Lancaster station (California)

Lancaster
Lancaster station, 2012
General information
Location	44812 Sierra Highway Lancaster, California
Coordinates	34°41′48″N 118°8′12″W
Owned by	City of Lancaster
Line(s)	SCRRA Valley Subdivision[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	4 (2 bypass tracks, 1 storage track)
Connections	Antelope Valley Transit Authority: 4, 7, 9, 11, 785, 786, 787, 790 Eastern Sierra Transit Authority: 395 South Kern Transit: 100, 250
Construction
Parking	420 spaces, 5 accessible spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities	Lockers
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	January 24, 1994 (1994-01-24)[3]
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station Terminus Antelope Valley Line Palmdale toward L.A. Union Station
Location

Lancaster station is owned by and located in the city of Lancaster, California. It serves as a transfer point for several public transportation bus routes as well as the final Metrolink train station on the Antelope Valley Line that originates 69 miles (111 km) away in downtown Los Angeles, at Union Station.

Lancaster station is served by 22 Metrolink Antelope Valley Line trains (11 in each direction) each weekday. Weekend service consists of 12 trains (6 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday. On all days, trains are evenly spaced throughout the day.^[4]

History

Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line originally terminated in Santa Clarita, and was named the Santa Clarita line. Its plans to extend the line were expedited by almost 10 years following the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which collapsed sections of the SR 14 and I-5 freeways. The Navy Seabee construction battalion and crews from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works built an emergency Lancaster station in three days, and Metrolink service began on January 24,^[3] one week after the earthquake.^[5]

Connecting services

• Antelope Valley Transit Authority:
  • 4 – Eastside Lancaster
  • 7 – Rancho Vista/Lancaster
  • 9 – Quartz Hill via Avenue H
  • 11 – East/West Lancaster via Avenue I
  • 785 – Downtown Los Angeles
  • 786 – Century City/West Los Angeles
  • 787 – West San Fernando Valley
  • 790 – North County TRANSporter
• Eastern Sierra Transit:
  • 395 South (Mammoth Lakes–Lancaster)
• Kern Transit:
  • 100 – Bakersfield–Lancaster
  • 250 – California City–Lancaster

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 17.
2. "Lancaster Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
3. Brooks, Carole A. (January 25, 1994). "Local Metrolink Line Sets System Record Monday With 16,000 Riders". The Signal. Santa Clarita, California. p. 10. Retrieved January 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). Metrolink. October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
5. Gbenekama, Delana G. (October 2012). Metrolink 20th Anniversary Report (PDF). HWDS and Associates, Inc. pp. 9, 48. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

External links

• Media related to Lancaster station at Wikimedia Commons
• Lancaster – Metrolink