Metrolink Board Approves $508.8 Million Fiscal 2027 Budget on November 13: $20 Million State Grant Cancels Planned Service Cuts
The board of Metrolink, Southern California's commuter rail service, voted on Friday, November 13, to approve a fiscal 2027 budget that holds service at current levels. Planned service cuts that were to begin in January 2027 will not take effect.
The approved budget totals $508.8 million, a 0.65 percent increase over fiscal 2026. It includes $355.3 million for operations and $153.5 million for capital programs, with staffing held at current levels.
The rescue funding is a $20 million grant from the California State Transportation Agency, announced by Governor Gavin Newsom on November 10 as part of a nearly $1.3 billion statewide transportation package covering 28 awards. The money comes through a special State Rail Assistance allocation, a program normally reserved for capital projects and one-time expenses.
Without the grant, Metrolink had faced eliminating a third of weekday trains and 40 percent of weekend trains starting in January 2027. The grant carries a condition: Metrolink must retain the same service levels it provides today and plan to maintain those services for the coming year.
The funding explicitly bridges Metrolink to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The Southern California Regional Rail Authority, which operates Metrolink, draws funding from transportation agencies in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties.
The same statewide package also advances Caltrain service into downtown San Francisco and funds more than 75 zero-emission buses and smaller transit vehicles across California communities.
Source: Metrolink
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Photo: 图：一列 Metrolink 通勤列车在雨中驶过加利福尼亚州 Santa Fe Springs 的平交道，该机构董事会刚批准维持现有班次的2027财年预算。来源：Northwalker, CC0，维基共享资源。 / Photo: A Metrolink commuter train crosses a level crossing in the rain in Santa Fe Springs, California; the agency board has just approved a fiscal 2027 budget holding service at current levels. Credit: Northwalker, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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