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 Amtrak/Metrolink platform at Chatsworth station in November 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Chatsworth Transportation Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 10046 Old Depot Plaza Road Chatsworth, California United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°15′10″N118°35′58″W / 34.25278°N 118.59944°W /34.25278; -118.59944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | SCRRAVentura Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms (rail) 1 side platform (G Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 816 spaces[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks andlockers[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed, platform with shelters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak:CWT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | December 29, 1982 (1982-12-29) (CalTrain) June 26, 1988 (Amtrak) October 26, 1992 (Metrolink) June 30, 2012 (2012-06-30) (G Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | March 1, 1983 (CalTrain) 1993 (original Amtrak station) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 38,353[4] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2024 | 903avg. wkdy boardings[5] (G Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chatsworth station (also known asChatsworth Transportation Center) is anintermodal passenger transport station in theLos Angeles neighborhood ofChatsworth, United States. It is served byAmtrakPacific Surflinerinter-city rail service,MetrolinkVentura County Linecommuter rail service, and theMetro G Line of theLos Angeles Metro Buswaybus rapid transit. The station is also served byLos Angeles Metro Bus andSimi Valley Transit local buses, plusSanta Clarita Transit andLADOT Commuter Express regional express bus routes.
TheSouthern 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.
TheSouthern Pacific Railroad (SP) opened a 22-mile (35 km) branch line fromBurbank to Chatsworth in 1893.[6][7] The SP extended the branch westward in 1904, eventually forming theCoast Line.[6][7] 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.[6] The original depot burned down in 1917; the newer station was demolished in 1962.[6][7]
Aninfill station opened in Chatsworth on the short-livedCalTrain line on December 29, 1982, only to close when service ended on March 2, 1983.[8][9] On June 26, 1988,Amtrak extended oneSan Diegan round trip to Santa Barbara, with the ex-CalTrain stop at Chatsworth reused as an intermediate stop.[10] The stop was located just east of DeSoto Avenue, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) southeast of the former SP station site.[7]
On October 26, 1992,MetrolinkVentura County Line service began.[11] The Metrolink station – a bare platform with small shelters – was located near the original station site.[7] Amtrak moved its operations to the Metrolink station by mid-1993.[7][12][13] 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.[7] The station originally had only a singleside 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 theG Line) busway, with Chatsworth as the northern terminus.[14]
Chatsworth station is served by ten AmtrakPacific Surfliner trains (five in each direction) every day, with departures evenly spaced throughout the day.[15] 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 allPacific Surfliner trains through a codesharing arrangement with Amtrak.[16]
G Line buses run 24 hours a day. Buses operate every eight minutes during peak hours on weekdays. They operate every ten minutes during the daytime on weekdays and most of the day on weekends. Night service on all days is every 20 minutes.[17]
As of January 19, 2025[update], the following connections are available:[18]
Media related toChatsworth station at Wikimedia Commons
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