Lancaster station (California)

Lancaster station is owned by and located in the city of Lancaster, California. It serves as a transfer point for several public transportation bus routes as well as the final Metrolink train station on the Antelope Valley Line that originates 69 miles (111 km) away in downtown Los Angeles, at Union Station.

Lancaster
Lancaster station, 2012
General information
Location44812 Sierra Highway
Lancaster, California
United States
Coordinates34°41′48″N 118°08′12″W
Owned byCity of Lancaster
Line(s)SCRRA Valley Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks4 (2 bypass tracks, 1 storage track)
Connections
Construction
ParkingApproximately 140 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesLockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: LCS
History
OpenedJanuary 24, 1994[2]
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Terminus Antelope Valley Line Palmdale
toward L.A. Union Station
Location

Lancaster station is served by 22 Metrolink Antelope Valley Line trains (11 in each direction) each weekday. Weekend service consists of 12 trains (6 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday. On all days, trains are evenly spaced throughout the day.[3]

History

Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line originally terminated in Santa Clarita, and was named the Santa Clarita line. Its plans to extend the line were expedited by almost 10 years following the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which collapsed sections of the SR 14 and I-5 freeways. The Navy Seabee construction battalion and crews from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works built an emergency Lancaster station in three days, and Metrolink service began on January 24,[2] one week after the earthquake.[4]

Connecting services

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. Brooks, Carole A. (January 25, 1994). "Local Metrolink Line Sets System Record Monday With 16,000 Riders". The Signal. Santa Clarita, California. p. 10. Retrieved January 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Gbenekama, Delana G. (October 2012). Metrolink 20th Anniversary Report (PDF). HWDS and Associates, Inc. pp. 9, 48. Retrieved May 21, 2018.


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