El Monte station (Metrolink)

El Monte station is a railway station on the San Bernardino Line in El Monte, California. It is at 10925 Railroad Street between Santa Anita and Tyler Avenues north of Valley Boulevard. It has 235 free parking spaces. The station is owned by the City of El Monte.

This article is about the rail station. For the bus station, see El Monte Station.
El Monte
Metrolink commuter rail station
Location10925 Railroad Street
El Monte, California
United States
Coordinates34.0768°N 118.0356°W / 34.0768; -118.0356
Owned byCity of El Monte
Line(s)SCRRA San Gabriel Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks4
History
OpenedOctober 26, 1992 (1992-10-26)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Cal State LA
toward Los Angeles Union Station
 San Bernardino Line Baldwin Park
toward San Bernardino–Downtown
Location

Platforms and tracks
Bypass tracks ■ Freight line No passenger service
■ Freight line Amtrak Sunset Limited toward Los Angeles Union Station (westbound) and New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal (eastbound)

Amtrak Texas Eagle toward Los Angeles Union Station (westbound) and Chicago Union Station (eastbound)

Westbound ■ San Bernardino Line toward L.A. Union Station (Cal State LA)
■ San Bernardino Line toward San Bernardino-Downtown (Baldwin Park)

Connecting services
  • Foothill Transit provides connecting service to the station on route 492, which stops on Santa Anita Ave.
  • Metro routes 76 and 268 serve the station. Late night service on Metro Route 76 does not serve the El Monte Metrolink station.
  • Five bus routes operated by the city of El Monte serves the station (formerly known as 'the El Monte Trolley Company').[3]
  • A Commuter Shuttle service for the employment centers in the area is operated by the city of El Monte.[3]

Metro buses and rail service run 7 days a week. The El Monte Trolley runs Mon-Sat, while Foothill's 268 and the El Monte Commuter Shuttles runs Mon-Fri.

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. Stein, Mark A. (October 27, 1992). "Rail Commuter Era Beings in L.A." Los Angeles Times. pp. 1, 23. Retrieved July 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Transportation Division". City of El Monte. Archived from the original on 2015-07-24.


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