Chatsworth (Amtrak station)

Chatsworth
A view of the station from the southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	10046 Old Depot Plaza Road Chatsworth, California 91311
Lines	Amtrak   Pacific Surfliner Metrolink   Ventura County Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1992
Accessible
Code	CWT
Owned by	City of Chatsworth, Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	49,178  2.6% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Simi Valley toward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Van Nuys toward San Diego Metrolink Simi Valley toward East Ventura Ventura County Line Northridge toward L.A. Union Station
Location
Location within Los Angeles

The Chatsworth Amtrak/Metrolink Station, sometimes referred to as the Chatsworth Transportation Center, is an Amtrak and Metrolink rail station in the Los Angeles community of Chatsworth, California, USA. It is served by both Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to Montalvo. 10 Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily and 20 Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday.

The station includes a passenger waiting area and a small railroad museum. There is no Amtrak ticket office.

Also in the station building is the field office for Los Angeles City Council member Mitchell Englander.

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Chatsworth was the 32nd-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 140 passengers daily.

2008 Chatsworth train collision

On September 12, 2008, a westbound Metrolink Ventura County Line train was involved in the 2008 Chatsworth train collision after it had departed this station. It collided head-on with a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth.

2012 Orange Line Chatsworth extension

A 4 miles (6.4 km) Orange Line extension is under construction from Canoga Station north to the Chatsworth Metrolink Station, for the Los Angeles County Metro Liner system. The northwestern Orange Line terminus and transfer connections will be at the station.

Transit connections

• Metro Local: 158, 166, 167, 244, 245, 364
• Commuter Express: 419
• Santa Clarita Transit: 791
• Simi Valley Transit: C
• The Metro Orange Line: 901 — (extension under construction)

External links

• Amtrak California Station Info Page
• Metrolink – Chatsworth
• Chatsworth Station Photos
• LA Metro Orange Line — Chatsworth Extension - project website