Ventura, CA | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Ventura station platform in front of freeway embankment | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Ventura–Downtown/Beach | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | 20 West Harbor Boulevard Ventura, California United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°16′37″N 119°18′00″W / 34.2770°N 119.2999°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Ventura | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | UP Santa Barbara Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Amtrak Thruway: 10 Flixbus | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Paid parking nearby | |||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed, platform with shelters | |||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: VEC | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 22, 1992[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 62,284[3] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||
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Ventura station (referred to as Ventura–Downtown/Beach station by Metrolink) is a passenger rail station in downtown Ventura, California. The station is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego. Ten Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily. Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Ventura was the 33rd-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 125 passengers daily.[6] The single platform is located on the south side of the tracks with a view of the Santa Barbara Channel and the Channel Islands. The Ventura Freeway (U.S. Route 101) is parallel with and on the north side of tracks.
Ventura station is served by ten Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (five in each direction) evenly spaced throughout the day.[7]
Metrolink’s Ventura County Line terminus is in Montalvo at the Ventura–East station since overnight storage of trains in the downtown area was impractical.[8] Special service trains may come to this station such as service to the Ventura County Fair, in season.[9] In March 2022, Metrolink announced that Ventura County Line trains will terminate at this station sometime in the future.[4]
- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 15.
- ^ Nash, Collin (April 23, 1992). "Making Tracks to Ventura". The Los Angeles Times. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Metrolink Schedule Update". Metrolink. April 8, 2022. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
The Ventura - Downtown / Beach Station is located at 39 E. Harbor Blvd. in Ventura. It is along E. Harbor Boulevard between Figueroa Street and Ventura Avenue across the street from the parking lot serving the Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center. Metrolink trains currently do not serve this station, but will in the future. The codeshare Amtrak trains do serve this station.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Fowler, Carl (May 9, 2024). "Santa Barbara agency asks for agreement for launch of Metrolink service". Trains. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Pacific Surfliner. October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ Blake, Catherine (October 11, 1999). "Officials Revise Plan for Ventura Metrolink Station". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Train Web: Ventura".
