Van Nuys train station

Van Nuys
Location	7724 Van Nuys Boulevard Van Nuys, CA 91405 United States
Coordinates	34°12′41″N 118°26′54″W / 34.21139°N 118.44833°WCoordinates: 34°12′41″N 118°26′54″W / 34.21139°N 118.44833°W
Owned by	State of California
Line(s)	LACMTA Metro Rail
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Modern glass-and-concrete building
Parking	240 short term and 240 long term parking spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	LPA Architects
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: VNC
History
Opened	16 December 1995
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	75,762[1]  2.8% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Simi Valley toward Seattle Coast Starlight Burbank–Bob Hope Airport toward Los Angeles Chatsworth toward Goleta or San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Burbank–Bob Hope Airport toward Los Angeles or San Diego (Union Station) Northridge toward East Ventura Ventura County Line Burbank–Bob Hope Airport toward Los Angeles Union Station
Location
Van Nuys Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area

Van Nuys is an Amtrak and Metrolink train station in the community of Van Nuys in Los Angeles, California.

The station is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Los Angeles Union Station to Seattle, Washington, and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura. Ten Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily and 20 Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday. The Coast Starlight operates one train daily in each direction.

The modern glass-and-concrete Van Nuys station, designed by LPA Architects, opened on December 18, 1995. A joint project of Caltrans and Amtrak, funding was provided by Caltrans with Amtrak providing construction management. Improvements for Metrolink commuters were funded by Caltrans and the city of Los Angeles.^[2]

Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Van Nuys was the 29th busiest in FY2012, boarding or detraining an average of 202 passengers daily.^[3]

Platforms and tracks

Side track	■ Track to rail yard	No passenger service
Bypass track	■ Freight/Bypass track	No passenger service
Main platform	■ Coast Starlight	toward Seattle (Simi Valley)
	■ Coast Starlight	toward Los Angeles (Burbank–Bob Hope Airport)
	■ Pacific Surfliner	toward San Luis Obispo (Chatsworth)
	■ Pacific Surfliner	toward San Diego-Union Station (Burbank–Bob Hope Airport)
	■ Ventura County Line	toward East Ventura (Northridge)
	■ Ventura County Line	toward L.A. Union Station (Burbank–Bob Hope Airport)

There are two tracks at this station (not including the third, side track that leads into the nearby train yard), but only one platform, which means only one of the two tracks can be used. As a result trains have to stop and wait outside of the station for that platform to be cleared by trains that are already there, which increases travel times.

Transit Connections

LACMTA

• Line 169 (Saticoy Street/Valley Circle Boulevard/Mulholland Drive): Bus Stop is on Van Nuys Boulevard/Keswick Street. Monday thru Friday service only
• Line 233 (Van Nuys Boulevard): Bus Stop is on Van Nuys Boulevard at Keswick Street. Daily Service
• Line 656 (Highland Avenue/Vineland Avenue/Burbank Boulevard/Van Nuys Boulevard Owl Service): Bus stop is on Van Nuys Boulevard at Keswick Street. Daily Nightly Service
• Line 761 (Van Nuys Boulevard/Sepulveda Boulevard Rapid Service - Pacioma-UCLA/Westwood). Daily Service

LADOT

• Panorama City/Van Nuys Civic Center Route. (Bus Stop is in the south end of the Parking Lot. Daily Service).

References

1. "2013 California Report" (PDF). Amtrak. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
2. Great American Stations. Accessed February 26, 2013.
3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2012, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

External links

• Amtrak California: Van Nuys Station info webpage

• Amtrak – Stations – Van Nuys, CA

• Metrolink – Van Nuys
• Van Nuys Amtrak-Metrolink Station(USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
• Van Nuys (VNC)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)