail service connecting San Bernardino to Redlands, will enhance rail connectivity beyond San Bernardino when it launches in early 2021.
SBCTA and Metrolink initiated the project in 2014. The approximate three-year project was funded in part by federal, state and local sources, including approximately $23 million from the Federal Transit Administration, $36 million from state sources and $64 million Measure I and local funds from SBCTA.
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