Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station

Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs is a Metrolink rail station in the city of Norwalk, California. It is served by Metrolink's 91 Line from Los Angeles Union Station to Riverside and Metrolink's Orange County Line running from Los Angeles Union Station to Oceanside. On weekdays, this station is served by 19 Orange County Line trains and nine 91 Line trains. On weekends, eight Orange County Line trains and four 91 Line trains serve this station.

Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs
Metrolink commuter rail station
The Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station in September 2016. A BNSF freight train is on the left.
General information
Location12700 Imperial Highway
Norwalk, California 90670
Coordinates33.9162°N 118.0602°W / 33.9162; -118.0602
Owned byCities of Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs
Line(s)BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsNorwalk Transit
Santa Fe Springs Metrolink Express
History
OpenedJuly 17, 1995 (1995-07-17)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Los Angeles Union Station
Terminus
 91/Perris Valley Line Buena Park
toward Perris–South
Commerce
toward Los Angeles Union Station
 Orange County Line Buena Park
toward Oceanside
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
     Pacific Surfliner does not stop here
     Southwest Chief does not stop here
Location

Platforms and tracks
Platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound/Northbound ←      91/Perris Valley Line toward L.A. Union Station (Terminus)
←      Orange County Line toward L.A. Union Station (Commerce[3])
←      Southwest Chief does not stop here
←      Pacific Surfliner does not stop here
     Southwest Chief does not stop here →
     Pacific Surfliner does not stop here →
Eastbound/Southbound      91/Perris Valley Line toward South Perris (Buena Park) →
     Orange County Line toward Oceanside[4] (Buena Park) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Transit connections

Norwalk Transit operates a connector shuttle bus service Route 4 which covers the 2.8-mile (4.5 km) gap between the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center and the Metro C Line station in Norwalk. All Norwalk Transit and LA Metro connections, including Route 4, are free with a Metrolink ticket.

There are 630 paid parking spaces. Parking is $5/weekday or $30/month.[5]

Future plans

There have been persistent proposals, especially due to the original plans for the Century Freeway to connect to the 5, for a 2.8-mile (4.5 km) eastward extension of the Los Angeles Metro C Line (and later, through the currently under construction wye at Aviation/LAX, the K Line) from its current terminus at Norwalk Station to reach the Metrolink Station at Norwalk.[6][7] This project carries a proposed cost of $321 million for an aerial bridge, and a $360 million cost for an underground tunnel. Since an initial Environmental Impact Review (EIR) in 1993, there has been no solid progress for this proposal. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) lists funding priorities to build through year 2040 – the C Line east extension is not a funded project in the Metro's 2009 LRTP (or through either Measure R or Measure M) and is instead in the Tier 1 Strategic Unfunded Plan.[8]

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. "Metrolink Station Opens". The Los Angeles Times. July 18, 1995. p. 23. Retrieved July 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Service to Commerce does not occur on weekends/weekdays; trains pass directly through to/from Los Angeles Union Station.
  4. Service is currently reduced to Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station on weekdays, and San Juan Capistrano station on weekends.
  5. https://metrolinktrains.com/rider-info/general-info/stations/norwalksanta-fe-springs/
  6. Weikel, Dan (January 10, 2016). "Closing 2.8-mile transit gap in Norwalk could smooth regional commute". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  7. Wattenhofer, Jeff (11 January 2016). "Metro Green Line Could Finally Be Connected to Metrolink in Southeast Los Angeles". Curbed LA. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. "2009 Long Range Transportation Plan" (pdf). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). 2010. p. 31. Retrieved 2016-01-09.


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