Sylmar/San Fernando station

Sylmar/San Fernando station is a Metrolink commuter rail train station located in Sylmar, California, (a neighborhood of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley) and adjacent to the city of San Fernando.^[3] It is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line between Los Angeles Union Station and Lancaster.

Sylmar/San Fernando
Open-sheltered platforms of Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink station.
General information
Location	12219 Frank Modugno Drive Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°17′32″N 118°27′00″W
Owned by	City of Los Angeles
Line(s)	SCRRA Valley Subdivision[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus: 92, 224, 230, 234, 236, 294, Rapid 761 LADOT Commuter Express: 574 LADOT DASH: Sylmar
Construction
Parking	375 spaces, 9 accessible spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers[2]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	January 26, 1994 (1994-01-26)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station Newhall toward Lancaster Antelope Valley Line Sun Valley toward L.A. Union Station
Location

Sylmar/San Fernando station is served by 30 Metrolink Antelope Valley Line trains (15 in each direction) each weekday. Weekend service consists of 24 trains (12 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday. On all days, trains are evenly spaced throughout the day.^[4]

This station has been selected as the northern terminus of the planned East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project line.^[5]

History

The station site was purchased for $1.9 million in March 1992 (equivalent to $4.13 million in 2023). It was previously a farm, with a housing development planned on the parcel.^[6] The station was quickly constructed following the 1994 Northridge earthquake, with it opening on January 26 of that year (just nine days after the disaster).^[7]

Connections

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 92, 224, 230, 234, 235, 236, 294, Rapid 761
• LADOT Commuter Express: 574 to LAX and El Segundo
• LADOT DASH: Sylmar

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 17.
2. "Santa Clarita Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
3. "City Map" (PDF). City of San Fernando. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015. It is the most northern Metrolink station within the Los Angeles city limits.
4. "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). Metrolink. October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
5. "Public comment begins on L.A. Metro's FEIS/R for LRT project between Van Nuys and San Fernando". Mass Transit. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
6. Schwada, John (March 12, 1992). "L.A. OKs $1.9 Million Plan to Buy Sylmar Site for Train Depot". The Los Angeles Times. p. B5. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Event Staged to Lure More Rail Riders". Los Angeles Times. February 26, 1994. p. B2. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Media related to Sylmar/San Fernando station at Wikimedia Commons
• Sylmar/San Fernando – Metrolink