Simi Valley station

Simi Valley
Location 5050 Los Angeles Ave
Simi Valley, CA 93063
United States
Coordinates 34°16′13″N 118°41′43″W / 34.27028°N 118.69528°W / 34.27028; -118.69528Coordinates: 34°16′13″N 118°41′43″W / 34.27028°N 118.69528°W / 34.27028; -118.69528
Owned by City of Simi Valley
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections Simi Valley Transit
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code Amtrak code: SIM
History
Opened October 26, 1986 (1986-10-26)
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 40,126[1]Decrease 1.4% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Seattle
Coast Starlight
toward Los Angeles
Pacific Surfliner
(limited service)
toward East Ventura
Ventura County Line

Simi Valley station is a passenger rail station in the city of Simi Valley, California. It is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner (San Luis Obispo-San Diego) and Coast Starlight (Los Angeles Union Station-Seattle), and Metrolink's Ventura County Line (Los Angeles Union Station-East Ventura).

Ten Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily and 16 Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday. The Coast Starlight operates one train daily in each direction.[2] Service to Simi Valley began on October 26, 1986, when the Coast Starlight began stopping there.[3]

Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Simi Valley was the 37th-busiest in FY2012, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 111 passengers daily.[4]

Platforms and tracks

Main track  Coast Starlight toward Seattle (Oxnard)
 Coast Starlight toward Los Angeles (Van Nuys)
 Pacific Surfliner toward San Luis Obispo (Moorpark or Oxnard)
 Pacific Surfliner toward San Diego-Union Station (Chatsworth)
 Ventura County Line toward East Ventura (Moorpark)
 Ventura County Line toward L.A. Union Station (Chatsworth)

References

  1. "2013 California Report" (PDF). Amtrak. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. "Train Web: Simi Valley".
  3. Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1988-93 Fiscal Years. Sacramento, CA: Division of Mass Transportation, Caltrans. 1988. p. 37. OCLC 18113227.
  4. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2012, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

External links

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