Northridge station

Northridge station is a passenger rail station in the community of Northridge of the northern San Fernando Valley, in Los Angeles.

Northridge
Metrolink commuter rail station
Location	8775 Wilbur Avenue Northridge, California United States
Coordinates	34°13′46″N 118°32′41″W
Owned by	Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Line(s)	SCRRA Ventura Subdivision[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
History
Opened	February 14, 1994
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station Chatsworth toward East Ventura Ventura County Line Van Nuys toward Los Angeles Union Station
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Chatsworth toward San Francisco Coast Line Van Nuys toward Los Angeles
Location

It is served by the Metrolink Ventura County Line from Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles to East Ventura station in Ventura. Twenty Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday.

The station has 290 parking spaces, 8 handicapped spaces, and 2 parking spaces which have electric vehicle charging stations. Parking is free and overnight parking is allowed.

A temporary platform opened at the station on February 14, 1994, as part of the emergency expansion of service on the Ventura County Line in response to the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The permanent station opened on July 10, 2000.[2]

Platforms and tracks

Main track	■ Ventura County Line	toward East Ventura (Chatsworth)
	■ Ventura County Line	toward L.A. Union Station (Van Nuys)
	■ Coast Starlight	No stops
	■ Pacific Surfliner	1 train per direction in Metrolink slot

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
2. Haynes, Karima A. (July 11, 2000). "Train Station Now a Permanent Stop". Los Angeles Times. p. B7. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Northridge station at the Metrolink website