- Chatsworth (Amtrak station)
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Chatsworth 
A view of the station from the southbound platformStation statistics Address 10046 Old Depot Plaza Road
Chatsworth, California 91311Lines Amtrak Metrolink Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 2 Other information Opened 1992 Accessible 
Code CWT Owned by City of Chatsworth, Los Angeles Department of Transportation Traffic Passengers (2010) 49,178 
2.6% (Amtrak)Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station toward San Luis ObispoPacific Surfliner toward San DiegoMetrolink Simi Valleytoward East VenturaVentura County Line toward L.A. Union StationLocation 
Location within Los AngelesThe Chatsworth Amtrak/Metrolink Station, sometimes referred to as the Chatsworth Transportation Center, is an Amtrak and Metrolink rail station in the Los Angeles community of Chatsworth, California, USA. 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 Montalvo. 10 Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily and 20 Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday.
The station includes a passenger waiting area and a small railroad museum. There is no Amtrak ticket office.[1]
Also in the station building is the field office for Los Angeles City Council member Greig Smith.
Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Chatsworth was the 32nd-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 140 passengers daily.[2]
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2008 Chatsworth train collision
On September 12, 2008, a westbound Metrolink Ventura County Line train was involved in the 2008 Chatsworth train collision after it had departed this station. It collided head-on with a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth.[3]
Transit connections
- Metro Local: 158, 166, 167, 244, 245, 364
- Commuter Express: 419
- Santa Clarita Transit: 791
- Simi Valley Transit: C
- The Metro Orange Line is proposed to have an extension to terminate at this station.
References
- ^ "Train Web: Chatsworth". http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/chatsworth.htm.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/CALIFORNIA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Los Angeles Times coverage of the Metrolink accident". http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-traincrash-sg,0,5866154.storygallery.
External links
Coordinates: 34°15′25″N 118°35′56″W / 34.256933°N 118.598828°W
Metrolink Commuter lines Connecting rail Governing agencies Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority – Orange County Transportation Authority – Riverside County Transportation Commission – San Bernardino Associated Governments – Ventura County Transportation CommissionEx officio governing agencies Other information List of stations – Transportation in Los Angeles – Transportation in the Inland EmpireCategories:- Amtrak stations in Los Angeles County, California
- Metrolink stations in Los Angeles County, California
- California railway station stubs
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