Riverside Line

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Riverside Line
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View from the tracks at the Pomona station
Overview
Locale Greater Los Angeles Area and Inland Empire
Termini
Stations7
Service
Type Commuter rail
System Metrolink
Operator(s) Metrolink
Daily ridership1,237 (June 2023) [1]
History
OpenedJune 1993 [2]
Technical
Line length59.1 miles (95.1 km)[ citation needed ]
CharacterElevated and surface-level
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed41 miles per hour (66 km/h) (average) [3]
Route map
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L.A. Union Station
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Montebello/Commerce
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Industry
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Pomona–Downtown
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Stations with Amtrak service

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Metrolink's Riverside Line is a commuter rail line running from L.A. Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles to Riverside along the Union Pacific Railroad. It runs weekday peak commuter hours only, with very little midday and reverse commute service. [4] In 2011, the average weekday ridership was 5,161 passengers. [5]

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History

The Riverside Line, the fourth line to be introduced, was added to the Metrolink system in June 1993. [6] This line featured Saturday service from June 2000 until January 2002, when it was cancelled due to low ridership. As of November 2021, the line has seven trains daily on weekdays only with reverse commute service temporarily eliminated in 2019, but revived with only one train per day as of 2021.

The Riverside Line can be used to get to Ontario International Airport; the East Ontario station has an airport shuttle served by Omnitrans Bus route 81 as of 2019, including discounted Lyft fares from the station.

As Metrolink trains along the Riverside Line share tracks with Union Pacific freight trains, delays of up to 90 minutes are not uncommon. [7] In April 2005, morning westbound trains arrived on schedule 90% of the time, while those headed east during the evening arrived on schedule only 72% of the time. [8]

Present decline

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A train stopping at Pomona c.2019

Ridership for the Riverside Line has gradually declined following the opening of the 91/Perris Valley Line in 2002. [9] Much of the decline in service has been a direct result of competition with the 91/Perris Valley Line or San Bernardino Line, or track right-of-way disputes with Union Pacific. Planning of the line's route has also come into question later in its lifetime, as the line was not redirected to the north half of the Monte Vista Subdivision to possibly construct a station to directly serve Ontario International Airport, which was heavily renovated in 1998. As a result, many riders believe Metrolink has not made the line as much of a priority for frequent usage, which has shown in the decline of trains per day in recent schedule updates. As of 2022, the Riverside Line operates seven trains on weekdays only.

Stations

StationConnectionsLocation
L.A. Union Station Metrolink icon 2022.svg Metrolink: 91/Perris Valley Antelope Valley Orange County San Bernardino Ventura County
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Los Angeles Los Angeles County
Montebello/Commerce Montebello
Industry City of Industry
Pomona–Downtown BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak: Sunset Limited , Texas Eagle
Silver Streak
Pomona
Ontario–East Ontario San Bernardino County
Jurupa Valley/Pedley Jurupa Valley Riverside County
Riverside–Downtown Metrolink icon 2022.svg Metrolink: 91/Perris Valley Inland Empire–Orange County
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Riverside

Demographics

In 2011, the average weekday ridership was 5,161 passengers, with 46 percent male and 54 percent female. [5] Eighty-nine percent of riders used the line for work commutes. [5] The median household income for riders was US$86,028. [5]

Ridership by ethnicity was evenly split: [5]

Accidents and Fatalities

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An abandoned platform at Downtown Pomona

Numerous accidents and deaths have occurred on the Riverside Line since its inception.

See also

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