Riverside – La Sierra station

Riverside – La Sierra
Metrolink commuter rail
Location 10901 Indiana Avenue
Riverside, California 92503
Coordinates 33°54′00″N 117°28′13″W / 33.8999°N 117.4703°W / 33.8999; -117.4703Coordinates: 33°54′00″N 117°28′13″W / 33.8999°N 117.4703°W / 33.8999; -117.4703
Owned by Riverside County Transportation Commission[1][2]
Line(s)
  91 Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 1,082 spaces[2]
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1995[4][5]
Traffic
Passengers (2008) 1,392 daily[6]
Services
Preceding station   Metrolink   Following station
91 Line
toward South Perris
Inland Empire–Orange County Line
toward Oceanside

Riverside – La Sierra is a train station served by Metrolink commuter rail in the La Sierra South neighborhood[7] of Riverside, California, United States.[1][2] Due to its large parking area, it is the second-largest station served by Metrolink, after Union Station.[8] La Sierra University is located a few miles from the station.[9]

The station is owned by the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC).[1][2]

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.[8] The carport was completed in 2003.[8]

Current services

Rail services

Two Metrolink lines serve Riverside – La Sierra: the IEOC Line,[1][2] which runs daily,[10] and the 91 Line,[1][2] which runs Monday through Friday.[10]

Bus services

Riverside Transit Agency Route 15 stops at the station,[11] as does Orange County Transportation Authority Route 794.[3]

Platforms and tracks

Westbound  91 Line toward L.A. Union Station (North Main Corona)
 Inland Empire–Orange County Line toward Oceanside (North Main Corona)
 Southwest Chief No stops
Eastbound  91 Line toward Riverside-Downtown (Terminus)
 Inland Empire–Orange County Line toward San Bernardino (Riverside-Downtown)
 Southwest Chief No stops


Future development

RCTC developed plans in the 2000s to build a transit-oriented development (TOD) at the station, enlarge the parking lot, and build improved bus facilities.[12][4][5][13] In 2010, Caltrans granted funds to increase parking capacity at the station.[14] As of 2016, the parking expansion was in the public comment phase, and the TOD apartment complex was under construction.[15][16]

An apartment development under construction at the station in August 2016.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Metrolink Stations". Riverside County Transportation Commission. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  2. 1 2 "Route 794" (PDF). Orange County Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  3. 1 2 3 "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. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  4. 1 2 3 "Train Station Concepts (Los Angeles-Indio Corridor)". A Better Inland Empire. San Fernando, California: The Transit Coalition. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  5. Reyes, David (2008-07-05). "Metrolink growth strains station parking capacity". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-02-06. Number of daily arriving and departing passengers at busiest stations*[...]Riverside-La Sierra: 1,392
  6. "La Sierra South Neighborhood". Riverside, California: City of Riverside, California. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  7. 1 2 3 "La Sierra Metrolink Station Carport". Riverside, California: City of Riverside, California. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  8. "Directions to the La Sierra University Library". Riverside, California: La Sierra University. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-27. The La Sierra-Riverside Metrolink train station is about two miles from the campus.
  9. 1 2 "Days of Operation". Southern California Regional Rail Authority. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
  10. "15: Downtown Riverside - Merced & Magnolia" (PDF). Riverside Transit Agency. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  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. 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. "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. Retrieved 2010-02-06. The TOD [transit-oriented development] project at the La Sierra Station proposed by BRE Properties...
  13. Begley, Dug (13 May 2010). "Inland receives its share of state transit bond money". The Press-Enterprise. Riverside, California: Press-Enterprise Company. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 2010-05-17. Other awards include $870,637 to add parking spaces at the La Sierra Metrolink station
  14. Gruszecki, Debra (2015-03-25). "CORONA: Builder opens luxury apartment community". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  15. fIEtser (2016-08-24). "More Parking, Apartments Headed for Riverside’s La Sierra Metrolink Station". iNLand fIEts. Retrieved 2017-05-25.

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