The agreement for option vehicles from a June 2009 contract is valued at approximately $745 million.
Monthly transit passes would drop from $49 to $29 for students. Faculty and staff also would be eligible for the $29 passes. North County Transit District leaders are in favor of the proposal.
University officials want the line to run through a yet-to-be-built underground tunnel on campus. Planners say an above-ground route along the campus' main road is the only realistic option.
The train, designed to reach a maximum speed of 250 mph, relies on 8 traction systems with 8 motors in powered bogies, delivering a total power of 10 MW and is capable of a commercial speed of up to 225 mph.
State Supreme Court Justice Saliann Scarpulla told the Authority to reopen 42 customer assistance booths across the subway system and return the agency's staffing to the level it was in May.