Inland Empire/Orange County Line

• Train 817 will be restored – Departs at 3:01 pm from Riverside-Downtown Station
• Train 813 will be suspended – Currently departs at 10:18 am from Riverside-Downtown Station

Riverside Line

• Train 407 will have a time change – Departs 15 minutes earlier at 6:35 a.m. from Riverside-Downtown Station
• Train 405 will be suspended – Currently departs at 6:15 a.m. from Riverside-Downtown Station
• Train 412 will be suspended – Currently departs at 8:02 p.m. from Riverside-Downtown Station

Please see the full schedule and note that these are temporary changes. Metrolink is able to reinstate train service quickly when and where ridership demands increase. If you have any particular concern about the schedule or believe a train should be reinstated, please let Metrolink know by completing this form.

In the meantime, RCTC continues to support Metrolink’s Clean Commute program, which requires all riders to wear a face covering and maintain social distancing from others. Each passenger car is equipped with two hand sanitizer stations – one near each train car door. In addition, Metrolink conducts daily deep cleaning and electrostatic spraying of hospital-grade disinfectants on trains and its “Clean Care Crew” perform touchpoint cleaning on cars throughout the day.

The big news is that weekend service is starting October 19 from the Perris Valley. Riders from the Perris-South, Perris-Downtown, Moreno Valley/March Field, and Riverside-Hunter Park/UCR Stations now can ride on Saturdays and Sundays to Los Angeles Union Station, Fullerton, and other destinations.  Enjoy fall festivities in downtown LA, including Dia de los Muertos on Olvera Street, the MathAlive! exhibit at the California Science Center, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Natural History Museum, and more. Check out the new weekend schedule:

Remember that your Metrolink ticket is only $10 on weekends and is good for free connections to Metro Rail, allowing you to extend your travels.

Commuters to and from Los Angeles and Orange County will have more options on the 91/Perris Valley Line.  Weekday schedule changes also begin October 14:

• Train 701 will leave 13 minutes earlier from Riverside County stations to reach L.A. Union Station by 6:45 a.m., 20 minutes ahead of its current 7:05 a.m. arrival. This change is in response to riders who asked for an earlier train to reach their jobs in L.A. by 7 a.m.
• Morning service on train 707 (currently train 731) will continue to L.A from its current ending point in Riverside-Downtown. The train will leave 21 minutes earlier from stations in the Perris Valley and arrive at Riverside-Downtown at 7:14 a.m. for Riverside employees. The train will continue west and provide new service for Riverside and Corona riders to L.A. Union Station, arriving at 8:45 a.m. This will provide a fourth morning train for commuters to L.A.
• A new afternoon train will run from Los Angeles to the Perris Valley. Train 708 will leave L.A. Union Station at 5 p.m. and arrive at the Perris-South Station at 7:15 p.m. This fifth afternoon train will offer another option for this peak travel time and relieve overcrowding on the 4:20 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. trains.
• Late morning and midday trains 732, 733, 734, 735, and 736, which now travel only between the Perris Valley and the Riverside-Downtown Station, will be eliminated to allow for the above service changes. Ridership has been low on these trains.

See the new weekday schedule below and learn more about the schedule updates.

In addition, on the Riverside Line, due to customer feedback, trains will leave earlier to reach L.A. by 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. Make sure to arrive early so you don’t miss your train!

Read more about the Riverside Line schedule changes taking effect in October.

The Riverside County Transportation Commission is funding the weekday service changes. The new 91/Perris Valley Line weekend schedule is being funded in part by a Caltrans Low-Carbon Transit Operations Program grant that was awarded to RCTC.  The grant is designed to help agencies reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve mobility, with a priority on serving disadvantaged communities.