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Amtrak Coast Starlight on-time performance

Of 56 Coast Starlight trips that reached their final stop from Oct 11 to Nov 7, 26.8% arrived within 5 minutes of schedule, 30.4% within 10, 32.1% within 15. Trips ran 79 minutes late on average.

Among the 43 Amtrak lines we measure, the Coast Starlight ranks 37 for on-time arrivals.

26.8%
On time (5 min)
30.4%
Within 10 min (Amtrak)
32.1%
Within 15 min
60.7%
30 min or more late
56
Trips measured

Measured window: Oct 11 to Nov 7, the last 30 days. On-time threshold: 5 minutes; Amtrak uses 10-15 minutes.

Coast Starlight trains, one by one

Trains with at least 5 measured trips in the window, Oct 11 to Nov 7.

Most delayed on average

TrainOn timeAvg lateTrips
Train 11
Seattle King Street to Los Angeles Union
25%92 min28
Train 14
Los Angeles Union to Seattle King Street
28.6%66 min28

Last 30 days

On-time share of the Coast Starlight trips that finished each day.

DayOn timeAvg lateTrips
Nov 7100%-28 min2
Nov 6100%-23 min2
Nov 550%39 min2
Nov 40%183 min2
Nov 30%35 min2
Nov 20%139 min2
Nov 10%66 min2
Oct 310%20 min2
Oct 300%115 min2
Oct 290%249 min2
Oct 280%191 min2
Oct 270%96 min2
Oct 2650%138 min2
Oct 2550%163 min2
Oct 24100%-28 min2
Oct 2350%67 min2
Oct 220%65 min2
Oct 210%234 min2
Oct 200%111 min2
Oct 190%70 min2
Oct 180%47 min2
Oct 170%89 min2
Oct 160%108 min2
Oct 1550%63 min2
Oct 140%16 min2
Oct 13100%-9 min2
Oct 12100%-8 min2
Oct 110%8 min2

Coast Starlight delay questions

Is the Amtrak Coast Starlight on time?

The Coast Starlight is late more often than on time: 26.8% of 56 measured trips arrived within 5 minutes of schedule (Oct 11 to Nov 7).

How late is the Coast Starlight on average?

Measured at the final stop, Coast Starlight trips ran 79 minutes late on average. 60.7% were 30 minutes or more late and 48.2% an hour or more.

How do you measure Coast Starlight delays?

We record the delay at the final stop of each trip that completed, from Amtrak's live data. Cancelled trips are not counted. A trip is on time when it arrives 5 minutes late or less. Amtrak counts a trip as on time at 10 to 15 minutes depending on the route, so its figures can differ from ours; the 'within 10 minutes' share is the closest to Amtrak's threshold.