Northridge station
Northridge | |||||||||||||
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| Metrolink commuter rail station | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 8775 Wilbur Avenue Northridge, California United States | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°13′46″N 118°32′41″W / 34.22944°N 118.54472°WCoordinates: 34°13′46″N 118°32′41″W / 34.22944°N 118.54472°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles Department of Transportation | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | SCRRA Ventura Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | February 14, 1994 | ||||||||||||
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Northridge station is a passenger rail station in the community of Northridge of the northern San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles.
It is served by the Metrolink Ventura County Line from Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles to East Ventura station in Ventura. Twenty Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday.
The station has 290 parking spaces, 8 handicapped spaces, and 2 parking spaces which have electric vehicle charging stations. Parking is free and overnight parking is allowed.
A temporary platform opened at the station on February 14, 1994, as part of the emergency expansion of service on the Ventura County Line in response to the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The permanent station opened on July 10, 2000.[2]
Platforms and tracks[]
| Main track | ■ Ventura County Line | toward East Ventura (Chatsworth) |
| ■ Ventura County Line | toward L.A. Union Station (Van Nuys) | |
| ■ Coast Starlight | No stops | |
| ■ Pacific Surfliner | 1 train per direction in Metrolink slot |
References[]
- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
- ^ Haynes, Karima A. (July 11, 2000). "Train Station Now a Permanent Stop". Los Angeles Times. p. B7. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
- Northridge station at the Metrolink website
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- Metrolink stations in Los Angeles County, California
- Northridge, Los Angeles
- Public transportation in the San Fernando Valley
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1994
- 1994 establishments in California
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