SPRINTER

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**SPRINTER**

Locale	North San Diego County, California
Transit type	Light rail
Began operation	Scheduled to open December, 2007
System length	22 mi
No. of stations	14
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Operator	North County Transit District

The SPRINTER is a light rail line under construction between Oceanside and Escondido, California. The service will use the existing 22-mile long Escondido Branch trackage of the San Diego Northern Railroad. Station platforms are under construction for the line’s fifteen stops serving the cities of Oceanside (western terminus), Vista, San Marcos, and Escondido (eastern terminus).

At Oceanside Transit Center, the Sprinter will connect to three commuter rail lines (the COASTER the Metrolink Orange County Line, and the Metrolink Inland Empire-Orange County Line) and Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner regional rail line.

The Sprinter will be the first passenger train service of any kind along the Escondido Branch since the Santa Fe Railroad discontinued passenger service in 1946. The Vista and Escondido stations are the only extant stations from that era of service.

The Sprinter will be operated by the North County Transit District of Oceanside, the area's public transit agency. The agency also operates the San Diego Coaster.

Sprinter service will be operated with Desiro-class diesel multiple units manufactured by Siemens in Germany, where they are widely used by main-line regional railways.