A record 4.6 million passengers rode Amtrak California trains in 2005. Passenger traffic on all intrastate Amtrak trains in California showed strong gains nearly every.... A record 4.6 million passengers rode Amtrak California trains in 2005. Passenger traffic on all intrastate Amtrak trains in California showed strong gains nearly every month during the year. The combined ridership on Amtrak's three state-supported routes, the Pacific Surfliner, Capitol Corridor and San Joaquins was up 4.9 percent in 2005 over the previous year. Amtrak attributes the increase to a strong economy, rising gasoline prices and continued growth of the San Joaquin valley.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains provide 12 daily roundtrips between San Diego and Los Angeles, with five roundtrips extending to Santa Barbara and two continuing to San Luis Obispo. In 2005, Pacific Surfliner ridership was 2.5 million passengers, a 4.6 percent increase over the previous year. More than 312,000 passengers rode between Angeles and San Diego, an increase of 6 percent.

Amtrak San Joaquin trains offer four daily roundtrips between Bakersfield and Oakland and two daily roundtrips between Bakersfield and Sacramento. Ridership during 2005 was 771,409 passengers, a 3.2 percent increase. Ridership between Bakersfield and Fresno was up 17.6 percent over the previous year with 82,064 passengers.

Amtrak Capitol Corridor trains provide service between Sacramento and the Bay Area (San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose) with 12 daily roundtrips. In 2005, 1.3 million passengers rode Capitol Corridor trains, an increase of 6.5 percent. More than 110,000 passengers traveled between Richmond and Sacramento, an increase of 9.4 percent over the previous year.