Vincent Grade/Acton station
Vincent Grade/Acton station[4] is a Metrolink rail station just north of the community of Acton, California. It is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line from Los Angeles Union Station to Lancaster.
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Location | 730 West Sierra Highway Acton, California | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°29′53″N 118°07′05″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Department of Public Works | ||||||||||
Line(s) | SCRRA Valley Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Antelope Valley Transit Authority: 790 | ||||||||||
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Parking | 414 spaces[2] | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks and lockers[2] | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Opened | February 1, 1994[3] | ||||||||||
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Vincent Grade/Acton 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.[5]
The station shelters are designed to resemble Wild West-era facades.
This station predominantly serves residents of southern and eastern Palmdale, due to the station's closer proximity to these areas than the Palmdale Transportation Center in northern Palmdale.
Connections
The station is served by Antelope Valley Transit Authority route 790, the North County TRANSporter. The route allows Metrolink passengers on mid-day trains (that only go as far as Newhall station in the Santa Clarita Valley) to travel to the Palmdale station. Vincent Grade/Acton station is only served in the northbound direction, by request from passengers onboard the bus.[6]
See also
- Lang Southern Pacific Station, a California Historic Landmark
References
- SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 17.
- "Vincent Grade / Acton Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- "Damage Reports". The Los Angeles Times. January 28, 1994. p. A29. Retrieved January 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Metrolink tracks – and schedule – washed out by Acton flash flood". City News Service. Los Angeles Daily News. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). Metrolink. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- "790 TRANSporter Schedule". Antelope Valley Transit Authority. Retrieved September 26, 2022.