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| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 7724 Van Nuys Boulevard Van Nuys, California United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°12′41″N 118°26′54″W / 34.21139°N 118.44833°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | State of California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | SCRRA Ventura Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (1 bypass/yard track) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 350 spaces, 14 accessible spaces[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 9 racks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | LPA Architects | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed, station building with waiting room | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: VNC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | October 18, 1982 (CalTrain) June 26, 1988 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | March 1, 1983 (CalTrain) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1995, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Panorama City (CalTrain) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 63,035[3] (Amtrak only) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Van Nuys station is an Amtrak and Metrolink train station in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, close to the nighborhood of Panorama City. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington, and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura stop here.
Van Nuys 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] Twenty Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (ten 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]
The station when opened the first time in 1982 was called Panorama City and was served by the short-lived CalTrain service in 1982–83. In 1988, service was restored with the Amtrak San Diegan with the station renamed as Van Nuys, and Metrolink service began in 1992.
- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 16.
- ^ "Van Nuys Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Pacific Surfliner. October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ "Coast Starlight Timetable" (PDF). Rail Passengers Association. July 9, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). Metrolink. October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.