Chatsworth station

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Chatsworth, CA
Chatsworth Station2.jpg
Chatsworth Transportation Center in November 2006
General information
Other namesChatsworth Transportation Center
Location10046 Old Depot Plaza Road
Chatsworth, California
United States
Coordinates 34°15′10″N118°35′58″W / 34.25278°N 118.59944°W / 34.25278; -118.59944
Owned byCity of Los Angeles
Line(s) SCRRA Ventura Subdivision [1]
Platforms2 side platforms (rail)
1 side platform (G Line)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Parking609 spaces [2]
Bicycle facilities Racks and lockers [3]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed, platform with shelters
Station code Amtrak: CWT
History
OpenedDecember 29, 1982 (December 29, 1982) (CalTrain)
June 26, 1988 (Amtrak)
October 26, 1992 (Metrolink)
June 30, 2012 (June 30, 2012) (G Line)
ClosedMarch 1, 1983 (CalTrain)
1992 (original Amtrak station)
Rebuilt1996
Passengers
FY 202238,654 [4] (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Simi Valley
toward San Luis Obispo
Pacific Surfliner Van Nuys
toward San Diego
Northridge
(limited service)
toward San Diego
      Coast Starlight does not stop here
Preceding station Metrolink icon.svg Metrolink Following station
Simi Valley
toward Ventura–East
Ventura County Line Northridge
toward L.A. Union Station
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Busway Following station
Terminus G Line Nordhoff
toward North Hollywood
Former services
Preceding station CalTrain Following station
Simi Valley
towards Oxnard
Los Angeles–Oxnard Panorama City
towards Los Angeles
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Simi Valley
toward San Francisco
Coast Line Northridge
toward Los Angeles
Terminus Burbank Branch Owensmouth
toward Burbank
Location
Chatsworth station

Chatsworth station (also known as Chatsworth Transportation Center) is an intermodal passenger transport station in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Chatsworth, United States. It is served by Amtrak Pacific Surfliner inter-city rail service, Metrolink Ventura County Line commuter rail service, and the Metro G Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway bus rapid transit. The station is also served by Los Angeles Metro Bus and Simi Valley Transit local buses, plus Santa Clarita Transit and LADOT Commuter Express regional express bus routes.

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The Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) opened its first Chatsworth station in 1893; SP service ended in the 1950s. CalTrain service from 1982 to 1983, and Amtrak service beginning in 1988, used a station located 1.2 miles (1.9 km) to the southeast. Metrolink service began in 1992 with a station near the former SP station site; Amtrak service soon moved there. A station building was completed in 1996, and bus rapid transit service began in 2012.

History

Orange Line platform at Chatsworth in 2015 HSY- Los Angeles Metro, Chatsworth, Platform 1.jpg
Orange Line platform at Chatsworth in 2015

The Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) opened a 22-mile (35 km) branch line from Burbank to Chatsworth in 1893. [5] [6] The SP extended the branch westward in 1904, eventually forming the Coast Line. [5] [6] The 1893-built station was a typical style: a two-story wooden depot with a longer one-story freight house. It was replaced with a similar larger station in 1910, though was left standing. [5] The original depot burned down in 1917; the newer station was demolished in 1962. [5] [6]

An infill station opened in Chatsworth on the short-lived CalTrain line on December 29, 1982, only to close when service ended on March 2, 1983. [7] [8] On June 26, 1988, Amtrak extended one San Diegan round trip to Santa Barbara, with the ex-CalTrain stop at Chatsworth reused as an intermediate stop. [9] The stop was located just east of DeSoto Avenue, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) southeast of the former SP station site. [6]

On October 26, 1992, Metrolink Ventura County Line service began. [10] The Metrolink station – a bare platform with small shelters – was located near the original station site; Amtrak soon moved its operations to the Metrolink station. [6] The Chatsworth Transportation Center, opened in 1996, was designed to echo the appearance of the 1893-built station. The 220-foot (67 m)-long structure cost $1.7 million. [6] The station originally had only a single side platform on the east (main) track; a second platform on the west (siding) track was later added. [1]

On June 30, 2012, LA Metro opened a 4-mile (6.4 km) extension of the Orange Line (now the G Line) busway, with Chatsworth as the northern terminus. [11]

Service

Chatsworth station is served by ten Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (five in each direction) every day, with departures evenly spaced throughout the day. [12] Sixteen Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (eight 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. [13]

As of June 23,2023, the following connections are available: [14]

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  13. ↑ "G Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 25, 2023. p. 2.

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