Metrolink Ventura County Line
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Metrolink's
Ventura County Line is a commuter rail line serving Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley
in Los Angeles County. Service on this line began in 1992 as one of Metrolink's original three lines, with service from Moorpark to Los Angeles Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles
. The line was extended to Camarillo and Oxnard in 1994 after the Northridge earthquake
, then to East Ventura in 2002. Metrolink owns the tracks between Moorpark and Los Angeles Union Station. It uses the Coast Line
of the Union Pacific Railroad
between Moorpark and Oxnard where the Santa Paula Branch splits from the rest of the Coast Line. The East Ventura Station and layover facility are on the Santa Paula branch line.
Metrolink trains on this line run weekdays only, mostly during peak commuter hours, with limited mid-day service. Service is augmented during mid-day and on weekends by Amtrak
's Pacific Surfliner
, serving most of the Metrolink stations on the line. Additional airport shuttle service operates between Union Station and Bob Hope Airport station as the Burbank-Bob Hope Airport Line. Metrolink numbers Airport Line trains in the 900 series.
As of July 2011 three trains each weekday run Los Angeles to East Ventura, four run to Moorpark, three run to Chatsworth and six 900s run to BUR.
Metrolink (Southern California)
Metrolink is a commuter rail system serving Los Angeles and the surrounding area of Southern California; it currently consists of six lines and 55 stations using of track....
Ventura County Line is a commuter rail line serving Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
in Los Angeles County. Service on this line began in 1992 as one of Metrolink's original three lines, with service from Moorpark to Los Angeles Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...
. The line was extended to Camarillo and Oxnard in 1994 after the Northridge earthquake
Northridge earthquake
The Northridge earthquake was a massive earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1994, at 04:31 Pacific Standard Time in Reseda, a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, lasting for about 10–20 seconds...
, then to East Ventura in 2002. Metrolink owns the tracks between Moorpark and Los Angeles Union Station. It uses the Coast Line
Coast Line (UP)
The Coast Line is a railroad line from Burbank, California north to the San Francisco Bay Area, roughly along the Pacific Coast.The first version of the Coast line, via Saugus and Santa Paula, was completed by the Southern Pacific Railroad on December 31, 1900; the line via Santa Susana opened in...
of the Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
between Moorpark and Oxnard where the Santa Paula Branch splits from the rest of the Coast Line. The East Ventura Station and layover facility are on the Santa Paula branch line.
Metrolink trains on this line run weekdays only, mostly during peak commuter hours, with limited mid-day service. Service is augmented during mid-day and on weekends by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
's Pacific Surfliner
Pacific Surfliner
The Pacific Surfliner is a Amtrak regional passenger train route serving communities on the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo....
, serving most of the Metrolink stations on the line. Additional airport shuttle service operates between Union Station and Bob Hope Airport station as the Burbank-Bob Hope Airport Line. Metrolink numbers Airport Line trains in the 900 series.
As of July 2011 three trains each weekday run Los Angeles to East Ventura, four run to Moorpark, three run to Chatsworth and six 900s run to BUR.
Accidents
At 4:23 p.m. on September 12, 2008, at least 24 passengers were killed in a collision between Metrolink commuter train 111 and a freight train. At least 130 people were injured, with at least one dying later at a hospital. The crash occurred on the Ventura County Line near Heather Lee Lane, south of the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway and east of Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Both locomotives, the leading car of the commuter train, and seven cars of the freight train were derailed.External links
- Metrolink Schedules
- http://www.openstreetmap.org/?relation=1165701 – Route on OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. Two major driving forces behind the establishment and growth of OSM have been restrictions on use or availability of map information across much of the world and the advent of inexpensive portable GPS devices.The...