Santa Clarita (Metrolink station)
Encyclopedia
Santa Clarita is a Metrolink
rail station
in the city of Santa Clarita
, California
. It is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line
from Los Angeles
Union Station
to Lancaster
. 24 Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday and 8 serve the station on Saturdays. Sunday service began in September 2007. Weekday Metrolink service runs primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel while weekend departures and arrivals are fairly evenly spaced throughout the day. City of Santa Clarita Transit offers connecting bus service at the station. Because the city of Santa Clarita has two other Metrolink stations, this station is sometimes referred to as Soledad Metrolink.
Bikeway:
Metrolink (Southern California)
Metrolink is a commuter rail system serving Los Angeles and the surrounding area of Southern California; it currently consists of six lines and 55 stations using of track....
rail station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in the city of Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita, California
Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States and the twenty-fourth largest city in the state of California. The 2010 US Census reported the city's population grew 16.7% from the year 2000 to 176,320 residents. It is located about northwest of downtown...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line
Metrolink Antelope Valley Line
The Antelope Valley Line is a commuter rail line that serves the Northern Los Angeles County area as part of the Metrolink system. The line is presently more rural in character because it travels through the sparsely populated Soledad Canyon between Santa Clarita and Palmdale, serving the small...
from Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
Union Station
Union Station (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Union Station is the main railway station in Los Angeles, California. The station has rail services by Amtrak and Amtrak California and Metrolink; light rail/subways are the Metro Rail Red Line, Purple Line, Gold Line. Bus rapid transport runs on the Silver Line...
to Lancaster
Lancaster, California
Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, in the high desert, near the Kern County line. Lancaster currently ranks as the 30th largest city in California, and the 148th largest city in the United States. Lancaster is the principal city within the Antelope Valley...
. 24 Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday and 8 serve the station on Saturdays. Sunday service began in September 2007. Weekday Metrolink service runs primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel while weekend departures and arrivals are fairly evenly spaced throughout the day. City of Santa Clarita Transit offers connecting bus service at the station. Because the city of Santa Clarita has two other Metrolink stations, this station is sometimes referred to as Soledad Metrolink.
Connections
City of Santa Clarita Transit:- Local: 5, 6
- Station Link : 501, 502, 503, 504
- Commuter Express: 795, 796, 797, 798, 799
Bikeway:
- Santa Clara River TrailSanta Clara River TrailThe Santa Clara River Trail is a rail trail that is used as a paved bicycle and walking path located in the city of Santa Clarita, California.The path is currently approximately in length and generally runs in an east-west direction and closely follows the path of the Santa Clara River and Soledad...
- There is a direct connection to the station; the bikeway runs along Soledad Canyon Road across the street on north side of the station.