Ventura–East station

Ventura–East station (formerly Montalvo) is a Metrolink passenger train station in the Montalvo neighborhood of Ventura, California.[2] Passengers board here for Metrolink's Ventura County Line going towards Los Angeles Union Station. The platform is just off the main coast route on the Santa Paula Branch Line which is owned by the Ventura County Transportation Commission.[3]

Not to be confused with Ventura–Downtown/Beach station.
Ventura–East
Ventura–East station at sunset
General information
Location6175 Ventura Boulevard
Ventura, California
Coordinates34°15′02″N 119°12′14″W
Line(s)Santa Paula Branch Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Gold Coast Transit: 6
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade with small shade awning
Parking60 spaces, 3 accessible spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedNovember 11, 2002 (November 11, 2002)
Previous namesMontalvo
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Terminus Ventura County Line Oxnard
toward L.A. Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Ventura
toward San Francisco
 Coast Line Oxnard
toward Los Angeles
Location

Six Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (three in each direction) serve the station each weekday, running during peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Two round trips operate on Weekends.[4]

The station opened for regular service on November 11, 2002; a grand opening ceremony took place on November 8.[5] Prior to that, Metrolink trains that ran from Los Angeles to Oxnard were stored overnight at this site with no passenger boardings.

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner remains on the Coast line towards downtown Ventura and Santa Barbara, and does not switch over to serve this station. Growth in commuters traveling towards Los Angeles is expected to favor this location over the (downtown) Ventura station used by the Pacific Surfliner. Overnight storage of trains in downtown would also be expensive if that station was used.[6]

On May 9, 2011, Metrolink renamed the station from Montalvo to Ventura–East due to the lack of name recognition.[7] Montalvo had been the name of the junction at this location for over a hundred years and subsequently the community, later annexed by the city of Ventura, that grew adjacent to the junction.

References
  1. "Ventura–East Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. Biasotti, Tony (February 1, 2012). "Ventura takes first step on annexing Montalvo". Ventura County Star.
  3. Kelly, Peggy (October 15, 1999). "Funding for Montalvo Metrolink station would benefit SP Branch Line". Santa Paula Times.
  4. Wolcott, Holly J. (November 10, 2002). "Metrolink Line Connects With Ventura Riders". Los Angeles Times. p. B3. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Blake, Catherine (October 11, 1999). "Officials Revise Plan for Ventura Metrolink Station". Los Angeles Times.
  6. Fulton, Bill (May 23, 2011). "All Aboard For East Ventura". Blog of Bill Fulton, former Mayor of Ventura. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2013.


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