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{{Short description|Transit hub in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California}}
{{Infobox Station
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
| name = Chatsworth
{{Infobox station
| image = Chatsworth Station2.jpg
| style = Amtrak
| address = 10046 Old Depot Plaza Road <br/>[[Chatsworth, California|Chatsworth]], [[California]] 91311
| name = Chatsworth, CA
| line = Amtrak {{rail color box| system=Amtrak| line=Pacific Surfliner}} [[Metrolink (Southern California)|Metrolink]] {{rail color box| system=SCAX| line=Ventura County}}
| image = Chatsworth Station2.jpg
| code = CWT
| caption = Chatsworth Transportation Center in November 2006
| owned = Los Angeles Department of Transportation
| other_name = Chatsworth Transportation Center
| passengers=49,108
| address = 10046 Old Depot Plaza Road
| pass_year=FY2007
| borough = [[Chatsworth, California]]
| pass_percent=2
| country = United States
| pass_system=Amtrak
| coordinates = {{coord|34|15|10|N|118|35|58|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| owned = City of Los Angeles
| line = [[Metrolink (California)|SCRRA]] Ventura Subdivision<ref name="schematics">{{CA rail schematics|page=16}}</ref>
| platforms = 2 [[side platforms]] (rail)<br />1 side platform (G Line)
| tracks = 2
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| [[City of Santa Clarita Transit]]
| [[LADOT Commuter Express]]
| [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]
| [[Simi Valley Transit]]
}}
| parking = 609 spaces<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metro Parking Lots by Line |url=https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/ |access-date=2021-11-05 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |language=en-US}}</ref>
| bicycle = [[Bicycle parking rack|Racks]] and [[bicycle locker|lockers]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Secure Bike Parking on Metro |url=https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf |access-date=November 5, 2021 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |language=en-US |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906210731/https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| accessible = Yes
| status = Unstaffed, platform with shelters
| code = {{Amtrak code|CWT}}
| opened = {{start date|December 29, 1982}} (CalTrain)<br />June 26, 1988 (Amtrak)<br />October 26, 1992 (Metrolink)<br />{{start date|June 30, 2012}} (G Line)
| closed = March 1, 1983 (CalTrain)<br />1992 (original Amtrak station)
| rebuilt = 1996
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|system5=Los Angeles Metro Busway
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The '''Chatsworth Amtrak/Metrolink Station''', sometimes referred to as the '''Chatsworth Transportation Center''', is an [[Amtrak]] and [[Metrolink (Southern California)|Metrolink]] [[train station|rail station]] in the [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] community of [[Chatsworth, California]], USA. It is served by both Amtrak's [[Pacific Surfliner]] from [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]] to [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] and Metrolink's [[Metrolink Ventura County Line|Ventura County Line]] from [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]] to [[Montalvo, Ventura, California|Montalvo]]. 10 Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily and 20 Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday.


'''Chatsworth station''' (also known as '''Chatsworth Transportation Center''') is an [[intermodal passenger transport]] station in the [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] neighborhood of [[Chatsworth, Los Angeles|Chatsworth]], United States. It is served by [[Amtrak]] {{lnl|Amtrak|Pacific Surfliner}} [[inter-city rail]] service, [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] [[Ventura County Line]] [[commuter rail]] service, and the [[G Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro G Line]] of the [[Los Angeles Metro Busway]] [[bus rapid transit]]. The station is also served by [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]] and [[List of small Southern California transit agencies#Simi Valley Transit|Simi Valley Transit]] local buses, plus [[City of Santa Clarita Transit|Santa Clarita Transit]] and [[LADOT Commuter Express]] regional express bus routes.
The station includes a passenger waiting area and a small railroad museum. There is no Amtrak ticket office.


The [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] (SP) opened its first Chatsworth station in 1893; SP service ended in the 1950s. [[CalTrain (Los_Angeles)|CalTrain]] service from 1982 to 1983, and Amtrak service beginning in 1988, used a station located {{convert|1.2|miles}} 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.
Also in the station building is the field office for [[Los Angeles City Council]] member [[Greig Smith]].


== History ==
On September 12, 2008, a westbound Metrolink Ventura County Line train was involved in the [[2008 Chatsworth train collision]] after it had departed this station. It [[head-on collision|collided head-on]] with a [[Union Pacific]] [[freight train]] in Chatsworth.
[[File:HSY- Los Angeles Metro, Chatsworth, Platform 1.jpg|thumb|left|Orange Line platform at Chatsworth in 2015]]
The [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] (SP) opened a {{convert|22|mile|adj=on}} branch line from [[Downtown Burbank station|Burbank]] to Chatsworth in 1893.<ref name="ChatsHist">{{Cite web |title=Chatsworth Railroad History |url=https://www.chatsworthhistory.com/Program%20Downloads/Chatsworth%20Railroad%20History.pdf |access-date=January 31, 2021 |publisher=Chatsworth Historical Society}}</ref><ref name=great /> The SP extended the branch westward in 1904, eventually forming the [[Coast Line (UP)|Coast Line]].<ref name=ChatsHist /><ref name=great /> 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.<ref name=ChatsHist /> The original depot burned down in 1917; the newer station was demolished in 1962.<ref name=ChatsHist /><ref name=great />


An [[infill station]] opened in Chatsworth on the short-lived [[CalTrain (Los_Angeles)|CalTrain]] line on December 29, 1982, only to close when service ended on March 2, 1983.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 29, 1982 |title=State Officials Dedicate New Train Station |work=[[Oxnard Press-Courier]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mBxKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HyINAAAAIBAJ&dq=caltrain%20burbank%20airport&pg=3028%2C7217234 |access-date=February 2, 2013}}</ref><ref name="dumps">{{Cite news |date=March 13, 1983 |title=State PUC dumps commuter train |work=Santa Cruz Sentinel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33537602/state_puc_dumps_commuter_train/ |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> On June 26, 1988, [[Amtrak]] extended one ''[[San Diegan (train)|San Diegan]]'' round trip to Santa Barbara, with the ex-CalTrain stop at Chatsworth reused as an intermediate stop.<ref name="devplan1988">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucw6AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA45 |title=Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1988 Through 1993 Fiscal Years |publisher=California Department of Transportation – Division of Mass Transportation |year=1988 |page=45 |via=Google Books}}</ref> The stop was located just east of DeSoto Avenue, {{convert|1.2|miles}} southeast of the former SP station site.<ref name="great">{{Cite web |title=Chatsworth, CA (CWT) |url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/chatsworth-ca-cwt/ |website=Great American Stations |publisher=Amtrak}}</ref>
==External links==
* [http://www.amtrakcalifornia.com/rail/go/amtrak/stations/a_e/chatsworth/index.cfm Amtrak California Station Info Page]
{{Metrolink web|89|Chatsworth}}
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On October 26, 1992, [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] [[Ventura County Line]] service began.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2017 |title=History of Metrolink |url=https://www.metrolinktrains.com/about/agency/history-of-metrolink/ |publisher=Southern California Regional Rail Authority}}</ref> 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.<ref name=great /> The Chatsworth Transportation Center, opened in 1996, was designed to echo the appearance of the 1893-built station. The {{convert|220|foot|adj=on}}-long structure cost $1.7 million.<ref name=great /> 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.<ref name=schematics />
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{{end}}


On June 30, 2012, [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|LA Metro]] opened a {{Convert|4|mi|km|adj=on}} [[G Line (Los Angeles Metro)#History|extension]] of the Orange Line (now the [[G Line (Los Angeles Metro)|G Line]]) busway, with Chatsworth as the northern terminus.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bloomekatz |first=Ari |date=June 27, 2012 |title=Orange Line busway is Metro's quiet success story |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2012-jun-27-la-me-orange-line-20120628-story.html}}</ref>
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== Service==
{{LA Metrolink hours and frequency|PS/VC Mid}}

As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2023 |title=G Line Timetable – Connections section |url=https://www.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/901_TT_06-25-23.pdf |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |page=2}}</ref>
* [[City of Santa Clarita Transit]]: [[City of Santa Clarita Transit#791|791]]
* [[LADOT Commuter Express]]: {{LADOT route|419}}
* [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]: {{LA Metro route|150}}, {{LA Metro route|158}}, {{LA Metro route|167}}, {{LA Metro route|244}}
* [[Simi Valley Transit]]: 10

== References ==
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== External links ==
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{{Chatsworth, Los Angeles}}
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Latest revision as of 10:31, 12 June 2024

Chatsworth, CA
Chatsworth Transportation Center in November 2006
General information
Other namesChatsworth Transportation Center
Location10046 Old Depot Plaza Road
Chatsworth, California
United States
Coordinates34°15′10″N 118°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 facilitiesRacks and lockers[3]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed, platform with shelters
Station codeAmtrak: 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 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 Following station
Simi Valley
toward Ventura–East
 Ventura County Line Northridge
toward L.A. Union Station
Preceding station 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
Map

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.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 spring 2024, the following connections are available:[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 16.
  2. ^ "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Chatsworth Railroad History" (PDF). Chatsworth Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Chatsworth, CA (CWT)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  7. ^ "State Officials Dedicate New Train Station". Oxnard Press-Courier. December 29, 1982. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  8. ^ "State PUC dumps commuter train". Santa Cruz Sentinel. March 13, 1983 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1988 Through 1993 Fiscal Years. California Department of Transportation – Division of Mass Transportation. 1988. p. 45 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "History of Metrolink". Southern California Regional Rail Authority. 2017.
  11. ^ Bloomekatz, Ari (June 27, 2012). "Orange Line busway is Metro's quiet success story". Los Angeles Times.
  12. ^ "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Pacific Surfliner. October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "G Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 25, 2023. p. 2.

External links[edit]

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