Perris–Downtown station

Perris–Downtown (formerly Downtown Perris) is a train station in Perris, California, that opened on June 6, 2016, along with the Perris Valley Line extension of the Metrolink commuter rail system.[4][5] It is located near the Perris Depot.[6]

Perris–Downtown
Metrolink commuter rail station
Location	121 S C St, Perris, CA 92570
Coordinates	33.7846°N 117.2294°W
Owned by	Riverside County Transportation Commission
Line(s)	SCRRA Perris Valley Subdivision[1]
Train operators	Metrolink
Bus routes	RTA routes 9, 19, 22, 27, 28, 30, 61, 74, CommuterLink 208 Thruway route 19a[2]
Bus operators	RTA
Construction
Parking	318 short term 28 carpool 46 handicap Long term available by permit[3]
Bicycle facilities	No facilities on site
Disabled access	Yes
Architectural style	Contemporary
Other information
Station code	PRI (Thruway)
History
Opened	January 11, 2010 (bus) June 6, 2016 (rail)
Previous names	Perris Multimodal Transit Center (2010–2015) Downtown Perris (2016–2018)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station Moreno Valley/March Field toward Los Angeles Union Station 91/Perris Valley Line Perris–South Terminus
Location

Station History

From 1892 to 1947, passenger service was provided by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Service ceased due to decrease in ridership. Freight service continued on the line until development replaced the farmland in the area. Proposals to return passenger service to Perris was first proposed in the 1990s[7]

Planning was formalized in the form of an extreme commuter train station in the early 2010s. The bus portion of the station opened in January 2010, at the time, rail service was to start in late 2011, this was later postponed indefinitely. The rail plan was approved on January 16, 2013[8] At the time, it was reported that service would start in 2014, but that was pushed back by nearly two years. Train service finally began on June 6, 2016, marking the first regularly scheduled passenger train to arrive in Perris in nearly 59 years.

Services

Rail

Metrolink service is offered from Los Angeles Union station. Eastbound trains proceed to a staging yard next to the Perris-South station after departing.[9] As of the October 2019 timetable, trains mostly operate during peak hours, with two trains per day, per direction on weekends and bank holidays.[10]

In addition to the main platform, a track pocket will be constructed to allow trains from the Southern California Railway Museum to turn around. Construction will begin when funding permits.[11]

Bus

The Riverside Transit Agency operates a feeder network of buses around the Inland Empire, RTA also assigns bus bays to any future bus operator at the station.[12] In addition, intercity bus service is provided by Thruway to connect to the San Joaquin train in Bakersfield.

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
2. "2019-2020Thruway motorcoach schedule". Caltrans. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
3. "Perris-Downtown Amenities". Metrolink. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
4. Sheridan, Tom (May 11, 2016). "METROLINK: Perris Valley Line set to open June 6 (UPDATE)". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
5. Sheridan, Tom (2016-06-06). "TRANSPORTATION: Perris Valley Line rolls out right on schedule". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
6. "Draft Environmental Impact Report - Perris Valley Line" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
7. Minnich, Ida Mae (March 23, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Perris Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
8. Surowski, Peter (19 January 2013). "PERRIS: Planning commission approves Metrolink station". The Press-Enterprise. MediaNews Group. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
9. "Perris-South overview". Metrolink. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
10. "October 2019 Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). Southern California Regional Rail Authority. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
11. "Perris station history". Southern California Railway Museum. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
12. "2019 Perris station boarding assignments" (PDF). Riverside Transit Agency. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

External links

• Perris Downtown at the Metrolink website