Van Nuys (train station)

For the LACMTA Orange Line station, see Van Nuys (Los Angeles Metro station).
Van Nuys
Amtrak and Metrolink commuter rail station

Van Nuys train station looking eastward.
Location 7724 Van Nuys Boulevard
Van Nuys, CA 91405
Coordinates 34°12′39″N 118°26′54″W / 34.21083°N 118.44833°WCoordinates: 34°12′39″N 118°26′54″W / 34.21083°N 118.44833°W
Owned by State of California
Line(s)

Amtrak:

Metrolink:

Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 3
Construction
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code VNC
History
Opened 1995
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 75,762[1] Increase 2.8% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Simi Valley
toward Seattle
Coast Starlight
Burbank-Bob Hope Airport
toward Los Angeles
Pacific Surfliner
Burbank-Bob Hope Airport
toward East Ventura
Ventura County Line
Burbank–Bob Hope Airport
Location
Location of the Van Nuys Amtrak Station.
Location within Los Angeles

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.

The modern glass-and-concrete Van Nuys station, designed by LPA Architects, opened on December 18, 1995. A joint project of Caltrans and Amtrak, funding was provided by Caltrans with Amtrak providing construction management. Improvements for Metrolink commuters were funded by Caltrans and the city of Los Angeles.[2]

Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Van Nuys was the 29th busiest in FY2012, boarding or detraining an average of 202 passengers daily.[3]

Platforms and tracks

Side track ■Track to rail yard No passenger service
Bypass track ■Freight/Bypass track No passenger service
Main platform ■Coast Starlight toward Seattle (Simi Valley)
■Coast Starlight toward Los Angeles (Burbank–Bob Hope Airport)
■Pacific Surfliner toward San Luis Obispo (Chatsworth)
■Pacific Surfliner toward San Diego-Union Station (Burbank–Bob Hope Airport)
■Ventura County Line toward East Ventura (Northridge)
■Ventura County Line toward L.A. Union Station (Burbank–Bob Hope Airport)

There are two tracks at this station (not including the third, side track that leads into the nearby train yard), 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.

Transit Connections

LACMTA
LADOT

References

  1. ↑ "2013 California Report" (PDF). Amtrak. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Great American Stations. Accessed February 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2012, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

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