Van Nuys station

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Van Nuys, CA
Van Nuys Station Platform.jpg
Van Nuys station in June 2023
General information
Location7724 Van Nuys Boulevard
Van Nuys, California
United States
Coordinates 34°12′41″N118°26′54″W / 34.21139°N 118.44833°W / 34.21139; -118.44833
Owned byState of California
Line(s) SCRRA Ventura Subdivision [1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks3 (1 bypass/yard track)
Connections
Construction
Parking350 spaces, 14 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities9 racks
AccessibleYes
ArchitectLPA Architects
Other information
StatusStaffed, station building with waiting room
Station code Amtrak: VNC
History
OpenedOctober 18, 1982 (1982-10-18) (CalTrain)
June 26, 1988 (1988-06-26) (Amtrak)
ClosedMarch 1, 1983 (1983-03-01) (CalTrain)
RebuiltDecember 16, 1995 (1995-12-16)
2018–2019
Previous namesPanorama City (CalTrain)
Passengers
FY 202244,026 [2] (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Simi Valley
toward Seattle
Coast Starlight Hollywood Burbank Airport
toward Los Angeles
Chatsworth
toward San Luis Obispo
Pacific Surfliner Hollywood Burbank Airport
toward San Diego
Northridge
(limited service)
toward San Luis Obispo
Preceding station Metrolink icon.svg Metrolink Following station
Northridge
toward Ventura–East
Ventura County Line Burbank Airport–South
toward L.A. Union Station
Future services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Roscoe
toward Sylmar/San Fernando
East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project Sherman Way
toward Van Nuys
Former services
Preceding station CalTrain Following station
Chatsworth
towards Oxnard
Los Angeles–Oxnard Burbank Airport
towards Los Angeles
Preceding station PE Bolt.svg Pacific Electric Following station
Whitsert
towards San Fernando
San Fernando Amherst
towards Subway Terminal
Whitsert
towards Canoga Park
Owensmouth
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Raymer
toward San Francisco
Coast Line Burbank
toward Los Angeles
Location
Van Nuys station

Van Nuys station is an Amtrak and Metrolink train station in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, close to the nighborhood of Panorama City. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington, and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura stop here.

Contents

Van Nuys station is served by ten Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (five in each direction) every day and two Coast Starlight trains (one in each direction), with departures evenly spaced throughout the day. [3] [4] Twenty Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (ten in each direction) serve the station each weekday, running during peak hours in the peak direction of travel. On weekends, four Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (two in each direction) serve the station. Metrolink passengers also have access to all Pacific Surfliner trains through a codesharing arrangement with Amtrak. [5]

The station when opened the first time in 1982 was called Panorama City and was served by the short-lived CalTrain service in 1982–83. In 1988, service was restored with the Amtrak San Diegan with the station renamed as Van Nuys, and Metrolink service began in 1992.

History

The 1995-built station house Van Nuys Train Station 2.jpg
The 1995-built station house

The diagonal railway across the San Fernando Valley was built in 1904 as a cutoff for the Southern Pacific Coast Line. [6] At the time the main Van Nuys station was located further south on the Burbank branch, at the modern Van Nuys G Line station.

Panorama City station opened with the inauguration of CalTrain on October 18, 1982. [7] The short-lived service ended on March 1, 1983. [8] Amtrak service to Van Nuys (the former CalTrain station) began on June 26, 1988, when one San Diegan round trip was extended to Santa Barbara. [9] Metrolink began Ventura County Line service with a stop at Van Nuys on October 26, 1992. [10] A modern glass-and-concrete Van Nuys station building, funded by Caltrans, opened on December 18, 1995. [11]

The station originally had a single side platform serving the southern track of the two-track Ventura Subdivision. [1] A third track to the north is part of the Union Pacific Railroad Gemco Yard. [1] [12] In January 2018, Metrolink began construction of an island platform  — which serves both main tracks — and a pedestrian underpass. [13] Original plans called for a second side platform instead, but the island platform design had fewer impacts. [12] The project was originally to be completed in late 2019, [14] but was not officially finished until January 2020. [15]

Future

Van Nuys is expected to be expanded in the coming years to provide more connectivity through the Valley and the rest of Los Angeles County.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project line runs adjacent to the station and the agency is planning a stop near Keswick Street to provide an interchange between systems. A new island platform in the median of Van Nuys Boulevard is expected to open for service in 2031. [16] [17] [18] That line's maintenance and storage facility is additionally planned to be located nearby.

This is the northernmost station of the further planned Sepulveda Transit Corridor. As of 2020 new subway or aerial platforms are planned to be built at Van Nuys for the service.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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  4. ↑ "Coast Starlight Timetable" (PDF). Rail Passengers Association. July 9, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Coast Line History" (PDF). The Ferroequinologist. June 1984. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ "IT'S HERE. The start of the line". The Press-Courier. October 25, 1982. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
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  9. ↑ "History of Metrolink". Southern California Regional Rail Authority. 2017.
  10. ↑ "Van Nuys, CA (VNC)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  11. 1 2 "Van Nuys Station Project" (PDF). Southern California Regional Rail Authority.
  12. ↑ "Van Nuys Station Project Update". Metrolink Matters. Southern California Regional Rail Authority. March 29, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Van Nuys Station". Southern California Regional Rail Authority.
  14. ↑ "$32 million upgrade to Van Nuys Metrolink Station touted as 'lynchpin' of future Valley transit". Los Angeles Daily News. January 16, 2020.
  15. ↑ @numble (November 27, 2023). "October 2023 status report for LA Metro's East San Fernando Valley line. Contractor's initial schedule shows line opening at end of 2031, Metro is targeting summer 2031" (Tweet). Retrieved November 28, 2023– via Twitter.
  16. ↑ "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)
  17. ↑ "May 2023 LA Metro update to FTA on ESFV project". June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.

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