Metrolink Ventura County Line

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Metrolink's Ventura County Line is a commuter rail line serving Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County ^[1]. Service on this line began in 1992 as one of Metrolink's original three lines, with service from Moorpark to Los Angeles Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles.

The Ventura County line currently serves 12 stations:

Union Station, Los Angeles
Glendale, Glendale
Downtown Burbank, Burbank
Bob Hope Airport Train Station, Bob Hope Airport
Van Nuys, Van Nuys
Northridge, Northridge
Chatsworth, Chatsworth
Simi Valley, Simi Valley
Moorpark, Moorpark
Camarillo, Camarillo
Oxnard, Oxnard
Montalvo, Ventura

Metrolink trains on this line run weekdays only, mostly during peak commuter hours, with limited mid-day service. Service on this line is augmented during the mid-day and on weekdends with Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner, serving most of the Metrolink stations on the line. As of July 2004, a total of 10 Metrolink trains operate on this route each way each weekday.

On January 26, 2005, a Ventura County Line train was involved in the Glendale train crash in which eleven people were killed. It was the deadliest accident in Metrolink history ^[2].

[edit] References

^ Hattem, Matt Van. "Metrolink, The commuter railroad serving Los Angeles", Trains Magazine, June 30, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-10.
^ Muskal, Michael. "Man Faces Charges in Metrolink Collision", Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-10-10.

Belmond, Sylvie. "Commuters praise trains, grade crossings improved", Simi Valley Acorn, March 10, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-10.

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Commuter lines	91 Line – Antelope Valley Line – Inland Empire-Orange County (IEOC) Line – Orange County Line Riverside Line – San Bernardino Line – Ventura County Line
Connecting rail	Amtrak – Amtrak California – Los Angeles County Metro Rail – San Diego Coaster
Other information	Union Station – Transportation of Los Angeles