Riverside–Downtown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 A Metrolink train at the station in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Joseph Tavaglione Riverside Downtown Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 4066 Vine Street Riverside, California United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′33″N117°22′12″W / 33.9757°N 117.3699°W /33.9757; -117.3699 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Riverside County Transportation Commission | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision UP Los Angeles Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1side platform, 2island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 710 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak:RIV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | June 14, 1993 (1993-06-14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2024 | 9,508[4] (Amtrak only) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riverside–Downtown station (officially theJoseph Tavaglione Riverside Downtown Station) is a train station inRiverside, California, United States. It is served by threeMetrolinkcommuter rail lines – the91/Perris Valley Line,Inland Empire–Orange County Line, andRiverside Line – andAmtrakintercity rail service on theSouthwest Chief. The station is owned by theRiverside County Transportation Commission.
The station has twoisland platforms and oneside platform. It is located at the east end of theUnion Pacific Railroad (UP) Los Angeles Subdivision at its junction with theBNSF San Bernardino Subdivision. The northern island platform and the side platform serve the UP main track and a stub-end siding; they are used only by Riverside Line trains. The three-track BNSF mainline is between the island platforms; the southern island platform (used by Amtrak, 91/Perris Valley Line, and Inland Empire–Orange County Line trains) serves the southern main track and a siding track.[1]
Riverside–Downtown station is served by 14 Metrolink 91/Perris Valley Line trains (7 in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, running westbound in the morning and eastbound in the evening.[5]
The station is served by 11 Metrolink Riverside Line trains (6 westbound and 5 eastbound) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel.[5]
Additionally, the station is served by 18 Metrolink Inland Empire–Orange County Line trains (9 in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, heading towards Orange County in the morning and towards the Inland Empire in the evening.[5]
The current station opened for MetrolinkRiverside Line service on June 14, 1993.[6] The originalAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot (located about 1,000 feet [300 m] to the northeast) closed on May 15, 1968, when theGrand Canyon was re-routed viaPasadena to replace the discontinuedChief.[7] Intercity service at the nearbyUnion Pacific Railroad station lasted until May 1971.[8]
Inland Empire–Orange County Line service began on October 2, 1995;[9] Riverside was the terminus of that line until the following year when the extension toSan Bernardino opened.[10] Amtrak'sSouthwest Chief began stopping at Riverside in April 2002.[11] Metrolink's91/Perris Valley Line (then the 91 Line), began operating on May 6, 2002.[12] Riverside was the terminus until the Perris Valley extension opened in 2016.[13]
In December 2012, the station was renamed afterJoseph Tavaglione, a local businessman and chair of theCalifornia Transportation Commission.[14][15][16][17] The adjacent Vine Street Mobility Hub opened on January 14, 2024, with 16 bus bays forRiverside Transit Agency andOmnitrans.[18] Riverside is a planned stop for the proposedCoachella Valley Rail Service.[19]
Media related toRiverside-Downtown station at Wikimedia Commons
| Lines | |
|---|---|
| Connecting rail | |
| Governing agencies | |
| Ex officio agencies | |
| Other information | |
