Moorpark station

Moorpark is a passenger rail station in the city of Moorpark, California. Service commenced in 1983 as an infill station on the short-lived CalTrain line.[3] The station was rebuilt in 1992 to accommodate the new Metrolink Ventura County Line commuter trains. Service on that line began on October 26, 1992; Amtrak's Santa Barbara–San Diego San Diegan trains had begun stopping there the day before.[4]

Moorpark
Amtrak station
Metrolink commuter rail station
A Metrolink train at Moorpark station
Location300 High Street
Moorpark, California 93021
Coordinates34°17′07″N 118°52′37″W
Owned byCity of Moorpark
Line(s)SCRRA Ventura Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsVISTA (intercity bus service), Thousand Oaks Transit (commuter shuttle), Moorpark City Transit (local bus service)
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeMPK
History
Opened
  • 1983 (1983) (CalTrain)
  • October 25, 1992 (1992-10-25) (Amtrak)
Passengers
201721,881[2]  0.71% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Camarillo
toward San Luis Obispo
 Pacific Surfliner
(limited service)
 Simi Valley
toward Los Angeles or San Diego
     Coast Starlight does not stop here
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Camarillo
toward East Ventura
 Ventura County Line Simi Valley
toward Los Angeles Union Station
Former services
Preceding station CalTrain Following station
Oxnard
Terminus
 Los Angeles–Oxnard Simi Valley
towards Los Angeles Union Station
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Camarillo
toward San Francisco
 Coast Line Simi Valley
toward Los Angeles
Location

It is served by both Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura. Five Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily and 16 Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday. Moorpark served as the Ventura County Line's terminal until service was extended to Oxnard after the Northridge earthquake in 1994, and now acts as the western terminus of the Ventura County Line except during peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Metrolink stores trains in a small yard a short distance west of the station.[5]

In FY2018, boarding or detraining Amtrak passengers averaged approximately 50 passengers daily.[6]

Platforms and tracks
Northbound ■ Pacific Surfliner toward San Luis Obispo, limited service (Camarillo)
■ Ventura County Line toward East Ventura (Camarillo)
■ Coast Starlight No stops
Southbound ■ Pacific Surfliner toward San Diego-Union Station, limited service (Simi Valley)
■ Ventura County Line toward L.A. Union Station (Simi Valley)
■ Coast Starlight No stops

Historic Moorpark Station

The original Moorpark station was constructed at 18 E. High Street by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1900. The first station was destroyed by fire in 1909 and was rebuilt in 1910. It remained in service until the late 1950s and was demolished in 1964. The former station site is now occupied by the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce.[7]

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. "It's Here". Oxnard Press-Courier. February 16, 1983. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. Maiella, James, Jr. (October 25, 1992). "City Hopes for a Revival With Metrolink". Los Angeles Times. p. B1. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Moorpark, California (MPK)".
  6. "Amtrak Service in Moorpark, California" (PDF). Rail Passengers Association. 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  7. "Original Moorpark Southern Pacific Depot Site". Moorpark Points of Historical Interest. Moorpark Historical Society. Retrieved January 18, 2020.


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