Riverside – La Sierra (Metrolink station)

Riverside – La Sierra
Metrolink commuter rail
Station statistics
Address 10901 Indiana Avenue
Riverside, California 92503
Lines
  IEOC Line
  91 Line
Connections Bus service
Riverside Transit Agency[1]
Orange County Transportation Authority[2]
Metrolink Shuttle[1]
Paratransit
RTA Dial-a-Ride[1]
Structure At-grade
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Parking 1,067 spaces[3]
Baggage check no
Other information
Opened 1995[4][5]
Accessible
Owned by Riverside County Transportation Commission[3][6]
Traffic
Passengers (2008) 1,392 daily[7]
Services
Preceding station   Metrolink   Following station
91 Line
Terminus
toward Oceanside
 IEOC Line

Riverside – La Sierra is a train station served by Metrolink commuter rail in the La Sierra South neighborhood[8] of Riverside, California, United States.[3][6] It is the second-largest station served by Metrolink, after Union Station.[9] La Sierra University is located a few miles from the station.[10]

The station is owned by the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC).[3][6]

Contents

History

Riverside – La Sierra opened in 1995 along with the opening of the Inland Empire–Orange County (IEOC) Line.[4][5]

In 2002, Riverside Public Utilities began building a solar covered carport at the station.[9] The carport was completed in 2003.[9]

Current services

Rail services

Two Metrolink lines serve Riverside – La Sierra: the IEOC Line,[3][6] which runs daily,[11] and the 91 Line,[3][6] which runs Monday through Friday.[11]

Bus services

Riverside Transit Agency Route 15 stops at the station,[1] as does Orange County Transportation Authority Route 794.[2]

Future development

RCTC is planning to enlarge the station parking lot and build improved bus facilities at the station.[12] In 2010, Caltrans granted funds to increase parking capacity at the station.[13]

A transit-oriented development is in the planning stages.[4][5][14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Transit Connections at Riverside La Sierra Station" (PDF). Metrolink. http://www.metrolinktrains.com/documents/Connecting_Transit/RiversideLaSierra.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  2. ^ a b "Route 794" (PDF download). Orange County Transportation Authority. 2009. http://www.octa.net/pdf/pdf/sep2009/route794.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Metrolink Stations". Riverside County Transportation Commission. http://www.rctc.org/metrolinkstations.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  4. ^ a b c "Approval of Release of Statement of Qualifications/Request for Proposal for the Joint Development of the Riverside-Downtown Station" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. 2006-04-12. pp. 1, 2. http://www.rctc.org/downloads/7F.Joint%20Development.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  5. ^ a b c "Train Station Concepts (Los Angeles-Indio Corridor)". A Better Inland Empire. San Fernando, California: The Transit Coalition. http://www.thetransitcoalition.us/a_better_inland_empire/proj_coachellatrainssta.html. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  6. ^ Reyes, David (2008-07-05). "Metrolink growth strains station parking capacity". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/05/local/me-stations5. Retrieved 2010-02-06. "Number of daily arriving and departing passengers at busiest stations*[...]Riverside-La Sierra: 1,392" 
  7. ^ "La Sierra South Neighborhood". Riverside, California: City of Riverside, California. http://www.riversideca.gov/athomeinriverside/neighborhoods-lasierrasouth.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  8. ^ a b c "La Sierra Metrolink Station Carport". Riverside, California: City of Riverside, California. http://www.riversideca.gov/utilities/comm-gp-metro.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  9. ^ "Directions to the La Sierra University Library". Riverside, California: La Sierra University. http://www.lasierra.edu/library/info_serve/directions.html. Retrieved 2010-03-27. "The La Sierra-Riverside Metrolink train station is about two miles from the campus." 
  10. ^ a b "Days of Operation". Southern California Regional Rail Authority. http://www.metrolinktrains.com/schedules/?id=4. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
  11. ^ "Amendment with Engineering Resources of Southern California for Design of the La Sierra Station Parking Lot Expansion" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. 2009-04-08. p. 1. http://www.rctc.org/downloads/7C.SP.La%20Sierra%20Parking%20Engineering.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-06. "The proposal is to expand the station parking facility and add approximately 500 parking spaces. In addition, a new street entrance will be provided along Indiana Avenue and the facility will have dedicated bus stops and passenger loading area." 
  12. ^ Begley, Dug (13 May 2010). "Inland receives its share of state transit bond money". The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California: Press-Enterprise Company). http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_rb_transit14.2d5ed76.html. Retrieved 2010-05-17. "Other awards include $870,637 to add parking spaces at the La Sierra Metrolink station" 
  13. ^ "Agreement with BRE Properties for Transit Oriented Development at the La Sierra Metrolink Station" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. 2007-09-12. pp. 1–2. http://www.rctc.org/downloads/7N.SW.RCTC.La%20Sierra%20Station%20Option%20Agreement%20w%20BRE2.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-06. "The TOD [transit-oriented development] project at the La Sierra Station proposed by BRE Properties..." 

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