Placentia station

Placentia station is a proposed Metrolink infill station located in the city of the same name along Metrolink's 91/Perris Valley Line.

Placentia
General information
Location	Placentia, California
Coordinates	33.8684°N 117.8726°W / 33.8684; -117.8726
Line(s)	BNSF Railway San Bernardino Subdivision[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms[2]
Tracks	2[1]
Construction
Parking	Yes[2]
History
Opening	TBD
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station Fullerton toward L.A. Union Station 91/Perris Valley Line Future Corona–West toward Perris–South

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) started discussing the station as early as 2012.^[3] A station planned for neighboring Yorba Linda was rejected by its local city council on March 16, 2004.^[4] The project was approved by the city in 2016, with construction planned to begin in 2018. ^[5] A former packing house was demolished on the site to make way for the station.^[6][7] As of April 2019^[update] construction was repeatedly delayed, owing to negotiations between Metrolink and the track's owners, BNSF.^[8] In January 2020, it was announced that construction of the Placentia Metrolink station would begin later in the year, with the station expected to be open by June 2022, but it has once again been delayed, with OCTA claiming construction of the project is "on hold" until mid-2024.^[9][5]

The cost of the project is due at $34.8 million,^[2] of which the city pledged $5.4 million.^[10] In 2014, the project was pegged at an estimated $23.42 million,^[7] while a 2012 estimate was between $7.5–9 million.^[3]

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 26.
2. Kwong, Jessica (June 29, 2016). "OCTA approves long-awaited Placentia Metrolink station". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
3. McRea, Heather (April 25, 2012). "Metrolink station will be built; some question parking-structure addition". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
4. Pang, Kevin (March 17, 2004). "Yorba Linda Rejects Train Station Plan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
5. "Metrolink Station and Parking Structure". City of Placentia. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
6. Howmann, Anders (October 3, 2014). "Downtown Placentia packing house nears demolition". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
7. Langhorne, Daniel (June 18, 2014). "Officials change tracks to fund Metrolink station in Placentia". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
8. Langhorne, Daniel (April 26, 2019). "County, Placentia explore innovative financing to improve Old Town infrastructure and spur development". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
9. Lenberg, Tatum (January 6, 2020). "Murals, construction are revitalizing Placentia's downtown and historic area". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
10. Salazar, Denisse (April 6, 2016). "Placentia commits its $5.4 million share of Metrolink station". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

External links

• Metrolink Station and Parking Structure – City of Placentia
• Placentia Metrolink Station and Parking Structure – Orange County Transportation Authority