East Ventura station

East Ventura (formerly Montalvo) is a passenger rail station in the city of Ventura, California.[1] Passengers board here for Metrolink's Ventura County Line going towards Los Angeles Union Station. Located in the eastern Ventura neighborhood of Montalvo, the platform is just off the main coast route on the Santa Paula Branch line which is owned by the Ventura County Transportation Commission.[2]

East Ventura
Metrolink commuter rail station
East Ventura station at sunset
Location6175 Ventura Boulevard
Ventura, California 93003
Coordinates34°15′02″N 119°12′14″W
Line(s)Coast Line, Santa Paula branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade with small shade awning
ParkingFree short and long term
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedNovember 11, 2002 (November 11, 2002)
ElectrifiedNo
Previous namesMontalvo
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Terminus Ventura County Line Oxnard
toward Los Angeles Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Ventura
toward San Francisco
 Coast Line Oxnard
toward Los Angeles
Location

Six Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday. This limited Metrolink service runs only at peak hours in the peak direction of travel (i.e. three morning departures to Los Angeles and three evening arrivals from Los Angeles). This station was added as an extension to the Metrolink system in Fall 2002. Prior to that, Metrolink trains that ran from Los Angeles to Oxnard were stored overnight at this site with no passenger boardings.

The station opened for regular service on November 11, 2002; a grand opening ceremony took place on November 8.[3] Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner remains on the Coast line towards downtown Ventura and Santa Barbara, and does not switch over to serve this station. Growth in commuters traveling towards Los Angeles is expected to favor this location over the (downtown) Ventura station used by the Pacific Surfliner. Overnight storage of trains in downtown would also be expensive if that station was used.[4] On May 9, 2011 Metrolink renamed the station from Montalvo due to the lack of name recognition.[5] Montalvo had been the name of the junction at this location for over a hundred years and subsequently the community, later annexed by the city of Ventura, that grew adjacent to the junction.

Platforms and tracks
North track ■ Ventura County Line toward L.A. Union Station (Oxnard)
South track ■ Bypass track No passenger service

References
  1. Biasotti, Tony (February 1, 2012) "Ventura takes first step on annexing Montalvo" Ventura County Star
  2. Kelly, Peggy (October 15, 1999) "Funding for Montalvo Metrolink station would benefit SP Branch Line" Santa Paula Times
  3. Wolcott, Holly J. (November 10, 2002). "Metrolink Line Connects With Ventura Riders". Los Angeles Times. p. B3. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. BLAKE, CATHERINE "Officials Revise Plan for Ventura Metrolink Station" Los Angeles Times October 11, 1999 Collections: Railroad Stations
  5. Fulton, Bill (23 May 2011). "All Aboard For East Ventura". Blog of Bill Fulton, former Mayor of Ventura. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 4 November 2013.


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