Pomona station (California)

Pomona or Downtown Pomona is a train station in Pomona, California, United States, served by Amtrak intercity rail and Metrolink commuter rail. Amtrak serves the Pomona station with thrice-weekly service provided by the Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle combined service; Metrolink's Riverside Line runs a commute schedule to and from Los Angeles on weekdays.

For the train station in the North Pomona area of Pomona, California, see Pomona (North) station.
Pomona, CA
The station building in 2006
Location100 West Commercial Street
Pomona, CA 91768
United States
Coordinates34.059188°N 117.75117°W / 34.059188; -117.75117
Owned byCity of Pomona
Line(s)UP Los Angeles Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 island and 2 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
Station codePOS
History
Opened1940
Traffic
Passengers (2015)1,812[2]  10.8% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Los Angeles
Terminus
 Sunset Limited Ontario
toward New Orleans
Texas Eagle Ontario
toward Chicago
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Industry
toward Los Angeles Union Station
 Riverside Line Ontario–East
toward Riverside–Downtown
Previous services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Alhambra
until 1975
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited Ontario
toward New Orleans
Location

History
Exterior view of the previous Pomona Railroad Station, ca.1906

The 1940 station was designed by Donald Parkinson in the Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles. [3] Details include stuccoed walls, an arcade and red clay tile roofs.[4] It once served the main Southern Pacific Railroad line from Los Angeles to New Orleans, and the main Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad line. Currently both lines are now Union Pacific Railroad lines.

Train service

Metrolink has served Downtown Pomona station since February 5, 2001.[5][6] In fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2015, an average of 221 passengers boarded Riverside Line Metrolink trains at Downtown Pomona station daily.[7] Metrolink trains board at the south platform, across the pedestrian bridge. Approximately 300 parking spaces are available for Metrolink passengers. Originally a center platform was created for additional Metrolink service facing track 2, but was abandoned around 2006 due to declining ridership.

Amtrak trains board at the North platform facing Track 3, near the station building. There are no Amtrak personnel at the station, but tickets can be picked up from the Metrolink ticket vending machines at the station so long as reservations are made in advance, either on Amtrak's web site, or via telephone.

Amtrak serves the station following a Union Pacific-owned freight route which redirects through El Monte and Baldwin Park to connect to the Monte Vista Rail Corridor, rather than follow the route of the Riverside Line. Of the 77 California stations served by Amtrak, Pomona had the lowest passenger traffic in Fiscal Year 2015, boarding or detraining 1,812, which corresponds to an average of approximately 5 passengers daily due to inconvenient travel times to and from Los Angeles.[2]

The different Pomona (North) station serves the ex Southern Pacific, Pacific Electric and Santa Fe Lines, now the Metrolink San Bernardino line.

Platforms and tracks
North platforms ■ Sunset Limited toward Los Angeles (Terminus)
■ Sunset Limited toward New Orleans (Ontario)
■ Texas Eagle toward Los Angeles (Terminus)
■ Texas Eagle toward Chicago (Ontario)
South platforms ■ Riverside Line toward L.A. Union Station (Industry)
■ Riverside Line toward Riverside-Downtown (East Ontario)

Connecting bus service

Foothill Transit uses the station as a transit center for the area, with extensive connections throughout the San Gabriel Valley. The bus depot is located near the main station building, adjacent to the North platform. Foothill operates a transit store and information center in the station building. Lines 195, 197, 286, 291, 292, 480, 482, 852, and 855 provide local bus service, while the Silver Streak provides express service to Downtown Los Angeles. A special bus during the Los Angeles County Fair line 22 is operational on weekends the fair is open.

Omnitrans operates route 61 to the Pomona station. Foothill passes are accepted for one trip on Omnitrans, and Omni passes are accepted for one trip on Foothill at the station.

Both operators provide free rides for passengers holding a valid Metrolink ticket or pass.

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2015 State of California" (pdf). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  3. Utahrails.net: Union Pacific's Parkinson Depots
  4. Great American Stations. Accessed February 15, 2013.
  5. "Downtown Pomona". Southern California Regional Rail Authority. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  6. "Metrolink Riverside Line to stop at new Downtown Pomona station". Metrolink News. Southern California Regional Rail Authority. January 31, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  7. "Metrolink Station Boardings (Average Weekday FY15 Q4)" (pdf). Metrolink. 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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