Pomona–North_station

Pomona–North station

Pomona–North station

Commuter rail station


Pomona–North station is a railroad station located in Pomona, California. It is located just west of Garey Avenue and south of Bonita Avenue, and has 225 free parking spaces, which are accessible from either Santa Fe Street or Fulton Road.

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Pomona–North station serves Metrolink's San Bernardino Line crossing the northern part of the city. A separate station called Pomona–Downtown station is located Downtown a few miles/kilometers to the south and also near Garey Avenue, is an Amtrak station that also serves Metrolink trains on the Riverside Line.

Pomona–North station is served by 34 Metrolink San Bernardino Line trains (17 in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 16 trains (8 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, evenly spaced throughout the day.[4]

Foothill Transit provides connecting service on Garey Avenue, with stops at Garey and Bonita Avenue for Lines 291 and 492, and stops at Garey Avenue and Arrow Highway for Lines 197 and 291, both approximately one-half mile (800 m) from the station. Both bus and rail service are available 7 days a week.

Location

Pomona–North station is owned by the City of Pomona. A freight line (ex-AT&SF Pasadena Subdivision) runs along the north side of the station. The old AT&SF station lies to the east of the station, on the northwest corner of Santa Fe and Garey Avenue.

Metrolink's operations center is located near the station.[5]

History

This site was the home to the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad station opened in 1887. At the time, there was debate as to call the station "North Pomona," "Palomares," or "Palermo station."[citation needed]

Southwest Limited at Pomona station, November 11, 1979

AT&SF operated intercity trains from Pomona, including the Super Chief and Chief. When Amtrak took over intercity train operations in 1971, Pomona was maintained as a stop on the Super Chief.[6] Between 1914 and 1941, Pacific Electric interurban trains on the Upland–San Bernardino Line stopped at Fulton Road. Metrolink service to Pomona began on October 26, 1992 as an inaugural station of the commuter rail system.[7] Intercity service ceased after January 20, 1994 when the Southwest Chief was rerouted via the San Bernardino Subdivision.[8]

A Line station under construction in August 2023

By early 2025, L.A. Metro's A Line is planned to also serve this station when it is extended east from its current northeastern terminus at APU/Citrus College station.[9]


References

  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 19.
  2. "Pomona - North Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  3. "News 101: When a story is 'news'". Los Angeles Daily News. May 7, 2013. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  4. Cannon, Phyllis (May 8, 1971). "Amtrak Hasn't Deserted the Rail Rider". Progress-Bulletin. p. A-3. Retrieved November 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  5. Stein, Mark A. (October 27, 1992). "Rail Commuter Era Beings in L.A." Los Angeles Times. pp. 1, 23. Archived from the original on July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  6. "Morning Train Whistles Into Pasadena History". The Los Angeles Times. January 20, 1994. p. J6. Retrieved November 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Free access icon



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