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Northridge station

Coordinates: 34°13′46″N 118°32′41″W / 34.22944°N 118.54472°W / 34.22944; -118.54472
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Northridge
Metrolink commuter rail station
General information
Location8775 Wilbur Avenue
Northridge, California
United States
Coordinates34°13′46″N 118°32′41″W / 34.22944°N 118.54472°W / 34.22944; -118.54472
Owned byLos Angeles Department of Transportation
Line(s)SCRRA Ventura Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
History
OpenedFebruary 14, 1994 (1994-02-14)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Chatsworth Ventura County Line Van Nuys
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Chatsworth Coast Line Van Nuys

Northridge station is a passenger rail station in the community of Northridge of the northern San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles.

It is served by the Metrolink Ventura County Line from Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles to East Ventura station in Ventura. Twenty Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday.

The station has 290 parking spaces, 8 handicapped spaces, and 2 parking spaces which have electric vehicle charging stations. Parking is free and overnight parking is allowed.

A temporary platform opened at the station on February 14, 1994, as part of the emergency expansion of service on the Ventura County Line in response to the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The permanent station opened on July 10, 2000.[2]

Platforms and tracks

Main track  Ventura County Line toward East Ventura (Chatsworth)
 Ventura County Line toward L.A. Union Station (Van Nuys)
 Coast Starlight No stops
 Pacific Surfliner 1 train per direction in Metrolink slot

References

  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ Haynes, Karima A. (July 11, 2000). "Train Station Now a Permanent Stop". Los Angeles Times. p. B7. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.