Sylmar/San Fernando station

Sylmar/San Fernando station is a Metrolink rail station located in Sylmar, California, (a neighborhood of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley) and adjacent to the city of San Fernando.[2] It is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line between Los Angeles Union Station and Lancaster.

Sylmar/San Fernando
Open-sheltered platforms of Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink station.
General information
Location12219 Frank Modugno Drive
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°17′32″N 118°27′00″W
Owned byCity of Los Angeles
Line(s)SCRRA Valley Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections
Construction
Parking400 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJanuary 26, 1994 (1994-01-26)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Newhall
toward Lancaster
 Antelope Valley Line Sun Valley
toward L.A. Union Station
Future service
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Terminus East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project Maclay
toward Van Nuys
Location

Sylmar/San Fernando station is served by 30 Metrolink Antelope Valley Line trains (15 in each direction) each weekday running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 12 trains (6 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday evenly spaced throughout the day.[3]

This station has been selected as the northern terminus of the planned East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project line.[4]

History

The station site was purchased for $1.9 million in March 1992 (equivalent to $3.96 million in 2022). It was previously a farm, with a housing development planned on the parcel.[5] The station was quickly constructed following the 1994 Northridge earthquake, with it opening on January 26 of that year (just nine days after the disaster).[6]

Connections

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. "City Map" (PDF). City of San Fernando. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015. It is the most northern Metrolink station within the Los Angeles city limits.
  3. "Public comment begins on L.A. Metro's FEIS/R for LRT project between Van Nuys and San Fernando". Mass Transit. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. Schwada, John (March 12, 1992). "L.A. OKs $1.9 Million Plan to Buy Sylmar Site for Train Depot". The Los Angeles Times. p. B5. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Event Staged to Lure More Rail Riders". Los Angeles Times. February 26, 1994. p. B2. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.


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