Taking the 10 Freeway between Los Angeles and Coachella Valley could be a thing of the past for SoCal residents when (and if) the new train line opens. The proposed Coachella Valley-San Gorgonio Pass Rail Corridor Service project will stretch 144 miles from Los Angeles Union Station to the Coachella Valley, connecting L.A., Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.
The project is currently undergoing a second environmental analysis that will examine the entire project in detail, including the proposed station locations and possible infrastructure improvements. The first environmental review for the project was certified in 2022.
Once the project is complete, residents will get to catch a Lakers or Dodgers game in LA, go on a ride at Disneyland, dine at Mission Inn in Riverside and head to Coachella without the headache of traffic—and, most importantly, the high environmental impact. This proposed service will encompass nine stations with two daily roundtrips with a journey time of about 3 hours and 15 minutes between the two terminuses. It will inevitably ease traffic, increase access to major attractions, improve employment opportunities, and create greater connectivity for all communities.
The project by The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) has an estimated cost of $1 billion and is currently in the environmental review process stage, which is roughly midway.
“RCTC is working closely with the state and federal partners to seek innovative ways to speed up the process,” department officials told KTLA in an interview back in September 2023.
You can find out more about the train line and how to support its advancement of it here.
Written by Ashlyn Davis and Sophie Len