Van Nuys (Amtrak station)

Van Nuys

Station statistics

Address

7724 Van Nuys Boulevard
Van Nuys, CA 91405

Lines

Amtrak:

Coast Starlight

Pacific Surfliner

Metrolink:

Ventura County Line

Platforms

1 side platform, 1 island platform

Tracks

Parking

Yes

Baggage check

Yes

Other information

Opened

1995

Accessible

Code

VNC

Owned by

State of California

Traffic

Passengers (2010)

70,551^[1] 4% (Amtrak)

Services

Preceding station	Amtrak	Following station
Simi Valley toward Seattle	Coast Starlight	Bob Hope Airport toward Los Angeles
Chatsworth toward San Luis Obispo	Pacific Surfliner	Bob Hope Airport toward San Diego
Metrolink
Northridge toward East Ventura	Ventura County Line	Burbank Airport toward L.A. Union Station

Location

Location within Los Angeles

For the LACMTA Orange Line station, see Van Nuys (LACMTA Station).

The Van Nuys Amtrak/Metrolink Station is an Amtrak and Metrolink rail station in the community of Van Nuys in Los Angeles, California.

The station is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Los Angeles Union Station to Seattle, Washington, and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura. Ten Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily and 20 Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday. The Coast Starlight operates one train daily in each direction.

There are two tracks at this station, but only one platform, which means only one of the two tracks can be used. As a result trains have to stop and wait outside of the station for that platform to be cleared by trains that are already there, which increases travel times.

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Van Nuys was the 29th busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of 190 passengers daily.^[2]

Local Transit Connections:

LACMTA:

Line 169 (Saticoy Street/Sunland Boulevard): Bus Stop is on Van Nuys Boulevard/Keswick Street. Monday thru Friday service only
Line 233 (Van Nuys Boulevard): Bus Stop is on Van Nuys Boulevard at Keswick Street. Daily Service
Line 656 (Highland Avenue/Vineland Avenue/Burbank Boulevard/Van Nuys Boulevard Owl Service): Bus stop is on Van Nuys Boulevard at Keswick Street. Daily Nightly Service
Line 761 (Van Nuys Boulevard/Sepulveda Boulevard Rapid Service - Pacioma-UCLA/Westwood). Daily Service

LADOT:

Panorama City/Van Nuys Civic Center Route. (Bus Stop is in the south end of the Parking Lot. Daily Service).

References

^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.

External links

Amtrak California Station Info Page

Metrolink

Commuter lines	91 – Antelope Valley – Inland Empire–Orange County – Orange County – Riverside – San Bernardino – Ventura County

Connecting rail	Amtrak – Amtrak California – Los Angeles County Metro Rail – Coaster – Sprinter

Governing agencies	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority – Orange County Transportation Authority – Riverside County Transportation Commission – San Bernardino Associated Governments – Ventura County Transportation Commission

Ex officio governing agencies	San Diego Association of Governments – Southern California Association of Governments – State of California

Other information	List of stations – Transportation in Los Angeles – Transportation in the Inland Empire