Placentia station

Placentia is a planned Metrolink rail infill station located in the city of the same name along Metrolink's 91/Perris Valley Line.

Placentia
Metrolink commuter rail station
LocationPlacentia, California
Coordinates33.8684°N 117.8726°W / 33.8684; -117.8726
Line(s)BNSF San Bernardinio Subdivision[1]
Platforms2[2]
Tracks2[1]
Construction
ParkingYes[2]
History
OpeningJune 2022 (proposed)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Fullerton
toward Los Angeles Union Station
 91/Perris Valley Line
Future
 West Corona
toward Perris–South

Orange County Transportation Authority started discussing the station as early as 2012.[3] A station planned for neighboring Yorba Linda was rejected by its local city council on March 16, 2004.[4]The project was approved by the city in 2016, with construction planned to begin in 2018. Construction of the station and parking structure is planned to conclude in 2022,[5] whereupon it is expected to enter revenue service. A former packing house was demolished on the site to make way for the station.[6][7] As of April 2019 construction was repeatedly delayed, owing to negotiations between Metrolink and the track's owners, BNSF.[8] In January 2020, it was announced that construction of the Placentia Metrolink station would begin later in the year, and the station is expected to be open by June 2022.[9]

The cost of the project is due at $34.8 million,[2] of which the city pledged $5.4 million.[10] In 2014, the project was pegged at an estimated $23.42 million,[7] while a 2012 estimate was between $7.5–9 million.[3]

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 26.
  2. Kwong, Jessica (29 June 2016). "OCTA approves long-awaited Placentia Metrolink station". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. McRea, Heather (25 April 2012). "Metrolink station will be built; some question parking-structure addition". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. https://articles.latimes.com/2004/mar/17/local/me-metrolink17
  5. "Metrolink Station and Parking Structure". City of Placentia. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. Howmann, Anders (3 October 2014). "Downtown Placentia packing house nears demolition". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  7. Langhorne, Daniel (18 June 2014). "Officials change tracks to fund Metrolink station in Placentia". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  8. Langhorne, Daniel (26 April 2019). "County, Placentia explore innovative financing to improve Old Town infrastructure and spur development". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  9. Lenberg, Tatum. "Murals, construction are revitalizing Placentia's downtown and historic area". The Orange County Register. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  10. Salazar, Denisse (6 April 2016). "Placentia commits its $5.4 million share of Metrolink station". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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