Lancaster station (California)
Lancaster Station is owned by and located in the city of Lancaster, California. It serves as a connection transfer point for 9 public transportation bus routes, and 1 Amtrak Bus Thruway route, as well as the final Metrolink train station on the Antelope Valley line that originates 69 miles away in downtown Los Angeles, at Union Station. 18 Metrolink trains, (9 northbound / 9 southbound) serve the station each weekday and 12 Metrolink trains, (6 northbound / 6 southbound) serves on the weekends. Weekday Metrolink service runs primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel while weekend departures and arrivals are fairly evenly spaced throughout the day.
Lancaster | |||||||||||
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Metrolink commuter rail station | |||||||||||
Lancaster station, 2012 | |||||||||||
Location | 44812 Sierra Highway Lancaster, CA 93534 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°41′48″N 118°08′12″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | City of Lancaster | ||||||||||
Line(s) | SCRRA Valley Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
Connections | Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach | ||||||||||
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Parking | Approximately 140 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Lockers | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | LCS | ||||||||||
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History
Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line originally terminated in Santa Clarita, and was named the Santa Clarita line. Its plans to extend the line were expedited by almost 10 years following the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which collapsed sections of the SR 14 and I-5 freeways. The Navy Seabee construction battalion and crews from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works built an emergency Lancaster station in three days, and Metrolink service began one week after the earthquake.[2]
Platforms and tracks
East tracks (3) | ■ Freight lines | No passenger service |
West track | ■ Antelope Valley Line | toward L.A. Union Station (Palmdale) |
Bus services
- Amtrak California:
- Route 12 - Bakersfield/Victorville
- Antelope Valley Transit Authority
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
- Mammoth Lakes - Lancaster
- Kern Transit
- Route 100 - Bakersfield/Lancaster
- Route 250 - California City/Lancaster
References
- SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
- Gbenekama, Delana G. (October 2012). Metrolink 20th Anniversary Report (PDF). HWDS and Associates, Inc. pp. 9, 48. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
External links
Media related to Lancaster station at Wikimedia Commons- Lancaster at the Metrolink website