{"id":6774,"date":"2026-05-15T21:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6774"},"modified":"2026-05-15T21:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:01:53","slug":"ridership-drop-service-cuts-plague-metrolink-as-it-struggles-to-define-its-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6774","title":{"rendered":"Ridership drop, service cuts plague Metrolink as it struggles to define its future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>Battered by huge drops in ridership and bleeding cash, Southern California\u2019s Metrolink service is plotting a future that assumes neither will rebound anytime soon.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6757\">Nuevo Le\u00f3n courts South Korean World Cup fans as \u2018Pes-korea\u2019 buzzes near Monterrey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The commuter train service, born in 1992 in Los Angeles and now serving Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties as well, has lost about 40% of its riders since the COVID pandemic hit six years ago, though March experienced a slight bump in passengers coinciding with spiking gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>As ridership has dipped, so have fare revenues. Metrolink riders paid $35.1 million in fares in 2016; now, annual fare revenue is down to about $17 million, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority.<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People greet an arriving northbound Metrolink train in Irvine, CA,...\" class=\"wp-image-6759\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cc007741c6079c5ecd8ab3a8b54c5800-1024x702.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cc007741c6079c5ecd8ab3a8b54c5800-1024x702.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cc007741c6079c5ecd8ab3a8b54c5800-300x206.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cc007741c6079c5ecd8ab3a8b54c5800-768x526.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cc007741c6079c5ecd8ab3a8b54c5800-1536x1053.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cc007741c6079c5ecd8ab3a8b54c5800.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>People greet an arriving northbound Metrolink train in Irvine, CA, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.  The loss of 40% of its riders since the pandemic and an operational budget deficit of $30 million has triggered service cuts already, and more may be coming.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Passengers arrive on Metrolink train 899 into the Riverside-Downtown Station...\" class=\"wp-image-6760\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/36ee549dd549763ead9d9dc12f7fe888-1024x627.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/36ee549dd549763ead9d9dc12f7fe888-1024x627.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/36ee549dd549763ead9d9dc12f7fe888-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/36ee549dd549763ead9d9dc12f7fe888-768x470.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/36ee549dd549763ead9d9dc12f7fe888-1536x940.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/36ee549dd549763ead9d9dc12f7fe888.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Passengers arrive on Metrolink train 899 into the Riverside-Downtown Station before it heads back to Los Angeles in Riverside on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A northbound Metrolink train leaves ARTIC as people wait for...\" class=\"wp-image-6761\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/77e26ac157be02e1bd5665eed9143739-1024x832.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/77e26ac157be02e1bd5665eed9143739-1024x832.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/77e26ac157be02e1bd5665eed9143739-300x244.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/77e26ac157be02e1bd5665eed9143739-768x624.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/77e26ac157be02e1bd5665eed9143739-1536x1249.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/77e26ac157be02e1bd5665eed9143739.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>A northbound Metrolink train leaves ARTIC as people wait for a southbound train in Anaheim, CA, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The loss of 40% of its riders since the pandemic and an operational budget deficit of $30 million has triggered service cuts already, and more may be coming. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Riders aboard a southbound Metrolink train in Orange, CA, on...\" class=\"wp-image-6762\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d31d071f70e22dadb43e70ebcd923887-1024x738.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d31d071f70e22dadb43e70ebcd923887-1024x738.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d31d071f70e22dadb43e70ebcd923887-300x216.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d31d071f70e22dadb43e70ebcd923887-768x554.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d31d071f70e22dadb43e70ebcd923887-1536x1107.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d31d071f70e22dadb43e70ebcd923887.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Riders aboard a southbound Metrolink train in Orange, CA, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Battered by huge drops in ridership and bleeding cash, Southern California\u2019s Metrolink service is plotting a future that assumes neither will rebound anytime soon. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Metrolink patrons board the train during a stop in Pomona...\" class=\"wp-image-6763\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/85bffa35e67cbf411bfeb50d0c987bbd-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/85bffa35e67cbf411bfeb50d0c987bbd-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/85bffa35e67cbf411bfeb50d0c987bbd-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/85bffa35e67cbf411bfeb50d0c987bbd-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/85bffa35e67cbf411bfeb50d0c987bbd-1536x1022.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/85bffa35e67cbf411bfeb50d0c987bbd.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Metrolink patrons board the train during a stop in Pomona on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People board a northbound Metrolink train in Irvine, CA, on...\" class=\"wp-image-6764\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/400bc23ffe84b4d5d833bf6003b56d5b-1024x639.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/400bc23ffe84b4d5d833bf6003b56d5b-1024x639.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/400bc23ffe84b4d5d833bf6003b56d5b-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/400bc23ffe84b4d5d833bf6003b56d5b-768x479.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/400bc23ffe84b4d5d833bf6003b56d5b-1536x958.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/400bc23ffe84b4d5d833bf6003b56d5b.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>People board a northbound Metrolink train in Irvine, CA, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The loss of 40% of its riders since the pandemic and an operational budget deficit of $30 million has triggered service cuts already, and more may be coming. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Metrolink trains arrive from San Bernardino and Los Angeles south...\" class=\"wp-image-6765\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14ec4d0d1b161a191e955460493d04c7-1024x564.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14ec4d0d1b161a191e955460493d04c7-1024x564.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14ec4d0d1b161a191e955460493d04c7-300x165.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14ec4d0d1b161a191e955460493d04c7-768x423.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14ec4d0d1b161a191e955460493d04c7-1536x846.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14ec4d0d1b161a191e955460493d04c7.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Metrolink trains arrive from San Bernardino and Los Angeles south of the Foothill Gold Line Pomona North Station in Pomona on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People enter ARTIC in Anaheim, CA, on Tuesday, May 12,...\" class=\"wp-image-6766\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a8bb36c049ecebe09db95bddc1074fc-1024x765.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a8bb36c049ecebe09db95bddc1074fc-1024x765.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a8bb36c049ecebe09db95bddc1074fc-300x224.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a8bb36c049ecebe09db95bddc1074fc-768x574.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a8bb36c049ecebe09db95bddc1074fc-1536x1147.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a8bb36c049ecebe09db95bddc1074fc.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>People enter ARTIC in Anaheim, CA, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The loss of 40% of Metrolink\u2019s riders since the pandemic and an operational budget deficit of $30 million has triggered service cuts already, and more may be coming. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A person waits in the ticketing area at ARTIC in...\" class=\"wp-image-6767\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5451ea0dc677b1d67c2443112501a19a-1024x759.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5451ea0dc677b1d67c2443112501a19a-1024x759.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5451ea0dc677b1d67c2443112501a19a-300x222.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5451ea0dc677b1d67c2443112501a19a-768x569.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5451ea0dc677b1d67c2443112501a19a-1536x1138.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5451ea0dc677b1d67c2443112501a19a.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>A person waits in the ticketing area at ARTIC in Anaheim, CA, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Battered by huge drops in ridership and bleeding cash, Southern California\u2019s Metrolink service is plotting a future that assumes neither will rebound anytime soon. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Passengers Ride the Metrolink train from Union Station on Tuesday,...\" class=\"wp-image-6768\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/822eeeaac5c45f9825e48e593fd2e2b8-1024x658.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/822eeeaac5c45f9825e48e593fd2e2b8-1024x658.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/822eeeaac5c45f9825e48e593fd2e2b8-300x193.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/822eeeaac5c45f9825e48e593fd2e2b8-768x493.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/822eeeaac5c45f9825e48e593fd2e2b8-1536x987.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/822eeeaac5c45f9825e48e593fd2e2b8.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Passengers Ride the Metrolink train from Union  Station on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.   (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Metrolink heads out of Union Station on Tuesday, May...\" class=\"wp-image-6769\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fd0e28a400d1504c4ae2120bdfaa740b-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fd0e28a400d1504c4ae2120bdfaa740b-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fd0e28a400d1504c4ae2120bdfaa740b-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fd0e28a400d1504c4ae2120bdfaa740b-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fd0e28a400d1504c4ae2120bdfaa740b-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fd0e28a400d1504c4ae2120bdfaa740b.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>The Metrolink heads out of Union  Station on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.   (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Passengers board the Metrolink train for Lancaster at Union Station...\" class=\"wp-image-6770\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8d8e09c71779e29992bc32365d92e3a8-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8d8e09c71779e29992bc32365d92e3a8-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8d8e09c71779e29992bc32365d92e3a8-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8d8e09c71779e29992bc32365d92e3a8-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8d8e09c71779e29992bc32365d92e3a8-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8d8e09c71779e29992bc32365d92e3a8.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Passengers board the Metrolink train for Lancaster at Union  Station on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.   (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Passengers board the Metrolink at Union Station on Tuesday, May...\" class=\"wp-image-6771\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d1adf22a09c3dd0ce7037d7704d9eef3-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d1adf22a09c3dd0ce7037d7704d9eef3-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d1adf22a09c3dd0ce7037d7704d9eef3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d1adf22a09c3dd0ce7037d7704d9eef3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d1adf22a09c3dd0ce7037d7704d9eef3-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d1adf22a09c3dd0ce7037d7704d9eef3.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Passengers board the Metrolink at Union  Station on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.   (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Passengers board the Metrolink train for Lancaster at Union Station...\" class=\"wp-image-6772\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/34ae0a684cb7367293f2eb351ed2bcb5-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/34ae0a684cb7367293f2eb351ed2bcb5-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/34ae0a684cb7367293f2eb351ed2bcb5-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/34ae0a684cb7367293f2eb351ed2bcb5-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/34ae0a684cb7367293f2eb351ed2bcb5-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/34ae0a684cb7367293f2eb351ed2bcb5.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Passengers board the Metrolink train for Lancaster at Union  Station on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.   (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Metro trains at he Metrolink Central Maintenance Facility (CMF) next...\" class=\"wp-image-6773\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/660a6ed831bddacc57d2f1eac7e12ba2-1024x711.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/660a6ed831bddacc57d2f1eac7e12ba2-1024x711.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/660a6ed831bddacc57d2f1eac7e12ba2-300x208.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/660a6ed831bddacc57d2f1eac7e12ba2-768x533.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/660a6ed831bddacc57d2f1eac7e12ba2-1536x1066.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/660a6ed831bddacc57d2f1eac7e12ba2.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Metro trains at he Metrolink Central Maintenance Facility (CMF) next to the Los Angeles River on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024.  (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>People greet an arriving northbound Metrolink train in Irvine, CA, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.  The loss of 40% of its riders since the pandemic and an operational budget deficit of $30 million has triggered service cuts already, and more may be coming.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s taking a toll on the agency\u2019s budget, which already was hobbled by an overly optimistic fare revenue forecast for the 2025-26 fiscal year that left Metrolink with $15 million in unrealized fares.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur gap is somewhere between $30 million and $35 million in an operational deficit,\u201d Metrolink\u00a0CEO Darren Kettle said in an interview with the Southern California News Group.<\/p>\n<p>The gloomy financial outlook has prompted the agency to scramble for state and perhaps federal funding to stave off service cuts as it prepares for an influx of riders for the World Cup this year and the Summer Olympics in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The timing for these budget discussions couldn\u2019t be worse, Kettle said. \u201cWe\u2019re supposed to serve as the backbone regional transit system in Southern California for the Olympic Games.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>\u2018Blunt force trauma\u2019<\/h4>\n<p>So how did Metrolink, which is beloved by loyal passengers looking to avoid high gas prices and freeway gridlock, find itself in such a financial crunch?<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Metrolink is largely funded by the transportation authorities of Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. Portions are based on ridership: LA Metro covers 51% of the funds Metrolink collects from transportation agencies and OCTA pays about 19%. Riverside and San Bernardino counties each contribute about 11%.<\/p>\n<p>Kettle said\u00a0commuters have always been the bread and butter of Metrolink, but COVID\u2019s stay-home restrictions inflicted \u201cblunt force trauma\u201d on the system.<\/p>\n<p>Remote work has fundamentally changed commuting patterns everywhere, said Michael McNally, a professor with UCI\u2019s Institute of Transportation Studies. Not only are about 37% of workers in the Metrolink area working from home full-time or part-time, commuter patterns have changed rush hour as well, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Across the country, \u201cmorning and afternoon peaks have flattened out,\u201d he said, and midday traffic \u201chas increased substantially.\u201d This reflects how people are working alternative schedules or leaving the house during the day while working from home.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a big shift in overall travel behavior,\u201d McNally said. It also may be contributing to decreased Metrolink ridership. With less traffic at rush hour, \u201cthat trade-off might be, \u2018Why should I take the train if I can drive?\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p>In October 2024, Metrolink changed its strategy, ramping up service by 23% in an effort to attract noncommuters. The move had the support of the transportation authorities from all five counties, Kettle said. The reimagined schedule introduced midday and night trains, which accommodated passengers going to Los Angeles for a show or a baseball game, Kettle said. But since then, ridership has increased only 2%, according to OCTA.<\/p>\n<h4>Funding cuts<\/h4>\n<p>In recent years, Metrolink was buoyed by federal COVID funding and state relief during the pandemic, but those funding sources have dried up.<\/p>\n<p>In the past five years, the bill for Orange County\u2019s share of Metrolink\u2019s budget has doubled, said OCTA CEO Darrell Johnson. OCTA\u2019s per-rider subsidies also have shot up \u2014 in the 2019 fiscal year, OCTA subsidized $5.80 per rider. Now, it\u2019s $16.84 \u2014 a 163% increase.<\/p>\n<p>The OCTA, in turn, has announced it will cut 10% of its Metrolink funding; LA Metro plans to cut its funding 3%.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Metrolink announced a 20% decrease to weekday service due to a train repair backlog and issues replacing parts. On April 27, the train service said the reduced schedule would be extended indefinitely. Some riders have criticized Metrolink for being unreliable. In February, Metrolink canceled trains 21 times, and, in March, there were more than 40 cancellations.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6755\">Bam! Pow! Krakoom! The everlasting allure of the American comic book<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The recent changes have reduced Metrolink service from 164 trains a day to 132. Kettle said he plans to \u201csearch everywhere to try to identify funding to maintain our service levels,\u201d hoping Metrolink can return to 164 trains a day. If he can\u2019t find additional state or federal funding to fill its budget gap, the service may be forced to cut another 20%, down to 96 daily trains, Kettle said.<\/p>\n<h4>\u2018Rightsizing\u2019 option<\/h4>\n<p>Transportation authorities, however, are divided on the best response to Metrolink\u2019s budget challenges. The OCTA \u00a0questions whether it\u2019s necessary to return to full service, but that sentiment is not universal \u2014 Kettle said Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties are asking for increased service.<\/p>\n<p>The OCTA\u2019s Johnson believes Metrolink service needs to be \u201crightsized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs the product that you\u2019re selling what people want?\u201d Johnson asks. Running 164 trains a day is \u201cprobably a bit too many,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Orange County\u2019s voter-approved sales tax that supports Metrolink expires in 2041, but Johnson warned that at full service levels, the earmarked money will run out sooner. \u201cIf we don\u2019t make a change today to rightsize the service, we will run out of Metrolink funding in 2033,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Further cuts could make the service more sustainable, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want it for our kids and grandkids,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWe want to make sure these choices are here for decades to come, not just getting through a budget cycle. Our responsibility has to be the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Metrolink already has cut about $3.5 million in internal expenses, Kettle said. Travel and training budgets have been cut, merit-based raises were not handed out, and consultant budgets have been sliced. But more than half of Metrolink\u2019s costs are fixed, Kettle pointed out. \u201cWhether we run 10 trains or 100 trains, we still have to take care of most of the equipment, we have to take care of all of that track,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Potential fare increases also are on the table.<\/p>\n<h4>Trains \u2018a lifesaver\u2019<\/h4>\n<p>Terrence Feagin, a 36-year-old Moreno Valley resident who works in nonprofit finance, said Metrolink has been a \u201clifesaver\u201d for his commute to Los Angeles. While he\u2019s not thrilled by the prospect of increased fare prices, he said he\u2019s willing to pay more if necessary. He\u2019d rather have the opportunity to catch up on work on the train than sit in freeway traffic for over two hours, he said.<\/p>\n<p>But Feagin laments the recent service cuts, calling them a \u201cbummer\u201d that forced him to take an earlier train. Metrolink, in a news release, said the recent 20% service reduction led to only a modest 4% drop-off in ridership, indicating that many customers, like Feagin, \u201chave adjusted their regular travel patterns.\u201d But Feagin says further cuts would \u201cdefinitely cause an issue\u201d for him because he has to pick up his kids from daycare and after-school programs.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Chaffee, Metrolink\u2019s board chair and OCTA\u2019s representative, said it seems like the service cuts have made Metrolink \u201ca little more efficient.\u201d But Chaffee believes Metrolink should stay as it is now \u2014 he doesn\u2019t believe further cuts are necessary, but doesn\u2019t necessarily agree that full service should be reinstated. \u201cWe need to test it,\u201d he said. \u201cI think the initial results are looking positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McNally suggested that the small ridership dip after the recent service reduction suggests the cuts were made methodically, but he warned that further cuts would likely have a larger impact on ridership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMetrolink really provides a valuable service, and we should be very careful before we drop something like that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>If state funding doesn\u2019t come through and Metrolink moves forward with a second 20% service reduction, it likely would be accompanied by a 25% workforce layoff, Kettle said. And because Metrolink shares tracks with freight railroads, it would have to relinquish time slots. \u201cIt will be very, very difficult to get those slots back,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n<h4>Ramping up for Olympics<\/h4>\n<p>Combined with the Olympics and, to a lesser extent, the World Cup competition coming to Southern California next month, such a drastic service cut would create chaos, Kettle said. If further cuts are made, \u201cit would be extremely difficult for us to be able to deliver a level of service that supports the Olympic Games in 2028,\u201d he said. Instead, Metrolink should be ramping up service, he said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to state funding, Kettle is hoping for about $200 million in federal government assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Increasing service in preparation for the Olympics \u201cmakes sense,\u201d McNally said. Sports are a \u201crevenue magnet. Maybe the Olympics need to subsidize Metrolink,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Chaffee said Metrolink is still waiting to hear about funding levels from LA28, the organizing committee for the 2028 Summer Olympics. \u201cWe envision, based on the ridership needs during the Olympics, having to triple our service,\u201d he said. If they don\u2019t receive a budget soon, he said, \u201cwe will not have enough time to put that all together.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6751\">Created as IDs, dog tags became a crucial link between military families and fallen troops<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The regional train network faces uncertainty at a time when an influx of passengers is expected for the World Cup next month and the 2028 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ridership drop, service cuts plague Metrolink as it struggles to define its future - 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