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{{Short description|Railway station in Simi Valley, California}}
{{Short description|Railway station in Simi Valley, California}}
{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = Simi Valley
| style = Metrolink (California)
| style = Metrolink (California)
| name = Simi Valley
| image = Simi valley train station at dusk from tracks.jpg
| image = Simi valley train station at dusk from tracks.jpg
| image_caption = Simi Valley station platform in 2013
| image_caption = Simi Valley station platform in 2013
| address = 5050 Los Angeles Avenue
| address = 5050 Los Angeles Avenue
| borough = [[Simi Valley, California]]
| borough = [[Simi Valley, California]]
| country = United States
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|34|16|13|N|118|41|43|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|34|16|13|N|118|41|43|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| owned = City of Simi Valley
| owned = City of Simi Valley
| line = [[Metrolink (California)|SCRRA]] Ventura Subdivision<ref>{{CA rail schematics}}</ref><!-- the physical "line" is not the same as "services" which are detailed below -->
| line = [[Southern California Regional Rail Authority|SCRRA]] [[Ventura Subdivision]]<ref name="schematics">{{CA rail schematics|page=16}}</ref>
| platform = 1 [[side platform]]
| platform = 1 [[side platform]]
| tracks = 1
| tracks = 1
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| {{bus icon}} [[Simi Valley Transit]]: 20
| {{bus icon}} [[Simi Valley Transit]]: 20
| {{bus icon}} [[VCTC Intercity]]: [[VCTC Intercity#Cross County|Cross County]], [[VCTC Intercity#East County|East County]]
| {{bus icon}} [[VCTC Intercity]]: [[VCTC Intercity#Cross County|Cross County]], [[VCTC Intercity#East County|East County]]
}}
}}
| parking = 569 spaces, 7 [[accessible]] spaces<ref name="Metrolink Station Page">{{Cite web |title=Simi Valley Train Station |url=https://metrolinktrains.com/rider-info/general-info/stations/simi-valley/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=[[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] |language=en}}</ref>
| parking = 270 spaces
| bicycle = [[Bicycle parking rack|Racks]]
| bicycle = [[Bicycle parking rack|Racks]]
| accessible = Yes
| accessible = Yes
| status = Unstaffed, platform with shelters
| status = Unstaffed, platform with shelters
| code = {{Amtrak code|SIM}}
| code = {{Amtrak code|SIM}}
| opened = {{Plainlist|
| opened = {{Plainlist|
* {{Start date|1982|10|18}} ([[CalTrain_(Los_Angeles)|CalTrain]])
* {{Start date|1982|10|18}} ([[CalTrain (Los Angeles)|CalTrain]])
* {{start date|1986|10|26}} (Amtrak)
* {{start date|1986|10|26}} (Amtrak)
}}
}}
| mpassengers = {{rail pass box|system=Amtrak only|passengers={{Amtrak ridership|Simi Valley}}{{Amtrak ridership|citationCA}}|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership|date}}}}
| mpassengers = {{rail pass box|system=Amtrak only|passengers={{Amtrak ridership|Simi Valley}}{{Amtrak ridership|citationCA}}|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership|date}}}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations
| services = {{Adjacent stations
|system1=Amtrak
|system1=Amtrak
|line1=Coast Starlight|left1=Oxnard|right1=Van Nuys|to-left1=Seattle|to-right1=Los Angeles
|line1=Coast Starlight|left1=Oxnard|right1=Van Nuys|to-left1=Seattle|to-right1=Los Angeles
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| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=CalTrain|line=Los Angeles–Oxnard|left=Moorpark|right=Chatsworth|system2=Southern Pacific Railroad|line2=Coast Line|left2=Moorpark|right2=Chatsworth}}
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=CalTrain|line=Los Angeles–Oxnard|left=Moorpark|right=Chatsworth|system2=Southern Pacific Railroad|line2=Coast Line|left2=Moorpark|right2=Chatsworth}}
| mapframe = yes
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| mapframe-zoom = 14
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'''Simi Valley station''' is a passenger [[train station|rail station]] in the city of [[Simi Valley, California]]. Amtrak's ''[[Pacific Surfliner]]'' from [[San Luis Obispo station|San Luis Obispo]] to [[Santa Fe Depot (San Diego)|San Diego]] and Metrolink's [[Ventura County Line]] from [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles Union Station]] to [[Ventura–East station|East Ventura]] stop here.
'''Simi Valley station''' is a passenger [[train station|rail station]] in the city of [[Simi Valley, California]]. Amtrak's ''[[Pacific Surfliner]]'' from [[San Luis Obispo station|San Luis Obispo]] to [[Santa Fe Depot (San Diego)|San Diego]] and Metrolink's [[Ventura County Line]] from [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles Union Station]] to [[Ventura–East station|East Ventura]] stop here.


{{LA Metrolink hours and frequency|PS/CS/VC Mid}}
{{LA Metrolink hours and frequency|PS/CS/VC Mid}}


In {{Amtrak ridership|longdate}}, {{Amtrak ridership|Simi Valley}} passengers boarded or detrained at Simi Valley station.{{Amtrak ridership|citationCA}}
In {{Amtrak ridership|longdate}}, {{Amtrak ridership|Simi Valley}} passengers boarded or detrained at Simi Valley station.{{Amtrak ridership|citationCA}}


==History==
== History ==
[[File:San Diegan at Simi Valley station, January 24, 1992.jpg|thumb|left|The Amtrak ''San Diegan'' at Simi Valley station in January 1992]]
[[File:San Diegan at Simi Valley station, January 24, 1992.jpg|thumb|left|The Amtrak ''San Diegan'' at Simi Valley station in January 1992]]
The Southern Pacific Railroad built a line between Ventura and Los Angeles, as an alternate to the Montalvo to Newhall line. The first passenger station to serve the Rancho Simi area was the [[Santa Susana Depot]], originally located at Tapo Street and Los Angeles Avenue.<ref name="AppletonSociety2009">{{cite book | author1 = Bill Appleton | author2 = Simi Valley Historical Society | date = 10 August 2009 | title = Santa Susana | publisher = Arcadia Publishing | pages = | isbn = 978-1-4396-3820-0 | oclc = 700950508 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=d0S2usx-oUoC}}</ref> The depot served the community of [[Santa Susana, California|Santa Susana]] which is now mostly within the city of Simi Valley. The historic Santa Susana Depot building has since been preserved and moved three miles east of its original location.
The Southern Pacific Railroad built a line between Ventura and Los Angeles, as an alternate to the Montalvo to Newhall line. The first passenger station to serve the Rancho Simi area was the [[Santa Susana Depot]], originally located at Tapo Street and Los Angeles Avenue.<ref name="AppletonSociety2009">{{cite book | author1 = Bill Appleton | author2 = Simi Valley Historical Society | date = 10 August 2009 | title = Santa Susana | publisher = Arcadia Publishing | pages = | isbn = 978-1-4396-3820-0 | oclc = 700950508 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=d0S2usx-oUoC}}</ref> The depot served the community of [[Santa Susana, California|Santa Susana]] which is now mostly within the city of Simi Valley. The historic Santa Susana Depot building has since been preserved and moved three miles east of its original location.


A station parking location at Surveyor Street (just west of Tapo Street) was acquired for [[CalTrain (Los Angeles)|CalTrain]] by 1982. The station opened with the inauguration of [[CalTrain_(Los_Angeles)|CalTrain]] on October 18, 1982.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/simi-valley-star/125715002/ |title=Commuter train ready to go |newspaper=Simi Valley Star |date=October 17, 1982 |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=IT'S HERE. The start of the line.|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u1BLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cSMNAAAAIBAJ&dq=glendale+amtrak&pg=5545,5506758&hl=en|accessdate=17 April 2017|work=The Press-Courier|date=25 October 1982}}</ref><ref name="State of California, Department of Transportation1984">{{cite book | date = 1984 | title = Rail Passenger Development Plan ...: As Required by Section 14036 of the Government Code | publisher = State of California, Department of Transportation | pages = | oclc = 12385802 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=UvtFAQAAIAAJ}}</ref> The CalTrain service was discontinued in 1983. The Amtrak ''Coast Starlight'' began stopping the former CalTrain station on October 26, 1986.<ref>{{CA-Rail Passenger Development Plan-1988|page=37}}</ref><ref name=devplan1988>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucw6AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA48 |title=Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1988 Through 1993 Fiscal Years |year=1988 |publisher=California Department of Transportation - Division of Mass Transportation |via=Google Books |page=48}}</ref> On June 26, 1988, Amtrak extended one daily ''[[San Diegan (train)|San Diegan]]'' round trip to Santa Barbara, stopping at Simi Valley.<ref name=devplan1990>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucw6AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA60 |title=Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1990 Through 1995 Fiscal Years |year=1988 |publisher=California Department of Transportation - Division of Mass Transportation |via=Google Books |pages=60–61}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/burbank-airport-ca-bur/ |title=Burbank—Airport, CA (BUR) |work=Great American Stations |publisher=Amtrak}}</ref> Metrolink [[Ventura County Line]] service began on October 26, 1992, stopping at most former CalTrain stations (except Oxnard, which Metrolink began serving after the 1994 Northridge earthquake).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metrolinktrains.com/about/agency/history-of-metrolink/ |title=History of Metrolink |publisher=Southern California Regional Rail Authority |year=2017}}</ref> Amtrak switched to the Metrolink station, located about one mile east of Tapo Avenue, at that time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/simi-valley-star/125714115/ |first=Mary Ann |last=Benitez |title=Metrolink station focus of attention |newspaper=Simi Valley Star |date=February 14, 1992 |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
A station parking location at Surveyor Street (just west of Tapo Street) was acquired for [[CalTrain (Los Angeles)|CalTrain]] by 1982. The station opened with the inauguration of [[CalTrain (Los Angeles)|CalTrain]] on October 18, 1982.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/simi-valley-star/125715002/ |title=Commuter train ready to go |newspaper=Simi Valley Star |date=October 17, 1982 |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=IT'S HERE. The start of the line.|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u1BLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cSMNAAAAIBAJ&dq=glendale+amtrak&pg=5545,5506758&hl=en|accessdate=17 April 2017|work=The Press-Courier|date=25 October 1982}}</ref><ref name="State of California, Department of Transportation1984">{{cite book | date = 1984 | title = Rail Passenger Development Plan ...: As Required by Section 14036 of the Government Code | publisher = State of California, Department of Transportation | pages = | oclc = 12385802 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=UvtFAQAAIAAJ}}</ref> The CalTrain service was discontinued in 1983. The Amtrak ''Coast Starlight'' began stopping the former CalTrain station on October 26, 1986.<ref>{{CA-Rail Passenger Development Plan-1988|page=37}}</ref><ref name=devplan1988>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucw6AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA48 |title=Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1988 Through 1993 Fiscal Years |year=1988 |publisher=California Department of Transportation Division of Mass Transportation |via=Google Books |page=48}}</ref> On June 26, 1988, Amtrak extended one daily ''[[San Diegan (train)|San Diegan]]'' round trip to Santa Barbara, stopping at Simi Valley.<ref name=devplan1990>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucw6AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA60 |title=Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1990 Through 1995 Fiscal Years |year=1988 |publisher=California Department of Transportation Division of Mass Transportation |via=Google Books |pages=60–61}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/burbank-airport-ca-bur/ |title=Burbank—Airport, CA (BUR) |work=Great American Stations |publisher=Amtrak}}</ref> Metrolink [[Ventura County Line]] service began on October 26, 1992, stopping at most former CalTrain stations (except Oxnard, which Metrolink began serving after the 1994 Northridge earthquake).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metrolinktrains.com/about/agency/history-of-metrolink/ |title=History of Metrolink |publisher=Southern California Regional Rail Authority |year=2017}}</ref> Amtrak switched to the Metrolink station, located about one mile east of Tapo Avenue, at that time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/simi-valley-star/125714115/ |first=Mary Ann |last=Benitez |title=Metrolink station focus of attention |newspaper=Simi Valley Star |date=February 14, 1992 |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


A project to improve the station was announced in 2020. The plan includes a second passenger platform and pedestrian crossing along with a second track which would allow eastbound and westbound trains to be at the station at the same time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=December 23, 2020 |title=Metrolink planning $86.5 million rail project in Simi Valley to increase train frequency |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/simi-valley/2020/12/23/simi-valley-transportation-metrolink-train-service-update/3941356001/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |newspaper=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref> The double track would extend about {{convert|2 |miles}} to the west of the station and include improvements at several intersections. As part of the Southern California Optimized Rail Expansion Program, the project will improve safety, enable more frequent service and make existing service more reliable.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=2021-07-27 |title=Metrolink certifies Final EIR for Simi Valley Double Track Project |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2021/07/27/metrolink-certifies-final-eir-for-simi-valley-double-track-project/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |work=The Source |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |language=en-US}}</ref>
A project to improve the station was announced in 2020. The plan includes a second passenger platform and pedestrian crossing along with a second track which would allow eastbound and westbound trains to be at the station at the same time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=December 23, 2020 |title=Metrolink planning $86.5 million rail project in Simi Valley to increase train frequency |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/simi-valley/2020/12/23/simi-valley-transportation-metrolink-train-service-update/3941356001/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |newspaper=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref> The double track would extend about {{convert|2 |miles}} to the west of the station and include improvements at several intersections. As part of the Southern California Optimized Rail Expansion Program, the project will improve safety, enable more frequent service and make existing service more reliable.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=2021-07-27 |title=Metrolink certifies Final EIR for Simi Valley Double Track Project |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2021/07/27/metrolink-certifies-final-eir-for-simi-valley-double-track-project/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |work=The Source |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |language=en-US}}</ref>


==References==
== References ==
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== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 26 June 2024

Simi Valley
Simi Valley station platform in 2013
General information
Location5050 Los Angeles Avenue
Simi Valley, California
United States
Coordinates34°16′13″N 118°41′43″W / 34.27028°N 118.69528°W / 34.27028; -118.69528
Owned byCity of Simi Valley
Line(s)SCRRA Ventura Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections
Construction
Parking569 spaces, 7 accessible spaces[2]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed, platform with shelters
Station codeAmtrak: SIM
History
Opened
  • October 18, 1982 (1982-10-18) (CalTrain)
  • October 26, 1986 (1986-10-26) (Amtrak)
Passengers
FY 202329,917[3] (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Oxnard
toward Seattle
Coast Starlight Van Nuys
Moorpark Pacific Surfliner Chatsworth
toward San Diego
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Moorpark Ventura County Line Chatsworth
Former services
Preceding station CalTrain Following station
Moorpark
towards Oxnard
Los Angeles–Oxnard Chatsworth
towards Los Angeles
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Moorpark Coast Line Chatsworth
Location
Map

Simi Valley station is a passenger rail station in the city of Simi Valley, California. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura stop here.

Simi Valley 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.[4][5] 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.[6]

In Fiscal Year 2023, 29,917 passengers boarded or detrained at Simi Valley station.[3]

History

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The Amtrak San Diegan at Simi Valley station in January 1992

The Southern Pacific Railroad built a line between Ventura and Los Angeles, as an alternate to the Montalvo to Newhall line. The first passenger station to serve the Rancho Simi area was the Santa Susana Depot, originally located at Tapo Street and Los Angeles Avenue.[7] The depot served the community of Santa Susana which is now mostly within the city of Simi Valley. The historic Santa Susana Depot building has since been preserved and moved three miles east of its original location.

A station parking location at Surveyor Street (just west of Tapo Street) was acquired for CalTrain by 1982. The station opened with the inauguration of CalTrain on October 18, 1982.[8][9][10] The CalTrain service was discontinued in 1983. The Amtrak Coast Starlight began stopping the former CalTrain station on October 26, 1986.[11][12] On June 26, 1988, Amtrak extended one daily San Diegan round trip to Santa Barbara, stopping at Simi Valley.[13][14] Metrolink Ventura County Line service began on October 26, 1992, stopping at most former CalTrain stations (except Oxnard, which Metrolink began serving after the 1994 Northridge earthquake).[15] Amtrak switched to the Metrolink station, located about one mile east of Tapo Avenue, at that time.[16]

A project to improve the station was announced in 2020. The plan includes a second passenger platform and pedestrian crossing along with a second track which would allow eastbound and westbound trains to be at the station at the same time.[17] The double track would extend about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the west of the station and include improvements at several intersections. As part of the Southern California Optimized Rail Expansion Program, the project will improve safety, enable more frequent service and make existing service more reliable.[18]

References

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  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 16.
  2. ^ a b "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Pacific Surfliner. October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Coast Starlight Timetable" (PDF). Rail Passengers Association. July 9, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Bill Appleton; Simi Valley Historical Society (10 August 2009). Santa Susana. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-3820-0. OCLC 700950508.
  6. ^ "Commuter train ready to go". Simi Valley Star. October 17, 1982. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "IT'S HERE. The start of the line". The Press-Courier. 25 October 1982. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  8. ^ Rail Passenger Development Plan ...: As Required by Section 14036 of the Government Code. State of California, Department of Transportation. 1984. OCLC 12385802.
  9. ^ Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1988-93 Fiscal Years. Sacramento, CA: Division of Mass Transportation, Caltrans. 1988. p. 37. OCLC 18113227.
  10. ^ Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1988 Through 1993 Fiscal Years. California Department of Transportation – Division of Mass Transportation. 1988. p. 48 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1990 Through 1995 Fiscal Years. California Department of Transportation – Division of Mass Transportation. 1988. pp. 60–61 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "Burbank—Airport, CA (BUR)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  13. ^ "History of Metrolink". Southern California Regional Rail Authority. 2017.
  14. ^ Benitez, Mary Ann (February 14, 1992). "Metrolink station focus of attention". Simi Valley Star. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Harris, Mike (December 23, 2020). "Metrolink planning $86.5 million rail project in Simi Valley to increase train frequency". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  16. ^ Hymon, Steve (2021-07-27). "Metrolink certifies Final EIR for Simi Valley Double Track Project". The Source. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
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